Charles Toutant

November 15, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

A town's attempted taking of a local airport's property - allegedly to preserve open space - has been stayed for four months while court-appointed special masters investigate whether the action is based on ulterior motives

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

January 19, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Eight months after leaving the state Supreme Court, James Coleman Jr. has joined the growing ranks of former jurists entering the private judging business. Coleman this week becomes of counsel to Porzio, Bromberg & Newman in Morristown, where he will start an arbitration and mediation practice. He will also serve as a lawyer's lawyer -- consulting on appellate strategies and mentoring junior attorneys.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

February 10, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The New Jersey Supreme Court has suspended from law practice a former municipal court judge convicted of making threats to officers during a drunken-driving arrest.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

August 15, 2007 | Law.com

A New Jersey prosecutor has sent a chill through college deans' offices nationwide by bringing criminal charges against two administrators over the alcohol-related death of a freshman. The way Joseph Bocchini Jr. sees it, the case over a Rider University fraternity initiation "sends a clear message that there is a culpability involved in the ingestion of alcoholic beverages on college campuses." Lawyers believe it is the first time college administrators have been charged criminally in a hazing incident.

By Charles Toutant

8 minute read

May 06, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal class-action suit alleges Ticketmaster's diverting of online buyers to a high-priced reseller is far more widespread than the scandal over Bruce Springsteen tickets last February and involves concerts of other popular artists — among them Britney Spears, Mylie Cyrus/ Hannah Montana, Phish, Radiohead and the Grateful Dead.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

February 04, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey's principal provider of legal counsel for the poor in civil cases is claiming destitution — its own, that is — as traditional sources of funding dry up due to the recession. Legal Services of New Jersey says that its main source of revenue — interest on lawyers' trust accounts — is slowing to a trickle and that a major increase in state aid is needed for the agency to survive.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

September 16, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

A new state law went into effect on Saturday, requiring buyers and sellers of residences served by drinking-water wells, as well as landlords of such buildings, to certify that they have been checked for contaminants. The Department of Environmental Protection estimates that 12 percent of New Jersey residents get their water from private wells, and that as many as 30,000 home sales a year will be subject to the more stringent tests, which will cost $450 to $650.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

July 22, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

MTV has lost a motion to dismiss a federal privacy suit by a street musician depicted against his wishes in a documentary about rapper Nicki Minaj.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

April 19, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Employment growth at New Jersey's largest law firms staged a rebound last year, as competitive forces convinced them that it's better to be bigger. The growth rate at 30 firms climbed to 4.3 percent in 2003, up from an anemic 1.5 percent in 2002.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

November 23, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Bergen County jury last Monday cleared a former Englewood judge and two police officials of charges they issued a warrant under false pretenses so an inmate could attend his father's funeral.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read