Charles Toutant

March 04, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

The state judiciary has added suits over lead-based paint to the types of complex litigation bound for special handling in Middlesex County, New Jersey`s mass-tort capital.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 22, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter picks up seven labor and employment attorneys from Greenberg Traurig.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

May 22, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

While nonequity partnership has transformed the former "up or out" construct at law firms, it is still primarily a bridge to full partnership rather than a final destination, according to a management consultant's survey.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

December 27, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey agency in charge of building schools in the state's poorest districts is taking an aggressive litigation posture to try to recover some of the millions of dollars it's spent on design errors and environmental problems.

By Charles Toutant

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February 23, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal appeals court holds that a Parsippany law firm can be sued for overstating amounts owed in mortgage foreclosure letters sent to debtors' attorneys.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

October 20, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

In an effort to combat mounting home-mortgage foreclosures, New Jersey's court system is expanding statewide a pilot program that provides free mediation between lenders and homeowners.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

December 05, 2005 | Law.com

A caution by the Food and Drug Administration about the potentially life-threatening effects of Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra contraceptive patch has fanned the flames of what could become nationwide litigation. Suits claim that patch users have suffered strokes, heart attacks and even death as a result of blood clotting caused by heightened estrogen levels. Web sites are publicizing the FDA directive and the litigation options available -- and federal suits are popping up around the country.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

May 24, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

William Brennan III, the son of late U.S. Justice William Brennan Jr. and an instrumental figure in the establishment of the State Commission of Investigation, died last Monday at age 71.

By By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

April 10, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal judge has ground to a halt a suit that claimed allowing a cement plant to operate in a poor neighborhood violated the residents' civil rights.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

October 20, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has agreed to pay up to $236 million to settle a class-action suit over defective hoses in radiant home-heating systems. U.S. District Judge Stanley Chesler gave preliminary approval on Oct. 9 to the settlement, which covers purchasers in 44 states and Canada. A class action on the same product in the six New England states is pending in Boston's federal court.

By Charles Toutant

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