Charles Toutant

March 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

In scheduling his departure, John Michael Vazquez follows in the steps of six other U.S. District Court judges nominated by former President Obama while in their 40s who have now announced plans to leave the bench.

By Charles Toutant

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March 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

New York attorney P. Gregory Hess of Davidson, Dawson & Clark was not admitted in New Jersey when he visited the state to help an elderly woman execute her will from her hospital bed.

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March 23, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Although it can still be used as a tool, it's not the end-all. It should be a starting point, but not the ending point," attorney Kendra Stephen said.

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March 23, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

An Essex County jury awarded $1.6 million in Estate of Gaza v. Popovich, M.D., a medical malpractice suit claiming errors following a gallbladder removal…

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March 22, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

At least one plaintiff experienced identity theft recently, but it's unclear whether it was linked to the OPRAmachine exposure of his Social Security number, said Oliver Barry, who represents the plaintiffs and the class.

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March 21, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"If you wanted to defame your boss in 1970, your options were pretty limited. If you wanted to reach a big audience, you probably had zero options," attorney Carolyn Conway Duff said. "Everyone has a platform now."

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March 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Despite having knowledge of these allegations, no government agency has ever taken any adverse action against New York Waterway. That, as much as anything, establishes that the allegations lack merit," said New York Waterway lawyer Jennifer Mara.

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March 16, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The mere appointment of counsel is not the standard in providing effective counsel and certainly can be characterized as a sham and nothing more than a formal compliance with the Constitution's requirement that an accused be given the assistance of counsel," the New Jersey State Bar Association said in an amicus curiae brief.

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March 15, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Whenever a truthful answer would reflect poorly on him, Mr. Rosebush would veer off course and reiterate—often with identical words, emphases, cadence, and gestures—his scripted, and completely non-responsive, speech about the nature of the PBM audits," the Roche motion says.

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March 14, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"There's theoretically an opportunity ... to find out who is a member of the class, but it's been quite a few years and the plaintiff hasn't come forward with this," defense attorney Matthew Elkin said.

By Charles Toutant

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