Colleen Murphy

May 27, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia approved a motion for sanctions when it was revealed that the plaintiff, For Life Products, LLC, photoshopped exhibits in an effort to win their trademark infringement case.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

May 27, 2022 | Law.com

In light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring appellate panels to examine all grounds for the removal of cases to federal court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that a climate-change case brought by the state of Rhode Island against Shell Oil must be sent back to state court.

By Colleen Murphy

7 minute read

May 27, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Also, a 66-year-old man who fell on black ice as he exited his apartment building settled for $900,000 in Middlesex County.

By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

May 26, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled against a pair of pharmaceutical distributors in their constitutional claim against two private entities, finding that while the harm may be real, the claims missed a key element: a state actor.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

May 26, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Ask any students of the Constitutional Convention of 1947, and they will tell you that is not what the Framers of the modern Constitution envisioned," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said in his State of the Judiciary remarks at the New Jersey State Bar Convention last week. "Nowhere in the debates about the Judicial Branch did they contemplate a vacancy level of more than 40% on the state's highest court."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

May 25, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Philadelphia attorney Royce W. Smith received a censure from the New Jersey Disciplinary Review Board after miscalculating his fee from a client's medical malpractice settlement.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

May 25, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A federal judge in Connecticut has refused to dismiss an HVAC company's claim against its insurer, saying it's too early to determine whether the insurer has a duty to defend its customer.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

May 25, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

In 2018, the elected finance watchdog conducted an audit that found failings in the city's implementation of its sexual misconduct policies. Plaintiff's counsel said, however, the city has yet to act on those proposed changes.

By Aleeza Furman | Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

May 24, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissed all criminal charges against an inmate charged with assaulting officers at a correctional facility after the officers and their counsel "provided evasive, inaccurate and incomplete responses to discovery requests."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

May 24, 2022 | Law.com

A federal judge in Connecticut has refused to dismiss an HVAC company's claim against its insurer, saying it's too early in the case to determine whether the insurer has a duty to defend its customer.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read