Charles Toutant

August 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Given that John Dunlea has been sentenced to five years in prison for his crimes, "he has no reasonable expectation of timely or adequately funding any plan of reorganization," McElroy Deutsch said in its motion to dismiss the bankruptcy petition.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"What I think the plaintiffs bar really needs to focus on is you can get more than the coverage, and for some reason, it's not been done very often," the plaintiff's attorney said.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

August 07, 2024 | Law.com

"I think the EEOC is always chronically underfunded, and there's always either hiring freezes or furloughs or something like that. The EEOC needs more love, for sure," said David Lopez, a former general counsel for the agency.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

August 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The Chief loved lawyers and the legal profession with all his heart, and he never lost his appreciation and gratitude for the unparalleled privilege of representing others," said Kevin Marino, who was hired by Donald Robinson in 1985 after completing a judicial clerkship.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Citing case law from the Third Circuit calling back pay "impermissible retrospective relief" that "necessarily depletes the state treasury," U.S. District Judge Edward Kiel wrote, "I see no reason to stray from this general principle and award plaintiff what is in all practical respects back pay."

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJIT said its personnel "were forced to divert their focus from NJIT's educational mission in favor of addressing voluminous complaints about Jorjani."

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 01, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

An attorney that a health care recovery firm hired to develop a personal injury practice instead funneled profits to her bother's law firm as part of a secret "kickback scheme," a recent suit from the firm alleges.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

July 31, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Louis J. Korngut, in an answer, admitted some of the allegations and disputed others. He said he attended the police chief's retirement party only for a few minutes. He said he only visited Hooters once, with his court staff.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

July 30, 2024 | Law.com

"If somebody said to him, 'You're being terminated because you're a white guy, we don't like the optics that you hired another white guy.' If I were representing the employer, I would not want my client making a statement like that if they're terminating somebody," said employment lawyer Julie Levinson Werner, who is not involved in the case.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

July 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"John's conduct really was aberrational and highly unlikely to ever repeat itself. John is thankful that the court agreed with his negotiated sentence, and imposed the minimum sentence possible," said Ricardo Solano Jr. of Gibbons, the attorney for John Dunlea.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read