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March 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal
"Despite the lessons of the last four years, New Jersey remains underprepared for the next emergency," the report said. "We owe it to those who lost their lives, and the families who suffered, as well as the heroic state workers and healthcare professionals."
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
February 7, 2024 | Law.com
The nation's courts remain divided over whether the insurrection clause in Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment can block former President Donald Trump from appearing on 2024 primary ballots while one case awaits certification by the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Colleen Murphy
2 minute read
January 30, 2024 | Law.com
"The single justice's decision, like that of the State Ballot Law Commission, was on procedural grounds," said Shannon Liss-Riordan of Lichten & Liss-Riordan. "All courts to date who have addressed this issue head on—on the merits—have determined that Trump is disqualified from serving as president again under the Fourteenth Amendment.
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
December 26, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"Mere policy disagreement, however, is insufficient to support the state's environmental claims against federal defendants," according to a memorandum filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, which stated that New Jersey's claims fail under a differential standard of review. "And rather than support its claims by otherwise engaging with the robust record at issue, the state instead relies on superficial arguments or selective interpretation of the record."
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
October 9, 2023 | Law.com
"Defendant 3M conducted studies in the 1950s and early 1960s that showed its perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) accumulates in the human body and is toxic," stated U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison, in his written opinion for the court. "By the 1970s, additional 3M studies revealed that its PFOS products were 'even more toxic' than previously believed.
By Colleen Murphy
8 minute read
May 25, 2023 | Law.com
"The First Circuit has instructed that Exemption 7(A) leaves 'no room for judicial balancing' and if the court concludes the requested documents were compiled for law enforcement purposes, 'the inherent nature of the requested documents is irrelevant to the question of exemption,'" stated Judge Denise J. Casper citing Curran v. Dep't of Just. "The key inquiry, therefore, 'becomes whether revelation of the data will tend to obstruct, impede, or hinder enforcement proceedings.'"
By Colleen Murphy
6 minute read
September 14, 2022 | Law.com
The Connecticut Court of Appeals sided with Geico's alternative argument that an action seeking to recover underinsured motorist benefits was time-barred for failure to meet the terms of the insurance policy to timely commence the suit or to invoke its tolling provision.
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
August 24, 2022 | Law.com
"In light of our Supreme Court's holding in Rioux [v. Barry], it is clear that the trial court's judgment cannot stand," said Clark. "The trial court's conclusion that the litigation privilege does not apply to the plaintiff's tortious interference claim because it is more 'akin to claims for vexatious litigation, abuse of process and malicious prosecution' is in direct conflict with our Supreme Court's decision in Rioux."
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
July 13, 2022 | Law.com
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
June 7, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
The AIW alleged in their complaint that during a 2020 meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners, a consensus was reached to remove the statue without the subject being listed as an agenda item or a formal vote being taken.
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
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