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Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant is a litigation writer for the New Jersey Law Journal.

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February 01, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Driver Reaches $1M Settlement After Sustaining Spinal Injuries in Rear-End Collision

The plaintiff suffered a left shoulder tear and cervical and lumbar herniations. He ultimately underwent a lumbar laminectomy, a lumbar fusion and the insertion of a spinal cord stimulator.

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January 31, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Judge Allowed His Secretary to Work Remotely. Now He Faces Discipline

After shifting to remote work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, New Jersey's courts instituted a remote work program for court employees. But the policy does not apply to judicial law clerks or judicial secretaries, the complaint said.

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January 31, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Not on Mute: Court Rules for Fired Worker Who Used N-Word on a Video Call

Michael Bernabe, who is white, was logged into a virtual team meeting on July 29, 2020, when other employees heard him shout profanity and the N-word.

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January 30, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Suits Test Physicians' Outsourcing of Reimbursement Disputes With Insurance Companies

The Allia Group, formerly known as eCure, "utilizes novel and proprietary legal strategies to fight for providers and recover underpaid reimbursements," said the LinkedIn page of company principal Evin Levin.

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January 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Clogged Up: Lawsuits Are Flying Against Johnson & Johnson Over Decongestant

On Sept. 12, 2023, the FDA issued a report on phenylephrine, saying that there were no safety issues found with its use as a decongestant but there were also no benefits, the suit said.

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January 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Associate Brings Whistleblower Suit Against Law Firm

The lawsuit is the second by an attorney at the New Jersey law firm.

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January 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fatal Motorcycle Crash Leads to $1.25M Wrongful Death Settlement

Jake Schreck, 21, of Allentown, was riding a motorcycle north on Old York Road in Robbinsville on March 31, 2023, when an oncoming vehicle driven by Ketan Kabaria of Yardley, Pa. made a left turn, striking him.

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January 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

$1M Settlement for Lawyers Alleging Race Discrimination

"I'd like to believe that somehow this lawsuit spurred them on to really take a hard look at the kind of diversity that they have," the plaintiffs' counsel said.

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January 24, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer Sanctioned $71K: Judge Says 'Questionable Tactics' Were Well-Known

"Most special education attorneys representing parents will not take their clients' money to have a hearing when, in fact, the student is already getting what the parents have asked for," said Eric Harrison, the attorney for the Cherry Hill Board of Education.

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January 23, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'I Don't Know If It's Enough': Here's a Look at Judges' Salaries

At least half of those who take a judgeship in New Jersey are taking a pay cut, New Jersey State Bar Association President Timothy McGoughran said.

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