Charles Toutant

October 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Attacking the character or morals of a witness, when they are not in issue, is viewed as "a particularly reprehensible type of impropriety," the appellate panel found.

By Charles Toutant

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October 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors say Menendez and his wife worked with Egyptian-American businessman Wael Hana to take action on behalf of Egyptian officials.

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October 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The suit brings claims under federal and New Jersey trade secret laws, as well as claims for misappropriation of confidential information, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy and respondeat superior.

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October 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Our view is we have an ideal moment in time right now to pause the litigation," said Paul Josephson of Duane Morris, representing the charter school defendants.

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October 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

When judges become eligible for a pension, the combination of the pension and earnings from being a mediator is much more than they earn on the bench, William Strasser, president of the Bergen County Bar Association, said.

By Charles Toutant

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October 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bergen County Presiding Civil Judge John D. O'Dwyer has "really kept things moving along to the extent that it's in his control," said litigator April Gilmore of The Epstein Firm.

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October 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We believe the court was correct in ruling that under the terms of the statute, this wildly inappropriate language should not be shared with students," said school district attorney John G. Geppert Jr. said.

By Charles Toutant

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October 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The settlements were reached following mediation with Stephen Orlofsky, a former federal judge who is now with Blank Rome in Princeton.

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October 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Time and time again, he has forged the essential balance between keeping New Jersey safe and building trust between residents and those who have sworn an oath to protect him," U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said of Semper.

By Charles Toutant

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October 03, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"This marks the third time in three years that an appellate court has overturned outsized verdicts that asbestos lawyers secured by confusing and misleading juries with unscientific opinions touting baseless liability theories," Erik Haas, worldwide vice president of litigation for Johnson & Johnson, said in a statement.

By Charles Toutant

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