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November 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"I think it is important for commercial law practitioners to understand, as the Supreme Court has said before, there are no magical words needed for an arbitration clause to have effect," the prevailing attorney said.
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
November 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"Pertinent to this appeal is the enacted statute of limitations, which provided a two-year revival window for victims to file otherwise time-barred claims for sexual crimes committed against them while minors," Judge Lisa A. Firko wrote for the court.
By Colleen Murphy
6 minute read
November 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
A $950,000 settlement was reached in Monmouth County for a 61-year-old woman who was injured when she was rear-ended in traffic but didn't receive treatment until several months after the accident.
By Colleen Murphy
2 minute read
November 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"A plaintiff cannot employ the fictitious party rule after expiration of the statute of limitations unless it can demonstrate a party's identification was not readily discoverable sooner. Here, there was no such showing," stated the per curiam opinion.
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
November 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"I am confident that she will build on the successes achieved by this office during the past 12 years," stated the current public defender, Joseph Krakora. "We will work together to ensure a smooth transition."
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
November 15, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"In the absence of any allegation of fraud or breach of trust, application of N.J.S.A. 3B:3-14 in this case, which allowed the estate to improperly avoid the consequences of the bonds' beneficiary registration, conflicts with the governing federal regulations under 'Free' and 'Yiatchos' and is therefore preempted," stated Judge Greta Gooden Brown. "Nothing in the parties' DSA warrants a contrary conclusion."
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
November 15, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"Carolyn Murray has dedicated her professional life to the pursuit of justice, and her esteemed career has spanned many facets of the legal profession," stated Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. "Since April 2019, she has led the first statewide conviction review unit in the nation to be based in an Attorney General's Office—an office that rights past wrongs and serves to strengthen our collective faith in our criminal justice system."
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
November 14, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"The record bears no mention of the court's efforts to notify Shurkin of its pending sua sponte consideration, thus depriving Shurkin of his right to be notified—which inherently deprived him of the right to be heard on the matter," the per curiam opinion said. "We cannot endorse the trial court's 'swift disposition of the case at the expense of fairness and justice.'"
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
November 9, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
The New Jersey Supreme Court held oral arguments in a slip-and-fall case regarding whether the defendant property owners were negligent in failing to maintain a sidewalk in front of a vacant lot.
By Colleen Murphy
6 minute read
November 8, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"[I]sn't one of the problems here that it is very hard to determine the objective worth, value, and quality of an item of clothing that sells at many different prices, perhaps because it has a designer label, or perhaps because it is trendy at the moment?" Justice Rachel Wainer Apter asked.
By Colleen Murphy
7 minute read
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