Charles Toutant

January 09, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawsuits are occupational hazards for anti-cult blogger Rick Ross. Sued a half dozen times over the past decade for his public pronouncements, especially on the Internet, But Ross, of Jersey City, knows certain groups still have him in their sights.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

July 13, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

A state appeals court grants leniency to public safety workers seeking accidental disability benefits years after the triggering event.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

January 31, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

A passenger has no legal duty to prevent a visibly intoxicated driver - even one with whom she has more than a casual relationship - from taking the wheel, a New Jersey appeals court says.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

May 07, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Attorney General Paula Dow has appointed interim prosecutors in Hunterdon and Somerset counties while Gov. Chris Christie recruits replacements for long-term occupants of the posts.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

November 21, 2005 | New York Law Journal

By Charles ToutantNew Jersey Law Journal

5 minute read

June 25, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

After a long and arduous process, and despite several letters, meetings, historical documents submissions, proofs of ancestry and previous recognition given by the state of New Jersey, Red Chief Ronald Holloway was left with no other alternative than to file a lawsuit.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

March 15, 2004 | Law.com

The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a statute that allows courts to consider marital fault in the calculation of alimony is archaic and inequitable in its enforcement.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

February 14, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

A special master has found New Jersey's new drunken driving tester, the Draeger Alcotest 7110, is scientifically reliable and can be used subject to certain safeguards.

By Mary Pat Gallagher and Charles Toutant

6 minute read

August 12, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

A no-fault auto insurance carrier's right to reimbursement from a tortfeasor for benefits paid to an insured takes priority over the insured's direct claim against the tortfeasor, a New Jersey appeals court holds.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 10, 2004 | Law.com

Calling the drug manufacturer's protests "overblown," a New Jersey judge last week consolidated five fen-phen diet drug cases as the first of 5,800 to go to trial in the state. Drug maker Wyeth claimed that trying the cases in groups would promote juror confusion and prejudice the defense. To assuage such fears, the court will employ special measures to aid jurors' comprehension, including permitting note-taking and color-coding evidence to separate information about plaintiffs.

By Charles Toutant

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