Charles Toutant

November 25, 2024 | Law.com

"This outrageous verdict simply does not reflect the straightforward and uncontested facts of this case," a Walmart spokesperson said. "Accordingly, we will pursue all available remedies."

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

November 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Knowing that the government wants to get you is a very weird feeling that most Americans don't have. But my clients have it all the time," immigration attorney Jason Scott Camilo said.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read

November 14, 2024 | Law.com

The outcome of the union vote resulted in damages for the plaintiffs, including the increased operating costs and the diminished value of the hotel, the suit alleges.

By Charles Toutant

3 minute read

November 14, 2024 | Litigation Daily

New Jersey's law, passed in response to the murder of a federal judge's son, allows potential plaintiffs, including judges, police and child abuse investigators, to assign their claims to others. Critics say the law meant to protect judges has created a potential windfall for plaintiffs lawyers.

By Charles Toutant

7 minute read

November 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

A medical expert working for the defendant said the torn rotator cuff was the result of old age, rather than an accident-related injury, plaintiffs counsel said.

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2 minute read

November 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Markel Insurance Co., which has around $8 million in coverage, could be liable for the entire $30 million agreed to in the consent judgment because it was given a chance to tender its policy limits at the outset of the case but it was "just dismissive," John W. Baldante of Baldante & Rubenstein said.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

November 07, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The attorney also allegedly "falsely, intentionally, fraudulently and dishonestly ended the matter for reasons known only to him, in direct derogation of his ethical, professional and legal responsibilities to his client," the suit claims.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

November 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Instead of using the phrase 'agree to' in the sentences about arbitration, the parties used 'may,'" two appellate judges wrote.

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4 minute read

November 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a suit filed in Essex County Superior Court, Lowenstein Sandler says Trif & Modugno and partner Louis A. Modugno drove a Lowenstein Sandler client, Harmony Foundation of New Jersey, into insolvency and receivership.

By Charles Toutant

4 minute read

November 04, 2024 | Law.com

For employers facing legal action over harassment based on a protected characteristic, a faulty investigation could make a bad situation even worse, said Frances Haas, an employment lawyer at Nyemaster Goode in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

By Charles Toutant

6 minute read