Charles Toutant

October 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

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.

By Charles Toutant

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October 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

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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October 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We believe the court was correct in ruling that under the terms of the statute, this wildly inappropriate language should not be shared with students," said school district attorney John G. Geppert Jr. said.

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October 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The settlements were reached following mediation with Stephen Orlofsky, a former federal judge who is now with Blank Rome in Princeton.

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October 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Time and time again, he has forged the essential balance between keeping New Jersey safe and building trust between residents and those who have sworn an oath to protect him," U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said of Semper.

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October 03, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"This marks the third time in three years that an appellate court has overturned outsized verdicts that asbestos lawyers secured by confusing and misleading juries with unscientific opinions touting baseless liability theories," Erik Haas, worldwide vice president of litigation for Johnson & Johnson, said in a statement.

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October 03, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A woman whose thumb was severed in a pit bull attack received a $1.62 million settlement in her Bergen County suit, Olsen v. Eleventh Hour Rescue,…

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October 02, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"In other words, regardless of Johnson & Johnson trying to bankrupt their subsidiary, the company that has the assets is ultimately responsible under New Jersey law," Christopher Placitella, who represents plaintiffs in the asbestos litigation, said.

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September 29, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Four pending suits are demanding more than $2 million in damages from Broan-Nutone over a March 2021 fire in a shopping center in Lakewood, New Jersey.

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September 28, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Unknown parties continue to use the plaintiff's photos to connect with Tinder users under the false impression that they are her, according to the complaint.

By Charles Toutant

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