Charles Toutant

June 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Consumers' online reviews of lawyers have been deemed a matter of public concern for SLAPP purposes in California, New York, Oregon and Washington state, said defense attorney Bruce Rosen.

By Charles Toutant

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June 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The verdict "certainly got the wheels moving" in Taylor's case, the plaintiff's attorney said.

By Charles Toutant

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June 07, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"There is a presumption that compliance with a regulation later held to be invalid results in irreparable harm to those subject to the regulation," the Society for Human Resource Management said in a court filing.

By Charles Toutant

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June 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"[W]e've won cases based on OPRA results," said Stuart Lieberman, an environmental litigator at Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich in Princeton.

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June 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The suggestion that any of our judges, all of whom are saturated in motion briefs, would request more briefing as a delay tactic is unfounded and disappointing," Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb said.

By Charles Toutant

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June 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I think the numbers only tell part of the story. It's important to have an appreciation for what else is going on with respect to that particular judge's docket," litigator Kerri Chewning said.

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June 04, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

LegalZoom allegedly engages in the unauthorized practice of law because it does not fit the statutory definition of a professional service corporation and because its owners include nonlawyers, according to the complaint.

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June 03, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Jersey Mike's said in its suit that two of the defendants had together filed frivolous claims in at least 15 cases arising from their use of various company websites, and that those claims generally ended in "nuisance value settlements."

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May 31, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Under the clear language of the policy itself, it's the order of a governmental authority, which prohibits access to the premises, which triggers the coverage. Because there were several different executive orders which were issued, in our view, each order triggered coverage under the policy," plaintiffs attorney Michael Canning said.

By Charles Toutant

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May 30, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Five of the suits were filed by Esperion Therapeutics, which seeks to stop competitors from selling generic versions of the company's cholesterol drug Nexletol.

By Charles Toutant

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