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July 13, 2022 | Law.com

'A Wave of Litigation' Likely as Proposed Title IX Changes Roll Back Due Process Rights at Universities, Observers Say

The 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 Professors

The 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

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July 12, 2022 | Law.com

Mishandled $2K Retainer Results in Suspension for Attorney

A 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 Suit

The 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 Suit

The 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 Settlement

  A 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 Violation

In 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 Recall

The 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 Nuisance

The 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

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