Colleen Murphy

July 18, 2024 | Law.com

"The Sixth Circuit has telegraphed that the expansion of Bostock v. Clayton County's definition of sex discrimination into other areas, including Title IX, is likely dead on arrival or at least in for a substantial uphill battle," Patricia Hamill, a member and co-chair of the Title IX and campus discipline practice at Clark Hill, said.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

July 12, 2024 | Law.com

"The fact that the Chevron challenge was pending during the briefing cycle, in effect, robbed the Department of Education of the ability to rely on Chevron in its briefs, which I think was important and made the department's case weaker than it otherwise would have been," Brooklyn College history and legal affairs professor KC Johnson said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The AOM requirement should not be a minefield battle about hypertechnicalities; the requirement is a threshold issue only meant to weed out unmeritorious cases at the beginning of the case before discovery has taken place. The court's decision strikes the right balance on protection of a plaintiff's meritorious case from dismissal with prejudice at a time when many facts are still unknown with providing a defendant with notice that the claim as alleged has merit," said Christina Vassiliou Harvey, a partner with Lomurro Munson.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

July 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Chadd broke barriers as SCI's first Black executive director, working his way through the ranks over nearly 20 years of service to our state," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "During his time at the SCI, he took on organized crime, opioid abuse, corruption, and countless other issues. There is no doubt New Jersey is a safer and more just place because of him."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

July 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"In this case, because plaintiffs clearly and unambiguously waived their right to maintain a class action and the lease contract is not unconscionable as a matter of law, we hold that it is enforceable," Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis wrote for the court.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

July 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

On Tuesday, George Norcross III, along with his brother, Philip A. Norcross, a managing shareholder and CEO of Parker McCay, and William M. Tambussi, a partner with Brown & Connery, among others, pleaded not guilty before Mercer County Judge Peter Warshaw Jr.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

July 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"My partner, Robert Banas, did a great job defending the motions," Barry R. Eichen, a shareholder with Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, said. "After that was successful, our demand went up. Judge Ramsey was instrumental in the way she negotiated this case. People say she is tough, but I think she is one of the smartest judges on the bench."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

July 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Some of respondent's inappropriate behavior, including kissing the women without their consent, was captured on camera when respondent invited himself into photos with the women in a photo booth," the complaint against the Elizabeth municipal judge said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey federal magistrate judge has preliminarily approved a class action settlement in multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective synthetic field turf which included plaintiffs in the Garden State, California, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 03, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Carlos did not receive justice. He received money," Edward McElroy, a partner with Epstein Ostrove, said. "Justice will come when workers can rely on their general contractors and sub-contractors to value their health over profits."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read