Colleen Murphy

October 05, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Although we appreciate the economic consequences of plaintiff's situation, his contention that there is a 'hole' in the law raises policy considerations that simply are beyond our purview," stated Judge Ronald Susswein. "In the final analysis, it is for the Legislature, not trial or intermediate appellate courts, to fill the void to which plaintiff alludes."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

October 05, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Assignment Judge Robert Lougy has announced Richelle A. Coleman will become the new Mercer Vicinage trial court administrator.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

October 04, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a Sept. 29 notice to the bar, the New Jersey Supreme Court has issued a request for written comments on proposed amendments to Rule 4:86-2(b )(3) regarding a directive requiring background screening for proposed guardians of incapacitated adults.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

October 04, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The new director replaces Charles Centinaro, who, the New Jersey state judiciary confirmed last week, was removed from his longtime position as OAE director because he failed to report a relationship with a subordinate.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

October 04, 2022 | Law.com

"This argument has some force, but the Supreme Judicial Court has long held that, despite the absence of an express exemption, municipal property 'is not subject to taxation so long as it is actually devoted to a public use,'" wrote Associate Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

October 03, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reaffirmed the court's pleading standard for Title VII and Title IX claims in a case reviewing a tenured professor's complaint that Princeton University violated his civil rights when he was terminated in 2018.

By Colleen Murphy

7 minute read

October 03, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that a claim of retaliation against an employee for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act requires a causal link between an employee's use of the leave and the firing, which is broken when an independent decisionmaker conducts an investigation and decides to terminate the employee.

By Colleen Murphy

7 minute read

October 03, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"It is the honor of a lifetime to earn the bipartisan support of the members of the New Jersey Senate and be confirmed as the State's 62nd Attorney General," Platkin said in a statement.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

October 02, 2022 | Law.com

James W. Heath has been elected by the Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of Michigan to lead the licensing and regulatory organization of 46,000 Michigan attorneys.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

September 29, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Charles Centinaro was removed from his longtime position as director of the Office of Attorney Ethics, the New Jersey state judiciary confirmed.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read