Charles Toutant

June 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

While a municipality can impose an additional fine upon a person for a repeated violation of any municipal ordinance, it does not allow a municipality to repeatedly or continuously fine a person for each day a violation continues, under N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, the panel wrote.

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June 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The former judge claims the judiciary retaliated against her for seeking accommodations for her disability.

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June 14, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"You need to stay up to the minute on developments," said Mark S. Goldstein, a labor and employment lawyer at Reed Smith. "We have to be able to be flexible and pivot quite quickly, with the patchwork of employment laws at the state and local level."

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June 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Liberty Mutual said one of the judge's claim in 2008 was investigated by the company after being "red flagged."

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June 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"[T]the statute imposes 'liquidated damages' triggered by a short and arbitrary compliance deadline, without any consideration of fault or extenuating circumstances," the motion to dismiss states.

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June 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Consumers' online reviews of lawyers have been deemed a matter of public concern for SLAPP purposes in California, New York, Oregon and Washington state, said defense attorney Bruce Rosen.

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June 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The verdict "certainly got the wheels moving" in Taylor's case, the plaintiff's attorney said.

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June 07, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"There is a presumption that compliance with a regulation later held to be invalid results in irreparable harm to those subject to the regulation," the Society for Human Resource Management said in a court filing.

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June 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"[W]e've won cases based on OPRA results," said Stuart Lieberman, an environmental litigator at Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich in Princeton.

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June 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The suggestion that any of our judges, all of whom are saturated in motion briefs, would request more briefing as a delay tactic is unfounded and disappointing," Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb said.

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