Charles Toutant

September 13, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Fair Lawn woman is trying to repair the damage to her reputation allegedly caused by an instructional breast-feeding video in which she appeared making its way into a pornographic movie.

By Charles Toutant

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October 25, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

The State Bar Association's plan to boost diversity by expanding its nominating committee and trustee board is engendering strong views by county bars on both sides — as well as a bloc of counties that are neutral.

By Charles Toutant

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July 18, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

A state appeals court ruling in a fee-collection case on Wednesday gave a Hackensack firm a lesson in the pitfalls of not securing a signed retainer agreement when representing corporate clients.

By Charles Toutant

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June 15, 2007 | Law.com

A divorced parent is not prohibited from relocating a minor child to a nation that has not ratified the Hague Convention, the New Jersey Supreme Court has held. The court said a custodial mother could resettle herself and her child in her native Japan over the child's father's objections, even though the father "may have limited remedies" if he is denied visitation. The court said international relocations should be subject to the same analysis under state law that governs relocations across state lines.

By Charles Toutant

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December 28, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Health care providers that are habitually reimbursed directly by an insurer for covered costs may have standing to sue under ERISA for claimed deficiencies, a federal judge says.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

January 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

Northern New Jersey firms are among the most bottom-heavy with associates in the nation. Large firms in the region have an average lawyer-to-partner ratio of 2.48 to one, behind only New York City (3.16) and the San Jose, Calif., area (2.83), according to a report by the National Association for Law Placement. The ratio -- also known as "leverage" -- is well above the national rate of 2.19 lawyers per partner. Nationwide, firms of 701 or more lawyers have a ratio that is 2.6 to one.

By Charles Toutant

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March 11, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

A judge has dismissed the Passaic County sheriff's attempt to void the county freeholders' 14 percent slashing of his annual budget, finding the courts have no authority to decide the dispute.

By Charles Toutant

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January 24, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Deirdre Naughton has been appointed the new counsel of the Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct but will take on a different role than her predecessors.

By Charles Toutant

2 minute read

November 03, 2010 | Law.com

A putative class action in federal court in Newark accuses Morgan Stanley & Co. of disregarding procedural safeguards for borrowers when it bundled home mortgages into securities for resale to other institutions.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

June 12, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

First-year associate salaries at New Jersey firms continue to climb, with six major firms announcing increases in recent weeks. The latest hikes push this fall's entry-level salaries to an average $108,141 - an 8.9 percent hike over last year's average of $99,302.

By Charles Toutant

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