Colleen Murphy

November 01, 2022 | Law.com

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has affirmed a lower court's ruling that upheld a lump-sum clause in a postnuptial agreement requiring the husband—the grandson of well-known socialite and philanthropist Rachel "Bunny" Mellon—to pay the wife $7 million if he engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior again.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

October 31, 2022 | Law.com

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has announced an invitation to interested attorneys to apply for a five-year term on the Board of Bar Examiners.

By Colleen Murphy

1 minute read

October 31, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"In imposing only an admonition, the board considered the compelling mitigation presented, including respondent's unblemished record in more than 30 years at the bar and that, ultimately, he stipulated to his misconduct," stated the letter.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

October 28, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Our inquiry begins and ends with the statutory text," stated Rendell. "Both we and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania have recognized that sections 1731 and 1734 mean no more than what they state."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

October 27, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of a marijuana activist's legal malpractice and emotional distress claims against his former attorney, finding that his expert's report ignored pertinent facts and that he produced no medical documentation.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

October 27, 2022 | Law.com

"Neither the complaint nor its exhibits explain which, if any, of the Key Referral Sources are permanently closed, how the relationship with any Key Referral Source has been permanently impacted by the suspended business, or how Retina Center determined it suffered a loss in excess of $1,000,000," Judge John K. Bush wrote in the opinion. "Without that necessary information, the pleadings do not rise above speculation."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

October 26, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We granted certification, and now reject Fillmyer's contention that she was entitled to the application of a recklessness standard in these circumstances, a position supported by the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute as amicus curiae," wrote Judge Clarkson S. Fisher, who was temporarily assigned to the New Jersey Supreme Court.

By Colleen Murphy

7 minute read

October 26, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The complaint lacks any factual assertion regarding who among defendants acted incompetently or recklessly, or who was unfit and inexperienced in handling Elias's situation, to enable us to glean a cause of action for negligent entrustment or negligent supervision," stated the opinion.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

October 26, 2022 | Daily Business Review

A Florida appeals court reversed a trial court's dismissal of a lawsuit against Morgan, Lewis & Bockius that accuses the Am Law 50 firm of aiding and abetting both fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, and engaging in civil conspiracy.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

October 25, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A construction worker who was rendered quadriplegic after a fall at a residential construction site agreed to a $4 million settlement in his Monmouth…

By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy

4 minute read