Colleen Murphy

August 09, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

On Aug. 8, New Jersey lawmakers returned for an uncommon summer session to address the state's severe judge shortage as well as to advance the nomination of acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

August 05, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"By formally establishing this Office," stated Platkin, "we further demonstrate our commitment to an organizational culture that values and facilitates diversity, equity, and inclusion and that enables transparency and accountability, which in turn will help us advance our goals for a more representative Department."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

August 05, 2022 | Law.com

"Although the agreement states respondent's services were a combination of legal and administrative, there was no basis on which to delineate between the two types of services, no hourly rate was provided, and the monthly invoices stated they were for legal services rendered."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

August 05, 2022 | Law.com

"Unfortunately, although no doubt well-intentioned, the majority violates the judicial norms listed above," Judge Wesley G. Russell Jr. wrote in the dissent. "As explained below, I believe the majority's departures from these norms lead the majority to an incorrect conclusion: that a defendant may invoke the protections of the overdose statute without actually experiencing an overdose."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

August 05, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The family of a man who died after his cardiologist allegedly failed to diagnose his coronary artery disease agreed to a $1 million settlement in their…

By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy

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August 04, 2022 | Law.com

"It is instructive that, on nearly identical facts to those in the present case," Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt stated, citing 'Wallace v. Grubhub,' "the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit concluded that Grubhub drivers were 'transportation workers,' but not engaged in interstate commerce as required by the residual clause."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

August 04, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Appellate Division weighed whether the state "Whistleblower Act" applies to an employee complaint for wrongful termination brought against Bioreference Laboratories Inc. in retaliation for objections over lab operations in Houston, Texas.

By Colleen Murphy

7 minute read

August 04, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Timothy P. Lydon is currently the presiding chancery judge in Mercer County.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

August 02, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court weighed the "less-obvious situation" of whether a contractor's workers are employees or are truly independent entities under the ABC test of the Unemployment Compensation Law, according to an opinion issued by the court.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

August 02, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Senate Bill 1177, which amends the arbitration procedures required under the Out-of-Network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment, and Accountability Act, has been signed into law.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read