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Sen. Jon Bramnick on His Run for Governor, Civility in Politics and Why Trial Lawyers Make Good Leaders

1 week ago | law.com | Colleen Murphy

Editor's Note: This is the third installment of a series of articles focusing on the upcoming gubernatorial primary in New Jersey. The Q&A style articles focus on candidates who are also lawyers. Republican State Sen. Jon Bramnick, R-Union, is leaning on more than 40 years of courtroom experience—and two decades in the New Jersey Legislature—as he campaigns to be the state’s next governor.
Texas Insurer Slaps Hinshaw & Culbertson With Legal Mal Claim Over $11 Million Personal Injury Jury Award

Jan 3, 2025 | law.com | Colleen Murphy

Texas Insurance Co. filed a legal malpractice claim against its law firm, Hinshaw & Culbertson, over the alleged failure to disclose information in a personal injury suit. Takeaway: Texas Insurance alleged that Hinshaw & Culbertson failed to advise the company of the risk posed by joint and several liability prior to a jury returning an $11 million verdict against a cab company covered by the insurer.
Monmouth Couty Bench May Soon Have a New Superior Court Judge

Nov 18, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Colleen Murphy

Share David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson.
Longtime Trenton Insider Named Gov. Murphy's New Chief Counsel

Oct 31, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Colleen Murphy

Share David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson.
Womble Bond Dickinson, McCarter & English Net Nearly $1.2 Million Fee Award

Sep 3, 2024 | law.com | Colleen Murphy

After earning a $14.7 million jury award for federal trademark infringement claims and North Carolina trade practices violations, a judge awarded the winning attorneys with Womble Bond Dickinson and McCarter & English only a quarter of the requested $4.78 million in fees. In a ruling issued Aug. 23 in the case, Hayward Industries v. BlueWorks, U.S. District Judge Max O.
Back-to-school advice

Aug 29, 2024 | open-campus-dispatch.beehiiv.com | Colleen Murphy

College professors and college-access advocates share their tips for students headed back to the classroom. And, meet the newest member of our Local Network. First-day vibes. Photo by Terry Jaskiw on Unsplash It’s that time of year. College students are moving into dorm rooms and classes are starting up. It’s one of the best times of year if you ask Russell Lowery-Hart, chancellor of Austin Community College.
Title IX Fight Heads to U.S. Supreme Court After Circuits Refuse to Lift Stay

Jul 24, 2024 | law.com | Colleen Murphy

After recent failed appeals to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth circuits, the Biden administration has taken the fight over new Title IX rules to the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting that the highest court set aside federal court injunctions blocking the Aug. 1 enactment date. After the circuit courts of appeal declined to intervene last week, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B.
Demise of Chevron Deference Played a Major Role in Title IX Challenges

Jul 12, 2024 | law.com | Colleen Murphy

As federal courts across the country continue to issue temporary injunctions against enforcement of the Biden Administration’s Title IX regulations set to take effect Aug. 1, experts say the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Chevron deference played a major role even before the decision was handed down.
House Chair Demands Accounting From GMU of Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Jun 26, 2024 | law.com | Colleen Murphy

A spokesperson with George Mason University said the institution intends to comply with recent demands from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who asked for more information relating to allegations that a former professor used his academic influence to seduce young women.
Overtime Rule Revisions Provide a Test of Employers' Strategic Planning

Jun 14, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Charles Toutant |Colleen Murphy

A revision to overtime rules from the U.S. Department of Labor is posing strategic challenges to employers. Beginning on July 1, the Department of Labor will enact the first in a series of increases in the salary threshold that must be met for employees to be exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act or FLSA. Want to continue reading?