Charles Toutant

April 04, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Energized by a surge in utility practice, Philadelphia's Saul Ewing opened an office in Newark on Friday, subletting space left dormant by LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae - and taking a few LeBoeuf lawyers, too.

By Charles Toutant

2 minute read

December 16, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a move to end the gridlock accompanying New Jersey's adoption of a new device to prove drunken driving cases, the state Supreme Court has taken over the test case that will establish the machine's scientific reliability.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

July 20, 2004 | Law.com

Lawyers who let payment of their annual New Jersey registration fees lapse for several years may soon find it difficult to reinstate their good standing. The Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection is asking the state Supreme Court to revoke the license of any attorney who has failed for five consecutive years to make the required payments. The proposal would also require these attorneys to retake the New Jersey bar exam to resume practicing in the state.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

November 16, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

A carrier's declaratory-judgment suit could cause sleepless nights for any lawyer who has ever had to deal with a client disappointed by the outcome of a case.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

December 08, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal judge in Camden refuses to dismiss a reverse-discrimination suit by a white pharmaceutical sales rep against her black supervisor.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

October 18, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Just months after a federal judge de-certified a class-action suit charging retail giant Wal-Mart with complicity in janitorial contractors' abuses of illegal aliens, a second attempt has been filed - one that looks suspiciously like the first.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

March 27, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Corporate dissatisfaction with outside law firms reached new heights in 2005, prompting legal departments to explore new ways to hire outside counsel and to try new firms they haven't used before, a study of corporate hiring habits finds.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

November 09, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Thousands of workers' compensation cases are in limbo in New Jersey because, for months, there was no one reviewing them for possible Medicare liens on recovery.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

March 22, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey`s most death-eligible murder convict, Robert Marshall, got a ray of hope last Thursday as a federal appeals panel seemed persuaded that his lawyer`s foibles in the penalty phase of his trial amounted to ineffective assistance.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

August 04, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

A U.S. magistrate judge in Newark on Tuesday approved a $69 million settlement in a nationwide class action by owners of Volkswagens and Audis whose interiors leaked during rainstorms. The settlement also provides for $9.2 million in fees and $675,000 in costs for the two class-counsel firms.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read