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Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant

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

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July 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Judge Claims Law Firm Retaliated Against Him

"The apparent intent is to intimidate and vindictively coerce Mathesius to abandon his efforts to collect his fees," the counterclaim stated.

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July 07, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

'It's Going to Be Chaos for a Little While': Trials Restart, But Bumpy Road Predicted

"[T]his next period is still going to be uncertain in terms of how the transition is going to work out," Vineland attorney Daniel Rosner said.

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July 06, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

What to Do About Lawyers Who Take Clients' Funds? High Court Weighs Leniency

"I'm sympathetic, but to have sympathy is one thing and to change the rule and thereby run the risk of further violations is a step backwards," Michael Ambrosio of Seton Hall University School of Law said.

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July 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

REVEALED: $100K Settlement for Female Lawyer Allegedly Passed Over for Promotion

The settlement comes five years after the lawyer filed a suit claiming the Office of Attorney Ethics was run like a "boys club."

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June 23, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bad Dog? Parents Not Immune From Liability After Rottweiler Attacks Their Child

The Barkoskys' suit will now proceed to discovery and then trial, said Gaetano Mercogliano of Sweeney & Sheehan in Westmont, who represents Weber Training School and owner David Horowitz.

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June 23, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Worker Injured in Newark Airport Demolition Project Awarded $12.2 Million

In Fish v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, an Essex County jury returned a $12.2 million verdict on April 24 to a man who was left disabled…

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June 22, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

'The Most Liberal Judge' Has Died

The decision to release boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was met with intense and long-lasting opposition from many, said Bruce Rosen, an attorney at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden who was hired as a law clerk for the judge to help on the Carter case.

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June 22, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

$26M Award Hangs in Balance as Court Scrutinizes Alleged Attorney Missteps

The court will also consider whether the defendants waived the attorney-client privilege for certain communications, and whether certain statements by plaintiffs' counsel during summation were improper or misleading.

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June 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Jones Days Steps Into Fray as Big Pharma Battles Over Medicare Drug Prices

The suit claims the price negotiation program violates the Fifth Amendment bar on uncompensated takings and the First Amendment bar on compelled speech.

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June 16, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Problem With Judge Chu: Care One Suit Takes Issue With Jurists' Job Protections

Care One's suit claims that it is a party in an "illegitimate," decadelong National Labor Relations Board proceeding, and that an administrative law judge assigned to the case, Kenneth Chu, is "an illegitimate decisionmaker."

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