Charles Toutant

April 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I look forward to continuing a close working relationship with our bar and with the dedicated, hard-working judges, managers and staff in our vicinage," the judge said in a statement.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

April 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

ACJC chair Virginia Long wrote that judges are free to alert counsel and litigants when they are unfamiliar with a particular legal issue. But this jurist's actions went a step farther, undermining public confidence in the judiciary, she wrote.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

April 12, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

One of the jurists becomes the first Black judge to lead the Appellate Division, while another the first woman to serve as acting deputy presiding judge for administration for the state's appellate court.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

April 12, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I wanted to come stop by if that's okay," the woman allegedly texted, to which the judge allegedly responded "Cool!" according to the complaint.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

April 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I would still say you're worlds ahead of the places where they've got these elected judiciaries, and I think you should count yourselves lucky," Brian Fitzpatrick of Vanderbilt University said of New Jersey's judiciary.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

April 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"If the economics will not allow you to continue employing a certain number of people, then you are really going to be in a worse situation, because you now have these separate obligations to comply with as well," employment attorney Marissa Mastroianni said.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

April 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A taxi driver who suffered serious back and neck injuries when his vehicle was hit by a stolen paramedic vehicle settled his Bergen County suit, Hamed…

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

April 06, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Wells Fargo's alleged involvement was one of many similarities between the Silbiger policy and another stranger-originated life insurance policy that the New Jersey Supreme Court declared null and void in 2019.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

April 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"If you can afford to go to arbitration, it's probably a good alternative. But if you can barely afford your attorney, I don't know how you're affording arbitration," said matrimonial attorney Paris Eliades.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

April 03, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

At sentencing, Senior U.S. District Judge Katharine Hayden "demonstrated a hesitance to follow our instruction to view the children's injuries holistically and in the context of the jury's findings of guilt," Third Circuit Judge Felipe Restrepo wrote.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read