Charles Toutant

May 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Employer policies that restrict employees' ability to speak about harassment in the workplace have lost favor," plaintiff Viktoriya Usachenok's petition stated.

By Charles Toutant

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May 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Plaintiff was terminated because she disrespected and offended her students," the appeals court said.

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May 08, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"[I]t appears from the record that the sanctionable misconduct—failure to comply with discovery obligations, abide by court orders, and appear at conferences—is in part attributable to defendants and in part attributable to Mr. Karounos," the judge wrote.

By Charles Toutant

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May 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

An Ocean County jury returned a $1.6 million verdict on Jan. 19 in Hacker v. Jaime-Valdez, a suit by a man who sustained shoulder, neck and back injuries…

By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy

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May 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The plaintiff is "just a guy from New Jersey who graduated valedictorian from his class and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton," lawyer Joseph Garrity said. "He's tried to get his day in court and get this issue resolved for a very long time."

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May 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"There are instances where physicians are being choked out because these insurance companies have such economic power. They do what they want," Epstein Becker's Anthony Argiropoulos said.

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May 03, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

After some large plaintiffs' verdicts in pelvic mesh suits before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ethicon has seen a reversal of fortune, with defense verdicts in at least five such cases in 2022 and 2023.

By Charles Toutant

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May 02, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The announcement comes shortly after the New Jersey State Bar Association issued a report finding high rates of alcohol abuse, anxiety, depression, stress and suicidal thoughts among the state's lawyers.

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May 02, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The liability limits sold to the class representative were approximately 4.5% higher than they would have been had defendants based those limits on reconstruction cost without debris removal, the suit alleged.

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May 01, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Carlia Brady's suit against the state judiciary and Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity, U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner ruled.

By Charles Toutant

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