Colleen Murphy

March 15, 2023 | Law.com

"What Marshall did not have the right to do was make serious, disparaging allegations impugning Judge Wechsler's integrity as a judicial officer without a factual basis," stated the opinion. "It was the groundless, provocative, and legally meritless quality of his allegations, not his filing of a motion to recuse, that we sanctioned."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

March 15, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"It is an incredible honor to serve the residents of New Jersey, and I am ecstatic to be able to continue that service as deputy chief of staff," Brophy said.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

March 14, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Today, the number of total vacancies in New Jersey stands at 67. Bergen continues to have the most open seats with 11.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

March 10, 2023 | Law.com

"Faced with this conflicting and rather spare evidentiary record, we perceive no error in the court's determination that Philpot had failed to carry his burden of proving that lender's cause of action arose in any particular state other than Utah," stated Harris.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

March 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A $988,750 settlement was reached on Dec. 29 for a Belleville man seriously injured when he was rear-ended in a crash. On the accident date, June…

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

March 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The law in New Jersey is crystal clear: No one can be denied the fundamental right to marry based on their gender identity," DCR Director Sundeep Iyer said. "Municipalities have an obligation to ensure that they are not excluding LGBTQIA+ individuals from applying for marriage licenses. Today's enforcement actions underscore our ongoing commitment to ensuring that marriage equality remains a reality for our state's LGBTQIA+ residents."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

March 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a New Jersey district court's ruling allowing a putative class action to proceed against Samsung and stated that, after applying the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in "Morgan v. Sundance," the company waived its right to arbitrate.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

March 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Respondent's refusal to take responsibility, and stunning lack of remorse, demonstrate there is no hope she could exercise better judgment in the future," stated the panel opinion. "Removal is the only option to preserve public confidence in the integrity of the judiciary."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

March 08, 2023 | Law.com

"The demonstrators lack evidence to show genuine disputes of material fact to prevail on their Free Speech Clause claim," said Phillips. "We hold that § 15-503(3) is constitutional under the Free Speech Clause as applied to the demonstrators. The demonstrators have not shown that the subsection was content-based, insufficiently tailored, or fatal to their sidewalk ministry."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

March 08, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Accordingly, pursuant to the plain terms of the PFA, as explained by the court in Nicholas, plaintiff's proffered AOM expert failed to satisfy the statute's kind-for-kind mandate for both defendant doctors," Appellate Division Judge Lisa Rose wrote.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read