Colleen Murphy

August 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"One of the main challenges facing Port Newark is the lack of space for container storage and handling. The demand for container storage space has grown significantly in recent years, and Port Newark has struggled to keep up with the demand. As a result, multiple lots where containers are stored are operated off-port by private owners and operators," according to the complaint filed by attorneys with Sills Cummis & Gross.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

August 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The impact of defendants' interpretation creates unwarranted discrimination against nonimmigrant religious workers and their religious employers, which is not narrowly tailored to advance any important or compelling government interest," the complaint said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

August 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Given the fallibility of the notification procedures post-'Cassidy,' the parties will now be entitled to discovery, which is already readily available and capable of unearthing the procedural irregularities caused by Dennis's misfeasance," Justice Michael Noriega said.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

August 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I want people to remember me fondly as a member of the court at every level and, frankly, at every job," retiring Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "That is the best I could ask for."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

August 07, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"At the end of the day justice was served," Andrew Prince of Tobin, Kessler, Greenstein, Caruso, Wiener & Konray told the Law Journal. "The contractor and the subcontractor were rushing to finish a project without dealing with their No. 1 priority, which is the safety of their workers."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

August 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Eckert Seamans and other defendants are facing a lawsuit filed by Keyport Towers & Marina over alleged unlawful distributions from marina operations without applying the funds toward unpaid loans and other obligations, according to the complaint.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

August 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Defendants' certifications, which avow that their quality assurance and improvement committees also operated as patient safety committees to comply with the PSA, defeat their claims for the self-critical-analysis privilege," Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis wrote for the court.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

August 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We join the Coleman family, the legal community, and all those who respect our system of justice in mourning the loss of Justice Coleman," Vito A. Gagliardi Jr., managing principal of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, said in a statement.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

July 31, 2024 | Law.com

"It is frustrating for clients. They are in an impossible situation of uncertainty and are potentially wasting resources in terms of getting ready to comply with regulations that might never come into effect," Sam M. Schwartz-Fenwick, a partner in Seyfarth Shaw's labor and employment department and co-leader of the firm's cultural flashpoints team, told Law.com.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

July 31, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

New investigations in New Jersey over the past year were up 11.3%, to 919 in total, compared with 815 investigations in 2022. Even with more investigations, new formal charges decreased by 10.7% for the year with a total of 151 claims compared with 169 in 2022.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read