Charles Toutant

May 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Gov. Murphy wants to line the whole coast with these, which is shocking, considering the coastal economy is one of the [state's] major sources of revenue," said Bruce Afran, the Princeton attorney representing the plaintiffs.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

May 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The physician said he instructed the patient to see an oncologist or a primary care doctor after seeing the MRI results, but the patient disputed that claim, according to plaintiffs attorney Paul da Costa.

By Charles Toutant

2 minute read

May 03, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Cognizant agreed to pay $25 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2019 to settle charges that the payments it made to Indian government officials violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

May 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"What they're telling us now is it's not impossible for New Jerseyans to comply with both the Controlled Substances Act and CREAMMA. Nearly every act that an individual or a cannabis business might undertake pursuant to CREAMMA will still subject them to exposure under federal law. And that's kind of where the court hangs its hat," said Ryan Magee of McCarter & English.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

May 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Since 2020, Omar Khouri has amassed more than $120,000 in claims against telemarketers who call him. In 2022, he used part of the proceeds to buy a bar in his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which he named "The Wrong Number." The menu features drinks called "Debt Relief," "Student Loan" and "Car Warranty."

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

April 30, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Christine O'Hearn wrote that the works that the plaintiff sought to protect, as is often the case in reality television shows, were "rife with unprotectable ideas and scènes à faire."

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 30, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The settlement stems from a crash when the Mendez Trucking Co. dump truck broadsided a school bus operated by the Paramus district, according to the complaint.

By Charles Toutant

2 minute read

April 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"[I]f Mall Chevy materially breached the franchise agreement, then as a matter of law, GM would have good cause to terminate the franchise," Third Circuit Judge Peter Phipps wrote.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 26, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"This isn't a case where we ask 'why does Mr. Kratovil want to report this particular fact?' It's a case where we say 'does the government have the right to tell journalists which facts they get to report and which facts they don't, when the facts are true, related to issues of public concern and lawfully obtained?'" said ACLU-NJ attorney Alexander Shalom.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

April 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The defendants "received payments totaling $31,650 while their suits were pending, and in the event of a breach of contract Legal Bay is entitled to three times that amount, plus attorney's fees and expenses," the suit states.

By Charles Toutant

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