March 12, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Local Firm That Offered Job to Sitting Judge Off the Hook in LawsuitWhat may have been a case of oversharing on the part of a DLA Piper associate has dragged the firm into court to defend a legal malpractice lawsuit.
By Charles Toutant
5 minute read
August 11, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer
N.Y. Judge Readies First Batch of Fen-Phen Suits for TrialCalling the drug manufacturer's protests overblown, a Bergen County, N.J., judge last week consolidated five Fen-Phen diet drug cases as the first of 5,800 to go to trial in New Jersey.
By Charles Toutant
5 minute read
May 24, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal
Court Gives Long Arm to New Jersey Domestic-Violence Prevention LawNew Jersey courts have jurisdiction to issue restraining orders where an act of domestic violence occurred in another state but the victim has fled to New Jersey and is pursued by her assailant, the state Supreme Court rules.
By Charles Toutant
3 minute read
November 20, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal
Seasoned Bergen Co. Litigator To Head New Phillips Nizer New Jersey BranchEdward Imperatore, a litigator with a client base in real estate and transportation interests held by his prominent Bergen County family, will head the New Jersey office of New York's Phillips Nizer
By Charles Toutant
3 minute read
March 14, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal
No Vested Right in Condo Unit Owners To Protest Zoning Changes, Court SaysCondominium owners do not enjoy the same rights to protest zoning changes that are accorded other property owners under the Municipal Land Use Law, the Appellate Division rules.
By Charles Toutant
5 minute read
October 29, 2010 | Law.com
Staples Agrees to Pay $42 Million to Settle Overtime Class ActionOffice-supply retailer Staples has agreed to a $42 million settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that it failed to pay overtime to 5,500 assistant managers.
By Charles Toutant
3 minute read
March 02, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal
C.R. Bard Sued Over Catheters, Hernia PatchesC.R. Bard has been hit with class action suits claiming it sold thousands of defective hernia repair patches and conspired to limit competition in the market for urinary catheters.
By Charles Toutant
3 minute read
September 25, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal
Court Censures Williams for DWI, Though Counsel Urged SuspensionResisting an ethics counsel's call for an enhanced penalty, the Supreme Court on Friday followed the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct's recommendation and censured Judge Rosemarie Williams for a drunken-driving conviction, finding it the normal penalty imposed on other judges for first-time DWI offenses.
By Charles Toutant
3 minute read
July 31, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal
Turf War Over Ethics ConflictsA contest of constitutional dimensions could result in more conflicts of interest for law firms that hire lawyers from the public sector. At issue is whether the Rules of Professional Conduct or the more stringent state Conflicts of Interest Law should govern the case of a firm's potential disqualification from state work if it has a former state lawyer on staff.
By Charles Toutant
6 minute read
January 09, 2006 | Law.com
Law Firms Realizing What They Don't Know Can Hurt ThemCorporate America wouldn't think of launching a product without market research, and now that same mind-set is slowly catching on among law firms faced with ever-increasing competition. Market research can show firms what best serves existing clients and how that translates into a campaign to find new business. But a firm that commissions a branding study runs the risk of learning that its reputation is not as strong as it thought -- or worse, that it has no reputation at all among would-be clients.
By Charles Toutant
7 minute read
