Colleen Murphy

March 01, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A woman who suffered neck and shoulder injuries, as well as a traumatic brain injury, when her vehicle was struck from behind was awarded $750,000…

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3 minute read

February 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"I have seen situations where there is a pumping option in principle, but in practice employers have erected many obstacles to make that happen," said Melinda Koster, a partner at Sanford Heisler Sharp.

By Colleen Murphy

7 minute read

February 28, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"But it goes without saying that the inquiries necessary to develop or resolve the jurisdictional dispute should precede discovery into areas irrelevant to that undertaking," stated the per curiam opinion. "Not only is a nonresident entitled to an expeditious disposition of a jurisdictional defense before being compelled to provide merits-based discovery, but the forum also has an interest in not having its resources expended or burdened by matters that should be litigated elsewhere."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

February 28, 2023 | Law.com

"Nevada has disbarment, suspension, public reprimand, letter of reprimand, and letter of caution," stated the petition. "The last three create confusion and inconsistency when applied to the ABA framework."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

February 27, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a published decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division declined to apply the statutory bar in NJSA 39:6A-4.5(a) to a plaintiff's claims over the second of two accidents at the same location—30 minutes later—and found that the plaintiffs-decedent was not "operating" an uninsured vehicle during the second accident.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

February 24, 2023 | Law.com

The Colorado Court of Appeals held that, in order to recover losses caused by a drunken driver, the state's Dram Shop Act requires there be a connection between the alcohol sold and the intoxication of the purchaser.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

February 23, 2023 | Law.com

The appeals court did, however, affirm the dismissal.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

February 23, 2023 | Law.com

"We reject the Biden administration's bizarre interpretation, and we expect courts will as well," read the anti-abortion states letter authored by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. "Courts do not lightly ignore the plain text of statutes. And the Supreme Court has been openly aversive to other attempts by the Biden administration to press antitextual arguments."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

February 23, 2023 | Law.com

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a new order regarding the use of electronic devices in the courtroom—they must be turned off prior to entering the courtroom unless authorized by the presiding judge, justice, or magistrate.

By Colleen Murphy

1 minute read

February 22, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey judge who continued as administrator of a client's estate for 13 years after rising to the bench filed an answer to the ethics complaint charging her with violating three canons of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read