July 13, 2022 | Law.com
'A Wave of Litigation' Likely as Proposed Title IX Changes Roll Back Due Process Rights at Universities, Observers SayThe latest round of sweeping proposed changes to Title IX could put universities in the crosshairs of litigation by college and university students accused of sexual misconduct, observers said.
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
July 12, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Siding With Kean University, Appellate Division Reverses Arbitration Award for Reassigned Tenured ProfessorsThe New Jersey Appellate Division vacated an arbitration award for two Kean University professors reassigned to nonteaching duties, agreeing with the school that the award was not "reasonably debatable."
By Colleen Murphy
2 minute read
July 12, 2022 | Law.com
Mishandled $2K Retainer Results in Suspension for AttorneyA Massachusetts attorney was suspended for one year and one day after accepting a $2,000 retainer to handle a landlord-tenant lawsuit and failing to file the complaint.
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
July 11, 2022 | Law.com
6th Circuit Declines to Enforce Settlement Agreement in GE Race Discrimination SuitThe Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court denial of GE's motion to enforce a settlement agreement with a former senior-level manager over claims of race-based discrimination.
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
July 08, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Court Won't Adjust $265K Fee Award in Corrections Officer's Civil Rights SuitThe Camden County Corrections Department suspended Cornely for what were determined to be "union protected activities as a PBA Trustee and President."
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
July 08, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Motorist Collision with Wine Truck Yields $2.9 Million SettlementA North Bergen resident who was injured in a collision with a box truck on the New Jersey Turnpike settled his Middlesex County personal…
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
July 07, 2022 | Law.com
10th Circ.: Expulsion of Student Over Off-Campus Snapchat Post Was a First Amendment ViolationIn the case of a student's allegedly anti-Semitic Snapchat post, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has ruled that—absent a specific threat directed at the school, its students or its officials—a school district cannot regulate a student's off-campus speech.
By Colleen Murphy
6 minute read
July 07, 2022 | Law.com
State High Court Reinstates $2.7M Jury Award Against Dealership for Failing to Heed Vehicle Safety RecallThe plaintiff alleged she suffered brain damage from carbon monoxide poisoning as the result of a cracked fuel line in her car that should have been repaired as part of a safety recall.
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
July 06, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Supreme Court: City Had 'No Lawful Authority' to Keep Council Seat Open Until Next General Election"...[T[he Vacancy Law sets forth the procedures for filling vacancies to avoid the very scenario that occurred here—the governing body refusing to seat a nominee of a faction of a party, thus denying the citizens of a ward representation in their municipal government," Justice Barry Albin wrote for the court.
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
July 05, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Governor Murphy's Gun Safety Package Includes Law Allowing AG to Sue Gun Manufacturers for Public NuisanceThe bill mirrors a New York law that seeks to hold the gun industry liable for public nuisance if they knowingly or recklessly create conditions that endanger public safety.
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
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