Charles Toutant

December 07, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

The state Appellate Division holds that plaintiffs suing for wage discrimination in New Jersey cannot rely on the "continuous trigger" theory, by which each paycheck starts the statute of limitations running anew.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

June 21, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

A new law barring "gender identity or expression" discrimination went into effect on June 17 in New Jersey and is already stirring debate among employment lawyers, who say its provisions are so broad that they will require fine tuning by the courts.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

August 31, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Home-delivery customers of Poland Spring water have filed a putative class action in federal court, claiming the bottler imposes late fees that are fraudulent, and usurious and violate contract terms.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

September 12, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

Video-enhanced summation, which allows lawyers to virtually recreate a trial on videotape in the order and context they wish, is a growing trend. Its ability to both sway juries, and, possibly, create controversy, is staggering. "It has the potential of really skewing the way jurors look at the evidence," says jury consultant Beth Bochnak. "You can take a quote out of context and make it sound any way you want."

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

November 08, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Even ethics mavens can get caught in the maw of malpractice charges, as a case settled in Atlantic County shows. Mary Maudsley, chairman of the Disciplinary Review Board, agreed on Oct. 29 to settle for $100,000 a suit accusing her of missing a discovery deadline and misleading the client about the case status.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

July 23, 2007 | Law.com

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Friday issued a stern rebuke to one of its members for using the prestige of office to advance a personal interest. The court censured Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto for how he dealt with police, prosecutors and court officials over a complaint that his son was being bullied by a high school football teammate. The court said that Rivera-Soto engaged in a course of action that led to "an appearance of impropriety."

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

July 02, 2007 | The Recorder

The state has a new transsexual rights law, but employment lawyers say it is so broad they can only guess about its terms.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

October 10, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Kenney & Kearney, a Cherry Hill litigation boutique, is deconstructing after 20 years, following other small-to-mid-sized firms which, unable to meet corporate clients' demands, are seeking merger partners, falling prey to raiders or simply falling apart

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

October 27, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Office-supply retailer Staples Inc. has agreed to a $42 million settlement of a class action alleging it failed to pay overtime to 5,500 assistant managers.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

February 08, 2010 | Law.com

Five Connell Foley lawyers well-versed in policies written by offshore insurers have been cherry-picked by Clyde & Co., a London-based law firm, to open a New Jersey office. Daren McNally, who was chair of the insurance coverage practice group at Connell Foley in Roseland, N.J., led the defection on Feb. 1, joined by partner Barbara Almeida and associates Meghan Goodwin, Matthew Gennaro and Neha Bansal. Clyde has set up temporary quarters in Short Hills, N.J., while it searches for permanent space.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read