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Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant is a litigation writer for the New Jersey Law Journal.

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February 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Dram Shop Suit Ends in $1.2M Accord After Bars Claim Driver Showed No Signs of Intoxication

One of the defendants was tested shortly after the crash and his blood-alcohol concentration was 0.193, the plaintiff's attorney said.

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February 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'The Consequences Are Real': Lawyers Say Judge Shortage Causes Hardships

"[C]atastrophically injured plaintiffs like our client face further injury or even death if they don't get trial listings. There is no greater urgency than a situation like this," said plaintiffs lawyer Benjamin Present.

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February 07, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Data Brokers Hit With Crop of Suits Claiming Violations of Daniel's Law

"The protected information of the individual plaintiffs and the covered persons remains disclosed or otherwise made available despite proper requests for nondisclosure in violation of Daniel's Law. As such, plaintiffs request that the court enter all appropriate legal and equitable relief," the complaints state.

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February 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Classic Car Reunited With Owner After a Detour Through Criminal Underworld

"I didn't know anything about cars before. Now I know a lot about this one car and all these different car attributes and parts and upgrades," plaintiff's counsel Catherine Pastrikos Kelly said.

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February 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

An AI Took Her Clothes Off. Now a New Lawsuit Will Test Rules for Deepfake Porn

The suit comes just as an assortment of free or inexpensive online tools is launched online to help users generate images of people, including some that offer to "nudify" subjects. Clothes Off is available for Apple and Android apps but its website gives no indication where the company is located or who owns it.

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February 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Unless the Court Backs Down': Are Judges Not Onboard With This New Provision?

"Whether it should be or shouldn't be done differently is not up to the court," said Senate President Nicholas Scutari, a chief sponsor of the bill.

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February 01, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Driver Reaches $1M Settlement After Sustaining Spinal Injuries in Rear-End Collision

The plaintiff suffered a left shoulder tear and cervical and lumbar herniations. He ultimately underwent a lumbar laminectomy, a lumbar fusion and the insertion of a spinal cord stimulator.

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January 31, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Judge Allowed His Secretary to Work Remotely. Now He Faces Discipline

After shifting to remote work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, New Jersey's courts instituted a remote work program for court employees. But the policy does not apply to judicial law clerks or judicial secretaries, the complaint said.

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January 31, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Not on Mute: Court Rules for Fired Worker Who Used N-Word on a Video Call

Michael Bernabe, who is white, was logged into a virtual team meeting on July 29, 2020, when other employees heard him shout profanity and the N-word.

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January 30, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Suits Test Physicians' Outsourcing of Reimbursement Disputes With Insurance Companies

The Allia Group, formerly known as eCure, "utilizes novel and proprietary legal strategies to fight for providers and recover underpaid reimbursements," said the LinkedIn page of company principal Evin Levin.

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