Charles Toutant

January 05, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has truncated a New Jersey doctrine that holds trucking companies liable for injuries during loading and unloading of their vehicles, even when another party was negligent.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

February 15, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

An African-American lawyer held in contempt and arrested for "frivolously" raising a race-related defense in her client's traffic-violation case is fighting the sanction even as she pursues an ethics complaint against the judge.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

September 23, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

Cozen O'Connor is expanding its work public policy advocacy, regulatory compliance and government contract procurement at the federal, state and with the launch of a new lobbying subsidiary.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

December 01, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

When prosecutor, police and prison authorities name the wrong man as a criminal defendant, it isn't libel for a newspaper to print it, even if the individual isn't a public figure, a Morris County judge rules.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

February 23, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Gibbons firm unveiled its new headquarters last week: four and a half floors of economy-sized offices and function-specific public areas all designed to put on display a core value: frugality.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

June 08, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal judge refuses to dismiss a former Parker McCay law librarian's suit alleging the firm defamed and falsely imprisoned her by having her arrested on a charge of setting off a fire alarm last year.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

April 14, 2000 | Law.com

When the Supreme Court announces its opinion in Boy Scouts of American v. Dale, the justices might never even mention the word "gay." Yet make no mistake: The case is a potential watershed for gay rights. It's only that the case could also have wider impact. At oral arguments on April 26, the justices will face a vexing task: Setting the limits, if any, on a private group's right to exclude people.

By Charles Toutant

8 minute read

August 01, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

The state's interest in confidentiality of the mediation process generally supersedes a criminal defendant's interest in securing a mediator's testimony as evidence, the New Jersey Supreme Court rules.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

August 21, 2000 | Law.com

In the battle for top-drawer associates in New Jersey, the firm long known as Dechert, Price & Rhoads has raised starting pay and bonus in its Princeton office by $20,000 and has borrowed an idea from military recruiters: Join Dechert and see the world. Thanks to last month's merger with Britain's Titmuss Sainer, the firm is offering associates a chance to work in the London office.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

September 21, 2004 | Law.com

Donald Davidson -- a New Jersey lawyer known for abiding by the rules -- has suddenly found himself the poster boy for defense lawyer stonewalling. His videotaped remarks at a CLE seminar, in which he advocated a "just say no" approach to discovery in nursing home litigation, are being disseminated throughout the country. In addition, a Minnesota plaintiffs lawyer is using Davidson's comments in ATLA lectures as an example of obstructive defense tactics.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read