Charles Toutant

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

3 minute read

April 10, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Counsel for Academy Bus Lines and the bus driver, Arthur Tendler, maintained that her arthritis was a preexisting condition and not triggered by the bus accident, the plaintiff's attorney said.

By Charles Toutant

2 minute read

April 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"You know everybody comes to an application with their own views. But you can't align yourself with an organization that has already determined that the application must fail," said Adam Garcia, a lawyer for the applicant.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

April 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I believe anti-SLAPP applies and this complaint is completely frivolous because everything she said is opinion," attorney Bruce Rosen said of a law firm's suit against a former client.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

April 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The favoritism granted the corporate casinos violates a very clear provision of the New Jersey constitution," the suit alleges.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

March 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

A 2020 verdict allowed Teva and other companies to produce generic versions of Vascepa. But Teva allegedly had to scale back its launch because of an inability to obtain the key ingredient, the suit said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

March 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Ilyas, who was 27 and working as a 7-Eleven clerk at the time of the accident, suffers neck and back pain and tingling in his hands and legs since the accident, Bitterman said.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read