Charles Toutant

May 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Rivka is just one of the few who is willing to truly put their neck on the line," plaintiffs attorney Cory Rothbort said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

May 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The attorneys are former law partners, but one now describes a "longstanding vendetta" among the ex-colleagues.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

May 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Under a plea agreement, the state will recommend that Dunlea be sentenced to five years in state prison and that he pay restitution to his former law firm and the state Division of Taxation, the Attorney General's Office said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

May 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

One area of uncertainty is how courts will interpret whether a claim arising from the emission of greenhouse gasses constitutes an insurable claim.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

May 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Gov. Murphy wants to line the whole coast with these, which is shocking, considering the coastal economy is one of the [state's] major sources of revenue," said Bruce Afran, the Princeton attorney representing the plaintiffs.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

May 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The physician said he instructed the patient to see an oncologist or a primary care doctor after seeing the MRI results, but the patient disputed that claim, according to plaintiffs attorney Paul da Costa.

By Charles Toutant

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May 03, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Cognizant agreed to pay $25 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2019 to settle charges that the payments it made to Indian government officials violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

May 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"What they're telling us now is it's not impossible for New Jerseyans to comply with both the Controlled Substances Act and CREAMMA. Nearly every act that an individual or a cannabis business might undertake pursuant to CREAMMA will still subject them to exposure under federal law. And that's kind of where the court hangs its hat," said Ryan Magee of McCarter & English.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

May 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Since 2020, Omar Khouri has amassed more than $120,000 in claims against telemarketers who call him. In 2022, he used part of the proceeds to buy a bar in his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which he named "The Wrong Number." The menu features drinks called "Debt Relief," "Student Loan" and "Car Warranty."

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

April 30, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Christine O'Hearn wrote that the works that the plaintiff sought to protect, as is often the case in reality television shows, were "rife with unprotectable ideas and scènes à faire."

By Charles Toutant

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