Charles Toutant

December 07, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"You know, people have different reasons that they fall behind in taxes, but that doesn't mean that the entirety of their equity in their home should be stolen from them," said Shauna L. Friedman of Barry, Corrado & Grassi, who filed the suit.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

December 06, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We said that they acted willfully and wantonly in derogation of my client's rights by hiring and retaining [the truck driver]. That took a $6.5 million case to a $17.5 million case," plaintiffs lawyer Donald Lomurro said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

December 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A lawyer for Davis Saperstein & Salomon says its suit against the former attorney "is narrow, in that it only seeks to enforce two agreements that were mutually agreed upon by the parties."

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

December 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"When you add that wrinkle to it, and you have to focus a jury's attention on the fact that he is being discriminated against because of a perception that he's gay as opposed to actually being gay, it adds a wrinkle," plaintiffs lawyer R. Armen McOmber said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

December 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Plaintiffs lawyer Jon Green said he heard messages of encouragement from lawyers whose clients were faced with fees of as much as $1,500 an hour in cases ranging from police civil rights to clergy sexual abuse.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

November 22, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

After Related hired Mendoza in 2019, he took two online training courses about sexual harassment, but the courses did not address harassment of non-employees, such as residents, tenants or prospective tenants, the court said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

November 21, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"As a law clerk, if the artificial intelligence tools can enable you to do what might have taken 100 hours of legal research in five or 10, that helps your judge. That helps the court get to the right answer," said Peter Torcicollo, managing director at Gibbons in Newark.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

November 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The plaintiff wrote on Facebook that teachers were "talking about their sexual life with my kids, and looking for affirmation."

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

November 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I think that judges generally are mindful about the fact that the litigants are paying themselves when they go to a discovery master," said Lisa Crystal, a former Superior Court judge who now is practicing alternate dispute resolution with Brach Eichler.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

November 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

An Atlantic County jury returned a $3.5 million verdict in Robinson v. Stengel, a case involving a woman who suffered severe fractures of both legs in a head-on crash.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read