Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant is a litigation writer for the New Jersey Law Journal.

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December 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Settlement Obtained in Class Suit Over Defective Artificial Turf

"Judge Shipp's July order is a brilliant road map for all courts to consider regarding whether to certify 'issue questions,'" said Adam Moskowitz, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs and managing partner at the Moskowitz Law Firm.

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December 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Circuit Nominee Mangi Sees 'No Pathway to Confirmation,' Derides 'Organized Smear Campaign'

Adeel Mangi said in a letter to the White House that the system for approving federal court judges is "fundamentally broken" and has turned into "a channel for the raising of money based on performative McCarthyism before video cameras."

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December 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Litigation Surge: Drugmakers Launch Flood of Suits to Halt Generics

At least 29 patent suits were filed in the District of New Jersey in November, reflecting a jump from the rate of 18 suits per month in the period from December 2023 to November 2024. The multitude of suits include many that stem from generic drugmakers' plans to sell lower-priced versions of recognized pharmaceutical products.

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December 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Dispute Over Failure to Accommodate Disability Ends in $900K Settlement

"What they conveyed to her was that they couldn't give her the additional time off that she needed. It was an additional two weeks she needed to recover, and then she could have returned without any accommodation," plaintiffs attorney Drake Bearden Jr. said.

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December 10, 2024 | Law.com

Amid Growing Litigation Volume, Don't Expect UnitedHealthcare to Change Its Stripes After CEO's Killing

"[A]t the end of the day, these are for-profit companies. They're very good at making money, and I don't think it's going to change their behavior. And I think any sort of publicity effects will wear out over time," said John Aloysius Cogan Jr., a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

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December 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Union Leader Awarded $662K Judgment Against Employer in Decade-Old Wiretap Suit

"The lesson is, in New Jersey, unions have the right to elect leadership who will represent you, and it's a civil rights violation when you're retaliating against somebody for doing so," plaintiffs lawyer Charles Sciarra said.

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December 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'You're Stuck With It': $15M 'Phantom Stock' Judgment Granted

The judgment from Superior Court Judge Thomas LaConte of Passaic County follows seven days of arbitration with Michael Young of JAMS, who found that Fisk Holdings violated the covenant of good faith and fair dealing in trying to cheat its chief financial officer out of the full value of her award.

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December 05, 2024 | Law.com

Lawyers Weigh 'Right to Disconnect' During Remote Work

Employers should consider establishing ground rules for after-hours communications before lawmakers enact their own regulations of that issue, one employment lawyer said.

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