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Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant

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

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October 18, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Awards $1.3 Million For Intersection Crash in Essex County

An Essex County jury awarded $1.3 million on Sept. 29 in Terell v. Chitra to a woman who suffered neck, back and shoulder injuries in a motor vehicle accident.

By Charles Toutant

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October 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Body Cam Prices Too High? New Class Actions Bring Antitrust Claims

Axon's average prices for a body-worn camera went to $489 in 2022 from $169 in 2017, according to court documents.

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5 minute read

October 16, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

This Lawyer's After-Hours Activities Just Put Her on a List With Stephen King

"I want the same people who are reading John Grisham and Scott Turow and Lisa Scottoline to read my books," attorney and author Robyn Gigl said.

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October 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

$15M Settlement Approved—With Nearly $5M in Attorney Fees and Costs

The suit claimed Altice advertised a "flat rate" of $29.99 per month for internet service, but smaller text said, "Additional taxes, fees, surcharges, and restrictions apply."

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October 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Nothing Short of a Disaster': Lawyer's Improper Questioning Spawns New Trial

Attacking the character or morals of a witness, when they are not in issue, is viewed as "a particularly reprehensible type of impropriety," the appellate panel found.

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October 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Menendez Accused of Acting as Foreign Agent for Egypt in New Indictment

Prosecutors say Menendez and his wife worked with Egyptian-American businessman Wael Hana to take action on behalf of Egyptian officials.

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October 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fox Rothschild Lawyer Accused of Trade-Secret Theft

The suit brings claims under federal and New Jersey trade secret laws, as well as claims for misappropriation of confidential information, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy and respondeat superior.

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October 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

In 5-Year Battle Over Segregated Schools, Litigants Contemplate: What's Next?

"Our view is we have an ideal moment in time right now to pause the litigation," said Paul Josephson of Duane Morris, representing the charter school defendants.

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October 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Catch-22: The Judge Shortage Causes Mediation to Spike—Which Lures Judges Away

When judges become eligible for a pension, the combination of the pension and earnings from being a mediator is much more than they earn on the bench, William Strasser, president of the Bergen County Bar Association, said.

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October 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Good Ones: Lawyers Praise These 4 Judges in Shorthanded Bergen County

Bergen County Presiding Civil Judge John D. O'Dwyer has "really kept things moving along to the extent that it's in his control," said litigator April Gilmore of The Epstein Firm.

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