Charles Toutant

August 21, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"He's owning up to this. He's sorry about it. He certainly paid a heavy personal price for it—public humiliation," defense counsel Robert Hille said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 18, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The suits bring claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, child abduction, abuse of process, assault and battery, and loss of consortium, among others.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

August 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The lawyer's LinkedIn page, which identifies him with an "Esq." after his name, says he is working as a television producer and that he "retired" from the practice of law in October 2019.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 16, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A $1 million settlement was reached in Essex County for a couple after the two sustained serious injuries when they were rear-ended by a tractor trailer while exiting the New Jersey Turnpike.

By Colleen Murphy | Charles Toutant

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August 16, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Whatever the trial court's ruling in these cases, there is no question the law will remain unsettled until the issue is resolved by our appellate courts," education attorney David Rubin said.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

August 14, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We are confident that our clients would have prevailed had the substantive issues been examined by the courts," Ronald Berutti, the plaintiffs' lawyer, said.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

August 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"In our view it's designed to chill them away from bringing a case, to intimidate them, which is why this issue is so important," plaintiff's lawyer Gerald Clark said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A woman whose bowel was perforated during spinal surgery received payment of a $1.1 million settlement in her Essex County medical malpractice suit, Franco…

By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

August 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We are grateful to the judiciary for recognizing that the jury's unanimous verdict was firmly based on negligence, and not on any conduct immunized by the Tort Claims Act," Donald Burke Jr., lawyer for the widow, said.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

August 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Right now, these plaintiffs lawyers are running free. It's very easy for them to create a factual issue about whether a website is or is not accessible," defense attorney Martin Krezalek said.

By Charles Toutant

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