Charles Toutant

December 05, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal caution about potentially life-threatening effects of Johnson & Johnson�s Ortho Evra contraceptive patch has fanned the flames of what could become nationwide litigation.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

September 14, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

A U.S. appeals court has upheld the tax-fraud conviction of real estate magnate Charles Kushner's brother-in-law, finding use of a "willful blindness" jury charge satisfied the willfulness element of a criminal tax offense.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

December 06, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

The possibility that a civil tort suit is barred due to an employer-employee relationship between the parties does not necessarily relieve a general liability insurer of its duty to defend, a state appeals court rules.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

December 22, 2008 | Legaltech News

The eco-office movement is not just as a matter of conscience: It's good for firm image and client relations. A national study finds firms implementing a host of changes: from printing on both sides of paper to acquiring hardware that goes into "sleep mode" when inactive.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

March 22, 2004 | Law.com

Edwin Stern will become the New Jersey Appellate Division's presiding judge for administration, taking over for Sylvia Pressler, who reaches the mandatory retirement age next month.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

March 13, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey's principal trial lawyers' lobby is asking the state Supreme Court to ban attorneys from direct solicitation of accident victims, except those with whom they have a pre-existing relationship.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

September 12, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal judge has approved a settlement, valued at $15 million or more, of a class-action suit over Mercedes-Benz USA's failure to disclose that emergency communications systems on some of its vehicles were slated for obsolescence.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

November 07, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Three plaintiffs' class action firms have vowed to appeal Oct. 31's federal court ruling in Newark, N.J., that preliminarily approved a $225 million settlement of a class action against accounting giant KPMG and its lawyers, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 25, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Despite the state Supreme Court's general approval of a party's ability to sue for legal malpractice even after accepting a settlement, there are cases where the courthouse door may still be closed.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

April 05, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

A vigorous market for corporate litigation work kept the recession at bay for large New Jersey law firms in 2001, and kept them on a growth curve.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read