Charles Toutant

June 01, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey's bellwether firms are willing to pay more than last year for summer clerks that may ripen into permanent hires.

By Charles Toutant

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January 18, 2001 | Law.com

The lure of the cameras has pulled law professor Andrew Napolitano away from teaching class so often that Seton Hall University School of Law has canceled him midseason. The former judge, who since last summer has been holding court on his own Fox TV show, "Power of Attorney," resigned or was fired -- depending on whose version you believe -- when he answered Hollywood's call one too many times.

By Charles Toutant

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January 21, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fear of giant payouts to plaintiffs continues to impel employers to spend money for staff training in discrimination and sexual harassment law. That's the good news. The bad news for lawyers on the compliance and prevention side is that necessity has also brought on a rash of competition from lay consultants offering similar services at a lower cost.

By Charles Toutant

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January 21, 2010 | Law.com

The National Rifle Association's New Jersey affiliate filed suit on Tuesday to overturn a state law limiting handgun purchases to one a month, saying it is pre-empted by federal law. The suit, filed in federal court in Trenton, N.J., seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against enforcement of the One Gun Law, which went into effect on Jan. 1. Two individuals and a gun shop are also plaintiffs in the suit, which is before U.S. District Judge Joel Pisano.

By Charles Toutant

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April 07, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Years of impasse over proposed improvements to Mercer County's dilapidated 100-year-old courthouse were finally broken on Feb. 11, when the county authorized a $500,000 bond for architectural services to draft a plan for renovation and expansion.

By Charles Toutant

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May 16, 2006 | Law.com

Johnson & Johnson has adopted a quick-settlement strategy for suits charging that its Ortho Evra contraceptive patch causes blood clots due to heightened estrogen levels. At a status conference in Cleveland, where 73 cases from across the country have been consolidated, a Johnson & Johnson lawyer announced that the company is prepared to settle all suits in which plaintiffs were hospitalized for stroke, heart attacks, pulmonary embolisms or deep vein thrombosis. The product remains on the market.

By Charles Toutant

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March 04, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

An outbreak of alleged ticket fixing by judges in Jersey City last year has prompted the state judiciary to reinforce guidelines for dismissal of traffic summonses and parking citations - particularly when judges, court employees or their family members are concerned.

By Charles Toutant

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January 25, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

A court order granting a common-law request for criminal investigative records does not guarantee attorneys' fees to the prevailing party, a state appeals court rules.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

November 07, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Allstate Insurance Co., an insurer legendary for stonewalling against PIP claims it considers specious, seems to be giving a North Bergen neurologist an excruciatingly painful demonstration.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

November 13, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Thousands of workers' compensation cases are in limbo in New Jersey because, for months, there was no one reviewing them for possible Medicare liens on recovery. The federal contractor that processed Medicare inquiries in the state stopped answering its phones in May, and a replacement didn't get its operations up and running until October. Since federal statute prohibits disposing of workers' comp cases before Medicare issues are resolved, a 3,300-case backlog emerged by the end of August.

By Charles Toutant

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