Charles Toutant

August 23, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Wacks Law Group of Whippany discovered suspicious activity on its network on March 9. A short time later, a ransomware group called Qilin claimed responsibility for the breach, according to the suit.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 22, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Jason Mills of Morgan Lewis anticipates that proposed rules to protect workers from the heat will generate strong opposition and legal challenges to them might end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Charles Toutant

9 minute read

August 21, 2024 | Law.com

"This means in essence that, unless a federal appeals court reverses Judge Brown's decision—and we are admittedly only at the end of one phase of the likely three-phase judicial process as appeals are next—the FTC's noncompete rule will not take effect on Sept. 4," employment lawyer Mark S. Goldstein said.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

August 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The court has been "very receptive" to the concerns raised by the NJSBA, "including that these cases take way too long and that the approach of the OAE was overly prosecutorial," Jeralyn Lawrence, a former NJSBA president, said.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

August 19, 2024 | Law.com

Among those filing suits is Shakeena Hill, a residential care assistant at a retirement community. Hill claims that she was sexually harassed by a male resident who slapped her buttocks on two occasions.

By Charles Toutant

2 minute read

August 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Generally, the presumption is get the kid into school while the adults sort all this out. Districts who simply close the door to students and don't allow them to enroll at all while the dispute is resolved do so at their peril," school district attorney David Rubin said.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

August 14, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The defense did not present a medical expert but instead presented testimony from a physician to undercut the plaintiff's expert's testimony, one of the plaintiffs' lawyers said.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

August 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"There is nothing to show that the information cannot be obtained elsewhere or that there is anything that is going to be said that will change plaintiff's mind about bringing the case," the order reads. "There is nothing special to be gained by the chief's deposition."

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

August 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Given that John Dunlea has been sentenced to five years in prison for his crimes, "he has no reasonable expectation of timely or adequately funding any plan of reorganization," McElroy Deutsch said in its motion to dismiss the bankruptcy petition.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

August 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"What I think the plaintiffs bar really needs to focus on is you can get more than the coverage, and for some reason, it's not been done very often," the plaintiff's attorney said.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read