Charles Toutant

January 04, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Complex litigation keeps growing in New Jersey's federal courts, prompting a 30 percent increase in the number of federal magistrate judges.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

July 24, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

In her last rotation of judges before her retirement this fall, Chief Justice Deborah Poritz fired one last barrage at the glass ceiling in the judiciary, consistent with her pledge to promote women judges to presiding roles

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

December 06, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Criminal investigation files are off limits under the Open Public Records Act, but common law compels the Attorney General's Office to open them to the media, a Mercer County judge has ruled.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

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

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After a long and arduous process, and despite several letters, meetings, historical documents submissions, proofs of ancestry and previous recognition given by the state of New Jersey, Red Chief Ronald Holloway was left with no other alternative than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