Colleen Murphy

October 28, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

This latest round of Superior Court nominees brings the total number of vacant seats on the bench down to 39.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

October 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The defense argued that the crash and the plaintiff's injuries did not satisfy the requirements under the state's Tort Claims Act.

By Colleen Murphy

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October 24, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"In short, the unique process required to attain a Superior Court judgeship prevents a person from making an 'arrangement' for the position," Judge Heidi Willis Currier said. "They must run the uncertain and unforeseeable gauntlet of politics and unknown roadblocks that may or may not finally result in a gubernatorial nomination and subsequent Senate confirmation."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

October 24, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The defense argued that the physical evidence contradicted the plaintiff's version of events.

By Colleen Murphy

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October 23, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"It should not matter if I am paying a referral fee to a licensed New Jersey attorney or a licensed out-of-state attorney. It is a distinction without a difference," an American Board of Trial Advocates lawyer said.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

October 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Has any court ever found that particular scientific studies have to be generally accepted, or just the diagnosis as a whole has to be generally accepted by the relevant medical community?" Associate Justice Rachel Wainer Apter asked.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

October 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The whole reason to be here is to help people, on every level," Trenk said.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

October 21, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"In the end, you are going to lose. But I believe we can change the law," attorney Donald M. Lomurro said he told his client, Dionne Laurel Wade.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

October 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Sources who spoke with the Law Journal said it was very rare for the high court to take a case from the ACJC before the disciplinary body had made a ruling.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

October 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Many of these professional athletes have leveraged the education, training, and other support provided by PAC to successfully pursue careers in various fields, including entrepreneurship, broadcasting, real estate, franchising, and sales," the complaint said.

By Colleen Murphy

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