Colleen Murphy

December 09, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Following logic's commands and our sister circuits' lead, we hold that a notice of appeal can encompass only those orders decided before the notice was filed," Judge Jane Roth said.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

December 08, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"This is trying to stop or dissuade lawyers from taking these cases which is what has happened in many other states," said David Mazie of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman. "They reduce litigation because it's not worth it for lawyers to take these risks and bring these cases. At the end of the day, the people who get hurt are those truly hurt by medical malpractice."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

December 08, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court disbarred Young Min Kim on Nov. 14 after a complaint filed by the Small Business Association revealed to the Office of Attorney Ethics that he had been practicing law for nearly three-and-a-half years after being temporarily suspended.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

December 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"There is no case law standing for the proposition that a social host's liability for the service of alcohol to an intoxicated person is limited to claims under the SHLA to the exclusion of other negligence theories," Judge Thomas W. Sumners Jr. said.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

December 06, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Now that the public health crisis is subsiding, it is time to put these worker protections into place," said Sen. Joe Cryan, D-Union. "Companies and hedge funds have exploited bankruptcy laws to protect their profits while workers lose their jobs, their paychecks and often get cheated out of severance pay."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

December 06, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"As I have said many times before, it is important that the leadership in this state reflect the communities we serve, and I am looking forward to working with Allison to determine how we can better serve our state workforce," said Gov. Phil Murphy.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

December 06, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I know that Matt's breadth of experience working on challenging legal issues in both the public and private sector will serve Governor Murphy well," said Chief Counsel Parimal Garg.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

December 05, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Currently, New Jersey does not have a limit or maximum amount permitted on recovery for noneconomic loss, referred to as compensatory damages," read the statement accompanying the bill.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

December 01, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We deserve full transparency on how the firms were hired to conduct the review, what they will review or ignore, and the information used to make any determinations," stated Sen. Kristin Corrado, R-Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

December 01, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Removing defendants urge that plaintiff's NJPLA claims would fail because J&J defendants did not manufacture or sell hip implants," said U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi of the District of New Jersey. "A review of the complaint, however, reveals otherwise."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read