Charles Toutant

February 16, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"JIFs protect members against liability through 'self-insurance.' 'Self-insurance' is not insurance," Supreme Court Justice Douglas Fasciale wrote.

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February 15, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

One lawyer worries that Judge Michael Ostrowski Jr., who hears many of the family law cases in Cumberland County, is under too much pressure.

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February 15, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"It's important that lawyers are both properly advising their clients and maintaining their own professional integrity," jury consultant Melissa Gomez said. "Part of a lawyer's job is to manage their clients' expectations."

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February 14, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"It's a good idea to think about how your advocacy could backfire," said Melissa Gomez, president of MMG Jury Consulting.

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February 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

One plaintiff-side firm said in court papers that taking a case to trial takes 34 months in the Northern District of California, 50 months in the District of New Jersey, 51 months in the District of Nevada and 44 months in the Southern District of New York.

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February 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Hopefully, this verdict reinforces the concept to any organization that it must properly supervise all employees and facilities and train its employees as to risks and signs of child sexual abuse," said Jay Silvio Mascolo, the lawyer for the plaintiff.

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February 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"As a result of this opinion, millions of American consumers and insurers will now have the opportunity to band together and seek justice against the manufacturers, retail pharmacies, and wholesalers who manufactured, distributed, and dispensed adulterated valsartan-containing drugs in the United States," said attorney John Davis of Slack Davis Sanger in Austin, Texas.

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February 08, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"He'll be missed more than anything just for his personality and his love for the law and love for being a judge," said attorney Lawrence Lustberg of Gibbons.

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February 07, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The absence of a clearly articulated, binding code of ethics for the justices of the court imperils the legitimacy of the court," the ABA measure said.

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February 06, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"What the board rested its decision on was the fact that Lizzo seemed to constantly attach the phrase to herself, and her musical services, so that she's not selling T-shirts that say '100% That Bitch.' She is selling T-shirts that say Lizzo on the front and '100% That Bitch' on the back," said law professor Christine Haight Farley of American University.

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