Colleen Murphy

November 23, 2022 | Law.com

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a pardon for simple possession of marijuana, a move that will impact an estimated 45,000 individuals and will forgive more than $14 million in fines and fees.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

November 23, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A $1.5 million settlement was reached on Nov. 1 in a Middlesex County suit, Murphy v. Schildge, after a man ran a stop sign causing another car to…

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

November 22, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The Legislature manifestly recognizes that such victims can re-experience trauma each time they discuss the violent incident," stated Judge Jack M. Sabatino. "Weighing against those important rights of a victim are the countervailing rights of a person accused of a criminal offense."

By Colleen Murphy

8 minute read

November 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"But for that sole incident, nothing in the record suggests that prospective witnesses, or other third parties, were present in the room with the testifying witnesses," the per curiam opinion said. "Our review of the record shows the court took appropriate precautions to maintain the integrity of the proceedings."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

November 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

This week, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office announced a new policy on the annual disclosure of serious misconduct by New Jersey police officers that AG Matthew J. Platkin touted as "an unprecedented step in promoting that transparency," but observers are split on whether it's actually a step in the right direction.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

November 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Meanwhile, newly introduced legislation targets court fees in name change matters.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

November 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Standing alone, respondent's criminal participation in the advanced fee scheme compels his disbarment," stated the DRB decision.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

November 17, 2022 | Law.com

"While the court understands and is sympathetic to the financial strains placed on hospitals by the COVID-19 pandemic, that sympathy cannot extend so far as to distort the plain language of the policy," concluded U.S. District Judge Thomas T. Cullen.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

November 17, 2022 | Law.com

An Arizona attorney with a previously spotless record, has been reprimanded for multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct after failing to disclose to a federal judge that the claims underlying her client's case were fully adjudicated in the Arizona Court of Appeals.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

November 16, 2022 | Law.com

"Defendant and its counsel considered related cases fair game for abusive litigation tactics," U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson said in August. "Following their lead, I consider the related case fair game for sanctioning their abusive litigation tactics."

By Colleen Murphy

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