Charles Toutant

September 27, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Same-sex couples challenging New Jersey's ban on gay marriage want to bypass appellate review and take their case directly to the Supreme Court, and the state attorney general does not object.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

June 19, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

For years, New Jersey drivers could rest assured that no points would be assessed for a lesser traffic charge that was merged into a more serious one. But from now on, a merged charge counts as a conviction for which points will be added to the violator's driving record.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 14, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Muslim congregation is suing the township of Wayne, N.J., in federal court, claiming that the taking of its planned mosque site by eminent domain is an act of religious discrimination.

By Charles Toutant ALM

5 minute read

January 04, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bayer HealthCare agrees agreed to a $3.2 million settlement of a suit charging it ran misleading ads about its One-A-Day WeightSmart vitamins �part of a Federal Trade Commission crackdown that has produced three other settlements totaling $25 million.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

December 03, 2002 | Law.com

According to the New Jersey Law Journal's annual survey, minority partners made a slight increase in the ranks at the state's large law firms in 2002, while the number of women partners declined slightly, leaving diversity virtually flat -- meaning big New Jersey firms still lag behind the national average in attorney diversity. Consultants opine that the reason may be minimal pressure exerted on firms by clients.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

February 03, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

All other things being equal, an automobile occupant will recover more for a serious injury than will a motorcyclist. The reason: Jurors tend to view the act of getting on a motorcycle as reckless behavior, so that comparative liability verdicts are common even when the facts strongly favor the cyclist.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

May 17, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

A learning-disabled student has settled her federal discrimination suit against Princeton University over its refusal to allow her extra time to take exams.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 05, 2008 | Law.com

With the pressure of regulatory compliance on corporations showing no sign of letting up, corporate and securities law will offer the most job opportunities for lawyers in the coming decade, according to a national poll by staffing agency Robert Half Legal. "A heightened focus on regulatory compliance issues should ensure that corporate and securities law will remain a top practice area in the future," says Charles Volkert, executive director of Robert Half Legal. Litigation ranked second.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

November 23, 2010 | Law.com

Police can't make a warrantless entry into a home in the guise of community caretakers, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules in a groundbreaking case.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

January 02, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Three female investigators can proceed with a suit charging the N.J. Office of Attorney Ethics paid them less than their male counterparts, a federal judge rules.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read