Colleen Murphy

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

July 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Reducing vacancies allows New Jersey residents and businesses to have their matters addressed without unnecessary delay in the courts," New Jersey State Bar Association President William H. Mergner said. "Now is the time to press ahead with more judicial nominations."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

July 01, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The R.H./T.L. decision allows juveniles to avoid extensive periods of harm by being placed on Megan's Law for long periods of time beyond the point where they can clearly prove they are unlikely to pose a threat to anyone. The next step, and the only way I can think to improve the decision, would be to do risk assessments before placing an individual on Megan's Law," said James Maynard, chair of the Megan's Law Subcommittee of the Criminal Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 28, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I am looking forward to continuing to move down on the number of vacancies we have in the state," Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari said. "We have achieved an amount that is no longer in a state of emergency, and I think that is in large part due to the work of this committee."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 27, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"After a thorough review of all plaintiffs' constitutional taking claims, we conclude that the record shows no per se taking, nor does a balancing of the Penn Central factors reveal a regulatory taking," Judge Morris G. Smith said. "We affirm the trial court's order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment against all plaintiffs."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 27, 2024 | Law.com

"There is a long history of false accusations destroying the lives of innocent people, like Joshua Wright, including those recognized by important court rulings," Jesse R. Binnall, a partner with Binnall Law Group in Alexandria, Virginia, wrote. "There is a reason Americans do not trust their Congress – wasting resources based upon an obvious hit piece cannot be a good way to earn back their trust."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 26, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Simply stated, the legislature's decision in the COVID Immunity Statute to temporarily limit the scope of whatever duty we might recognize defendants owed the Campbells to one of simply avoiding gross negligence during the height of the COVID pandemic leaves the estate unable to state a claim on the facts alleged," Judge Allison E. Accurso wrote for the court.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 26, 2024 | Law.com

Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, cited an investigative report in The Wall Street Journal on law school professor Joshua Wright, who allegedly used "his influence over academic and career opportunities to seduce young female law students into inappropriate sexual relationships or to harass them sexually at various points during the period 2004-2023, when he served on the faculty."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 25, 2024 | Law.com

"We will keep fighting to protect gender-diverse students, who suffer worse health and educational outcomes when they are not supported in schools, and against sex-based discrimination in all its forms," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read