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Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant is a litigation writer for the New Jersey Law Journal.

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July 30, 2024 | Law.com

Bad Optics to Hire a White Man? Manager Says He Was Fired for Hiring Caucasian

"If somebody said to him, 'You're being terminated because you're a white guy, we don't like the optics that you hired another white guy.' If I were representing the employer, I would not want my client making a statement like that if they're terminating somebody," said employment lawyer Julie Levinson Werner, who is not involved in the case.

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6 minute read

July 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Law Firm Leader Headed to Prison Over Unauthorized Raises, Lavish Travel Billed to Firm

"John's conduct really was aberrational and highly unlikely to ever repeat itself. John is thankful that the court agreed with his negotiated sentence, and imposed the minimum sentence possible," said Ricardo Solano Jr. of Gibbons, the attorney for John Dunlea.

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July 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

$1.3M Stolen From Seton Hall Law School: Ex-Assistant Dean Pleads Guilty

"The genesis of most fraud schemes happens when people have access to money they believe they are entitled to, and no one will notice it's gone," FBI Special Agent in Charge James E. Dennehy said.

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5 minute read

July 26, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Law Firm in Crosshairs as 8 Ex-Staffers File Suit Against It

"Davis, Saperstein & Salomon will be serving frivolous litigation notices on attorney Shell and his clients, and will seek dismissal of these claims on procedural grounds, including legal fees and costs," said the firm's attorney, Keith McDonald.

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4 minute read

July 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Gibbons on the Case: New Jersey Firm Launches 15 Suits for Drug Company

The suits stem from defendants' submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of Abbreviated New Drug Applications [ANDA] seeking permission to manufacture generic versions of American Regent's selenious acid products before their patents expire.

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2 minute read

July 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Crash Sequence Animations Bolstered Damages Claim in Fatal Motorcycle Crash That Ended in $4.9M Settlement, Attorney Says

The truck driver said he did not see the motorcycle approaching, and was not issued any summonses, according to Michael Mackler, the attorney for the estate.

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July 24, 2024 | Law.com

Things Could Get Confusing After Dueling Rulings on Noncompetes

"Come September, if this situation persists, there will be garden-variety, noncompete employment cases in courts across the country where defendants, whether employees switching companies or companies hiring employees in the face of noncompetes from their prior job, will likely assert that the FTC is a defense to the enforcement of a noncompete," attorney John Siegal said.

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6 minute read

July 24, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Draws Yet Another Challenge

"So it doesn't matter what the content of the act is. If the act violated the quorum clause in the way it was passed through Congress, then it's invalid, no matter how laudable the goals of the legislation might be. If a law is unconstitutional, it's unconstitutional," plaintiff's attorney Eric Heigis said.

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6 minute read

July 22, 2024 | Law.com

'Fearful Jurors': Tumultuous Election Season Has Reached Jury Rooms

"There are motions related to the admissibility of certain evidence, such as political affiliations or opinions, or motions concerning juror bias, that might become more relevant, and certainly it's going to impact the legal strategies that lawyers invariably will take," said jury consultant Daniel Wolfe.

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July 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

$1.2M Verdict for Jogger Is Headed to Appellate Division as Parties Contest Liability for Uneven Sidewalk

At the center of the case is a dispute over a defective public sidewalk and whether a commercial property owner or a municipality is obligated to make repairs. The case is headed to the Appellate Division.

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