Colleen Murphy

August 22, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

  A $1.125 million settlement was reached on July 26 in the Monmouth County suit DePinto v. Red Bank Recycling for a man stopped at a red…

By Colleen Murphy | David Gialanella

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August 19, 2022 | Law.com

A federal judge in Maryland has denied a motion for summary judgment brought by a Florida-based distributor seeking to recover $1.05 million for delivery of more than 500,000 KN-95 at the height of the pandemic.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 18, 2022 | Law.com

"Because cryptocurrency is treated as property, the Board concludes that it may be held by a lawyer for clients or third persons in connection with a representation or law-related business," the advisory opinion said.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I am confident that her extensive experience in law enforcement and her steadfast commitment to public service will serve her well representing our state on the Waterfront Commission, while our administration continues the legal battle at the U.S. Supreme Court to withdraw from the entity," Gov. Phil Murphy said.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We join the majority of jurisdictions that reject a per se ban on claims by new businesses for lost profits damages, and we decline to follow 'Weiss' to the extent that it bars any claim by a new business for such damages," stated Justice Anne M. Patterson in her written opinion for the court.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge Arthur Bergman is facing public reprimand over his alleged ex parte inquiries into the facts of a family's trust dispute.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The plaintiffs have certainly suffered losses as a result of Ordinance 19-077, but they have not been denied all economically beneficial use of their properties and therefore have not suffered a total taking," stated Chief Judge Michael Chagares.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 17, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion unanimously reinstating the pension of former Philadelphia County Municipal Judge Joseph J. O'Neill, who resigned following a guilty plea on two counts of making false statements to federal investigators.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 16, 2022 | Law.com

"The question of whether Mac's Convenience ultimately bears liability for the off-premises assault in this case will be answered not through the duty prong of the negligence analysis," said Levy, "but under the fact-based inquiry of whether Castonguay can demonstrate that the duty was breached and that the breach was a proximate cause of Castonguay's injuries."

By Colleen Murphy

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August 15, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

"Nichino contends that the TMA precluded the District Court's decision about irreparable harm," stated Matey. "But the District Court admirably navigated Congress' newly minted rebuttable presumption."

By Colleen Murphy

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