Charles Toutant

November 04, 2010 | Law.com

A New Jersey appeals court has revoked a 20 percent fee enhancement in an Americans with Disabilities Act settlement, finding a lack of exceptional circumstances to justify it.

By Charles Toutant

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June 13, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Medical malpractice filings have declined steadily in New Jersey since adoption of a tort reform measure designed to weed out frivolous suits. The 1,493 suits filed last year were 24 percent fewer than the 1,971 filed in 1997, the earliest year for which data is available from the state Administrative Office of the Courts. That seven-year period coincides roughly with the Affidavit of Merit Statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-27, which became law in mid-1995 over plaintiffs' lawyers' vociferous opposition.

By Charles Toutant

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September 14, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

A suit charging that redevelopment of a low-income neighborhood in Mount Holly hits African Americans and Hispanics harder has been given new life by a federal appeals court.

By Charles Toutant

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June 05, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Get 'em while they're young' seems to be the motif for summer hiring this year at New Jersey's largest firms. While the total number of summer associates hired stayed virtually flat, first-year law students are making up a higher percentage. The reason: competition with large out-of-state firms, mainly in New York, for 2L talent.

By Charles Toutant

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March 30, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

A state appeals court extends statutory immunity for intermediate-level emergency medical technicians to basic-level EMTs who provide advanced service.

By Charles Toutant

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August 14, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Administrative Office of the Courts has launched a campaign to step up security at New Jersey's 542 municipal courts, the success of which will depend on how willingly towns and cities comply and foot the bill.

By Charles Toutant

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December 08, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Rule changes that will revamp the practice of law in New Jersey, published today, will take effect Jan. 1. The revisions mark the beginning of multijurisdictional practice, albeit on a limited basis, and spell the end of the local bona-fide office rule and of the appearance of impropriety rule, both of which were unique to New Jersey.

By Charles Toutant

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July 15, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

It's an economic no-brainer: Legal work costs money, but out-of-work lawyers may do it for free - or at least for the prospect of building their resumes. That's the thinking behind N.J. Attorney General Anne Milgram's plan to help her overburdened Division of Law.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

August 02, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Court rule changes taking effect next month will tighten deadlines for amici filings, make citing unpublished cases easier and give trial judges a greater voice in deciding whether interlocutory appeals should be allowed.

By Charles Toutant

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September 01, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

A dispute over a rose bush grown too tall has led the Appellate Division to strike down a condominium regulation on First Amendment grounds.

By Charles Toutant

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