Charles Toutant

April 24, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I'm a defense lawyer primarily, but at the end of the day, noncompete agreements were not meant to be a tool to prevent your midlevel workers from going from Company A to Company B," employment attorney Michael Elkins said.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

April 23, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Just really a nice, nice man who was doing important work," a colleague said of the attorney who died.

By Charles Toutant

2 minute read

April 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The actions, conduct and behavior of defendant, Brandin M. Echols, rise to a punitive level as defined by the New Jersey Punitive Damages Act, entitling plaintiff to punitive damages," the suit says.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

April 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The suit names as defendants Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Red Lion Hotels Corp., and Motel 6 Corp., among others. The defendants argue that the suit fails to establish they participated in a "venture" under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, or that they benefited, knowingly or otherwise, from a TVPRA venture.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"At the outset of the trial, the town announced that there would be no settlement, calling it a 'no pay' case," said Joseph Fiorenzo, attorney for The Silverman Group.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The firm says it was contacted by someone who purportedly sought help collecting severance pay from his employer, John Deere.

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6 minute read

April 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"It's called an unapproved drug. It's a drug in other countries, this tianeptine, used for an antidepressant. But it's never been approved in America, and I think it's falling through the regulatory cracks," plaintiff attorney Michael Pender said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The optics in the courtroom were very difficult. The optics were very extreme—to have this young lady sitting in front of the jury for days, without legs. In fact, [on] one of the legs there's no femur on the right side—it's just a hip," a defense lawyer said.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

April 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"While Daniel's Law was passed with the worthy purpose of protecting public servants ... [these] lawsuits have little to do with this goal," one defense attorney wrote.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

April 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The trial focused on causation and damages after Outback stipulated to liability on the eve of trial, following a ruling that would have allowed for an adverse inference against the restaurant for failing to preserve sufficient video evidence.

By Charles Toutant

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