Charles Toutant

March 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Former professional football player Janoris Jenkins faces a $400,000 arbitration award.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

March 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The plaintiff suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, or bleeding in the space between the brain and the surrounding membrane, which left him incapacitated with irreversible brain damage, the plaintiff's attorney Bruce Nagel said.

By Charles Toutant

2 minute read

March 04, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"While we are still evaluating the court's most recent opinion, we note that there were significant legal issues decided during the underlying liability phase that merit appellate review. We intend to pursue those issues vigorously," Albion said in a statement.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

March 01, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Here's where trials will restart in New Jersey, and where judicial vacancies and shutdowns still loom.

By Colleen Murphy | Charles Toutant

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March 01, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The case is now streamlined into, basically, a smaller case, but from our perspective, at least her claim survived—the hostile work environment under federal and state law," plaintiffs attorney David Koller said.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

February 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"To find a right of action for the municipalities would mean the (Board of Public Utilities) would no longer hold all enforcement authority. Because this would change the plain meaning of the (Cable Television Act), we find no constitutional basis for finding a private right of action for municipalities," Judge Jane Roth wrote for the court.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

February 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Due to the lack of transparency in [third-party litigation funding] arrangements, parties to litigation and judges are oftentimes not aware of potential conflicts of interest, have no reasonable way of gauging improper outside influence by funders on litigation strategy or settlement decisions, or other ethical concerns with funding arrangements," said Anthony Anastasio, president of the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

February 28, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The decision turned on whether New Jersey has jurisdiction over the national group or just its local affiliates.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

February 27, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I think that upholding the supremacy of marijuana scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act is a weak argument," attorney Ryan Magee said. "And it gets weaker by the day."

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

February 26, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The $3.9 million settlement in "Diaz v. C&C Construction Management" was reached on Dec. 20, 2023, at a settlement conference before Hudson County Presiding Civil Judge Joseph M. Turula.

By Charles Toutant

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