Charles Toutant

January 17, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Philip Sellinger rejoins the firm as of Feb. 1. Sellinger founded the firm's New Jersey office in 2002.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

January 17, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

At Greenberg Traurig, Philip Sellinger will focus on high-stakes complex trials and litigation in a wide array of areas, including government and internal investigations, white collar, class action defense, financial services, and technology litigation.

By Charles Toutant

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January 16, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

The case isn't the first time remote work was shown to be a sensitive topic in the state judiciary. The judicial disciplinary system touched off a firestorm last January when it brought a complaint against Mercer County Superior Court Presiding Civil Judge Douglas Hurd for allowing his secretary to work remotely, allegedly in violation of a state policy.

By Charles Toutant

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January 15, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

The 10 judges President Joe Biden nominated are more diverse than the group they replaced. His nominees include four women, three Black judges, two Asian Americans and one Latina, while the previous occupants of those seats include two women, two Latinos and no Blacks or Asians. The Biden judges are also seen by some observers as competent but not particularly ideological.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

January 14, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fajr Williams, 6, was being transported on bus operated by Montauk Transit of Hillsborough to a summer school program on July 17, 2023, when a strap on her wheelchair allegedly caused her to suffocate.

By Charles Toutant

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January 13, 2025 | Law.com

"By continuing to administer arbitrations of 'stay or pay' provisions, however, the [American Arbitration Association] essentially facilitates indentured servitude and endangers its legitimacy as an impartial tribunal," the ACLU letter claimed.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

January 10, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

As an example, the advisory cited decision-making tools used by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to select individuals to audit for under-reporting their tax liability.

By Charles Toutant

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January 09, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Third Circuit ruling is significant because "qualified immunity makes it extremely difficult for victims of police misconduct to achieve justice," said plaintiff counsel Tracey Hinson.

By Charles Toutant

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January 08, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

Multiple lawsuits target the gambling app. "DraftKings’ business model has long involved pushing the boundaries of the law, misleading consumers, and luring naive gamblers into developing addictions," alleged one suit, filed by Loevy & Loevy of Chicago.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

January 07, 2025 | Law.com

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, a policy which barred openly gay people from serving in the military, was repealed in 2011. But the government engaged in ongoing disparate treatment of LGBTQ+ veterans because their discharge papers sometimes cite separation codes that list homosexuality or "sexual perversion," the suit claimed.

By Charles Toutant

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