Colleen Murphy

September 13, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled that it does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a district fee arbitration committee matter, instead transferring the case to the Disciplinary Review Board.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

September 12, 2022 | Law.com

In a precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that White & Case is not conflicted out of a bankruptcy case after hiring a partner from opposing counsel Sidley Austin who previously worked on the matter.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

September 12, 2022 | Law.com

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia upheld a lower court order granting summary judgment to attorney and state GOP chair Elgine H. McArdle after her former client asserted that McArdle committed legal malpractice.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

September 09, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Jeremy Ershow, a litigator at the New York office of Jenner & Block, and Ravi Ramanathan, director of investigations for the Office of the State Comptroller, are to lead the newly created office.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

September 09, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

On Sept. 14, Platkin and Division of Law Director Michael Long will host a Zoom meeting to review the outside counsel initiatives. As of Nov. 1, new guidelines will go into effect.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

September 08, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Even if disclosure of some unfavorable documents was likely once discovery commenced in products liability litigation, it is to this day uncertain whether J&J should be liable in tort for dangers relating to its talc products," wrote Third Circuit Judge Kent A. Jordan. "The products liability actions are, after all, ongoing. It would make no sense for us to resolve the question of tort liability, still undetermined in that case, in this collateral ERISA litigation."

By Colleen Murphy

7 minute read

September 08, 2022 | Law.com

Counsel for an insurer is facing sanctions in federal court for allegedly defying a judge's ruling by seeking to enforce a judgment against a bank in its individual capacity rather than as trustee.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

September 08, 2022 | Law.com

In a separate state court action, Doe prevailed in the Arizona Court of Appeals, which held that the sexual misconduct findings against him were "not supported by substantial evidence." The appeals court vacated the ASU expulsion order and the school notified Doe that his expulsion sanction was withdrawn.

By Colleen Murphy

8 minute read

September 07, 2022 | Law.com

The appeals court reversed a Pennsylvania district court's dismissal of claims brought by a former ExecuPharm employee seeking equitable and monetary relief over a data breach that resulted in the publication of her personal information on the Dark Web.

By Colleen Murphy

8 minute read

September 07, 2022 | Law.com

Judge Mark D. Thompson of Colorado's 5th Judicial District Court has stipulated to a public censure and a 30-day suspension without pay in his agreement with the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read