Charles Toutant

October 15, 2002 | Law.com

Greenberg Traurig of Miami has expanded its New Jersey foothold by setting up new and larger offices in Morris County and luring seasoned New Jersey litigation partner Philip Sellinger to head the enlarged operation. Moves like Sellinger's are often driven by corporations' efforts to channel their outside legal work to select firms, and many believe that New Jersey can expect to see more of it.

By Charles Toutant

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May 18, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

An open-government monitoring group says in court papers that the agency charged with enforcing the Open Public Records Act is itself in breach of the statute.

By Charles Toutant

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August 10, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey prosecutor has sent a chill through college deans' offices nationwide by bringing criminal charges against two Rider University administrators over the alcohol-related death of a freshman.

By Charles Toutant

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March 10, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

A putative class action claims the marketing of high-tech baseball bats as suitable for children, with the approval of Little League and the Babe Ruth League, violated New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act.

By Charles Toutant

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March 23, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

In an unusual situation, two contenders have successfully petitioned for ballot slots against candidates handpicked by the New Jersey State Bar Association's nominating committee.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

June 09, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether an appellate panel improperly dismissed as time-barred a product-liability suit against Johnson & Johnson over sutures alleged to have caused post-surgical injuries.

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September 24, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

A rooming-house operator who wants to oust a tenant for violating house rules must comply with the Anti-Eviction Act, even if the tenant has agreed to leave, a state appeals court says.

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3 minute read

June 23, 2010 | Law.com

It's rare indeed that a N.J. district ethics committee recommends a sanction and the Disciplinary Review Board disagrees, but it happened Friday in the case of solo practitioner Jeffrey Grow, who was accused of dragging his feet in an estate case and then refusing to cooperate with substituted counsel. "One thing is very clear -- in this day and age, people are way too aware that the way to control their attorney's behavior or to keep from paying them is to simply file an ethics charge," says Grow.

By Charles Toutant

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February 18, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

March 13, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Federal Trade Commission has spoken out against New Jersey's proposed crackdown on client testimonials in lawyer ads. In a March 1 letter, the FTC told the state Supreme Court's Committee on Attorney Advertising that its suggested guideline, barring client endorsements based on favorable outcomes or a lawyer's competence, would cut down on competition and drive up legal fees.

By Charles Toutant

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