Charles Toutant

January 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"While it's heartening the White House renominated several exceptional people and prioritized renominations early in the new year, it's disappointing that these five nominees were not included," said the Alliance for Justice, a liberal judicial watchdog group.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

January 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

A growing reliance on electronic messages is causing an unexpected outcome.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

January 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The plaintiff "failed to satisfy her burden to identify a clear, specific expression of public policy prohibiting the discharge of a short-term employee taking time off to attend hearings related to a domestic violence incident," the Appellate Division wrote.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

January 03, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"This disappointing decision is based on legal and factual errors we are confident will be reversed on appeal," Joseph K. Belanoff, Corcept's CEO, said in a statement.

By Charles Toutant

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January 03, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The van's driver had a suspended driver's license at the time of the crash, according to court documents.

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4 minute read

January 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Rutgers and the law school have policies "that a student's right of free expression does not extend to actions or behaviors that harass, threaten violence, or intimidate classmates," the suit states.

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4 minute read

January 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

In "Patel v. Pugliese," a Middlesex County jury awarded $2.1 million on Dec. 12 to an Iselin woman who sustained neck, back and right knee injuries in a motor vehicle accident.

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2 minute read

December 28, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law who studies federal judicial nominations, called the act of sending back the name "part of the culture wars, part of the basic politicization and partisanship that goes on" and a "stick in Biden's eye that wastes resources and time."

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

December 27, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The issue of cross-border jurisdiction in clergy abuse suits has come up often in New Jersey courts because the state has relaxed the statute of limitations for civil suits by adult survivors of sexual abuse since 2019, while Pennsylvania has not enacted such a law.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

December 27, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

While new case filings in Middlesex County are the second-highest in the state so far this year, judges are "really trying to think outside of the box to give us a little more trial certainty and keep things moving," Maureen Goodman said.

By Charles Toutant

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