Charles Toutant

April 28, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"This case is important because we are not asking that churches get anything beyond what any other organizations would receive––we just ask that churches with substantial interests in historical preservation be considered equally for the same generally available funds that non-religious organizations receive," Tiereney Souza, a second-year law student at Pepperdine who helped write the complaint, said in a statement.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 28, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The complaint cites a New Jersey appellate court that ruled purchasers of PIP coverage from Travelers are entitled to reimbursement for the entire policy amount, without reduction of a deductible or co-payment.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

April 27, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The temporal proximity between significant developments in the NJLAD suit and the supervisors' conduct culminating in Stovall's suspension permits an inference of causation," Judge Arianna Freeman wrote.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 27, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Workers in New Jersey have the constitutional right to get high on their own supply on their free time, and by law, cannot be fired just because they have traces of cannabis in their system weeks or months after such use," Yitzchak Zelman, the plaintiff's lawyer, said.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

April 26, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I think there are folks out there, given how the internet is, who probably say, 'Hey, that's a cool picture.' I don't know if most people know they are violating the law," plaintiffs lawyer Jonathan O'Boyle said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 25, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Although COVID-19 and related restrictions on businesses have been held to be a force majeure event that authorizes termination of contracts, doing so in the present case would be premature, the judge said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I just want to understand why," Kathryn McClure said. "The practice of law can be challenging and stressful enough. Why encumber the process?"

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

April 21, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A man whose right eyeball was removed following what he claimed was a delayed diagnosis of cancer agreed to a $2 million settlement in his Monmouth…

By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy

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April 18, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"The No. 1 cause of nuclear verdicts is plaintiffs lawyers," said Robert Tyson, who has sought to rally the defense bar against rising verdicts and settlements.

By Michael A. Mora | Charles Toutant

4 minute read

April 18, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Insurance companies have gone in-house to save money," said personal injury lawyer John Morgan. "The result is inferior lawyers in many cases, who bring knives to gunfights."

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read