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Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant

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

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May 25, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fired Attorney Not Subject to 'Younger' Abstention in Precedential Ruling

Cheryl Borowski's attorney said his client would now proceed in federal court with her claim that her dismissal was an unconstitutional violation of her First Amendment rights.

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5 minute read

May 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Good News for Janssen: Mylan Not Allowed to Reproduce Its Schizophrenia Drug

The judge rejected Mylan's claim that the 693 patent was invalid based on obviousness, meaning that a person of ordinary skill in the art could have formulated the patent's claims using publicly available information.

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2 minute read

May 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

'The Jury Sent a Clear Message': $500,000 Verdict in Suit Over Bullying

Hugh McCabe's lawyers said they anticipate an application to recover attorney fees and costs as the prevailing party under the Law Against Discrimination.

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5 minute read

May 23, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Matter of Strategy Now: Remote Depositions Are Becoming a Tactical Issue

"[W]hen you're confronting a witness, especially a witness where there's critical testimony or controversial testimony, where it's in dispute, that being in person presents opportunities that you wouldn't have in remote [depositions]," Archer's Patrick Papalia said.

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6 minute read

May 23, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Trial Court Administrator: New Jersey Judicial Veteran Rises Through the Ranks

The official succeeds Adriana Calderon, who is set to retire July 1.

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2 minute read

May 22, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

How We Won: Website Wins Suit Despite Exposing Social Security Numbers for Weeks

"It was one of those cases that was filed that gives attorneys a bad name. They should have never filed this case in light of all the case law that's been out there for decades," said William Sosis, the attorney for OPRAmachine.

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4 minute read

May 22, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Garbage Truck's Fatal Pedestrian Strike Garners $6 Million Settlement in Essex

Also, a motorist who suffered neck and back injuries when she was struck driving across Route 18 agreed to settle her Middlesex County suit for $758,750.

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3 minute read

May 19, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Lawyer Defied Judges—and Disciplinarians Can't Agree on What to Do With Him

"The New Jersey Courts have a fraud-upon-the-court problem," Kenneth James Rosellini said. "It is far too easy for litigants and their attorneys to achieve success through fraud, and nearly impossible for victims of that fraud to obtain any justice in the New Jersey court system."

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May 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

First Mercury Insurance Sued Over Refusal to Cover Suits Over Models' Photographs

First Mercury's stance in the three cases "appears to be a standard nationwide practice," the suit claims.

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4 minute read

May 16, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

235 Pages: Protracted Ruling Suggests Judge Expects Pushback on Gun Decision

"This decision is bad constitutional law and bad for New Jersey. We will be appealing immediately," Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.

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