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Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant

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

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November 16, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Something I Felt Was Not Ethical': Suit Cites Diabetes Group's Splenda Endorsement

"There is almost as much Splenda as there are onions in the cucumber and onion salad. In light of her training and experience, Hanna believed (and believes) that there is no nutrition-based reason to add this amount of sweetener to this recipe to make it a diabetes friendly recipe," the suit said.

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November 15, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Expert Protocol to Test for Stoned Driving Gets Supreme Court Approval on 5-2 Vote

"We are unpersuaded by the public defender's argument that the protocol is unreliable because two DREs applying it to the same driver can reach different opinions. Such potential differences of opinion do not necessarily make a diagnostic standard unsound," Judge Jack Sabatino, temporarily assigned, wrote for the court.

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November 14, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Growing Type of Fraud Has Put Verizon in the Hot Seat in Federal Court

SIM swaps typically require the company employee to get a customer's personal information number, photo ID or email confirmation, but the Verizon manager failed to follow such steps, according to the suit.

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November 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A 'Brilliant' New Jersey Judge Has Died

The judge was wealthy and didn't need to earn a living, and as a woman, she was not encouraged to participate in her family's real estate business, said James Grimmelmann, a former law clerk.

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November 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Too Dangerous to Work Here': New Lawsuits Emerge Amid Surge in Retail Theft

"Particularly in Philadelphia, there's lots of these incidents. They're growing into the suburbs as well. And yeah, it's tough for the employees. It's just an uncomfortable situation to have to work in," plaintiffs lawyer Alan Milstein said.

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November 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Mother Permanently Injured in Epidural Injury Settles For $13.5 Million in Middlesex

A woman who was left partially paralyzed after childbirth agreed to a $13.5 million settlement in her Middlesex County suit, Mejia v. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

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November 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Greedy' Lawyer Suspended After Boasting About Overcharging Clients

"We are equally divided on whether respondent's multi-faceted, calculated, and greedy conduct — along with her inexplicable lack of remorse — was so nefarious and fraudulent that she should no longer hold a license to practice law in New Jersey," the Disciplinary Review Board said.

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November 08, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Lawyer Took Thousands From Me': Attorney Accused of Fraud

"I was not in a good place," said a client, who is also a lawyer. "They went through a whole iteration of their knowledge of the [Internal Revenue Code], and ... they seemed knowledgeable."

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November 06, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Lawsuit Could Test a Law That's Been Enacted in 24 States

Enactment of the Crown Act has been followed by litigation elsewhere, including in the Southern District of Texas, where the Barbers Hill Independent School District faces a suit on behalf of a student suspended for violating a restriction on the length of a male student's hair.

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October 27, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

21 Lawsuits in 1 Week: Aetna in Crosshairs Amid Flurry of Litigation

The suits claim Aetna routinely promises to pay for a bilateral breast reconstruction at its in-network rate. But after the procedure is complete, Aetna allegedly only pays a fraction of the agreed-on cost.

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