Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant

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

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September 27, 2024 | Law.com

'Fire All the Bullets Now': EEOC Enforcements Surge

Most of the cases focused on gender discrimination, but two of the suits alleged pregnancy discrimination and two others claimed mistreatment of transgender employees.

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September 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

3 Lawyers Indicted for Alleged Real Estate Scam

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, from June 2013 through December 2016, the attorneys and others fraudulently induced mortgage lenders to participate in short-sale transactions.

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September 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Law Is Rattling Hemp Sellers: States' Regulatory Authority Challenged

Gov. Phil Murphy said he was pleased that the bill bans the sale of intoxicating hemp beverages to individuals under age 21 and would end the sale of such drinks in smoke shops. He said he "would have preferred to sign a bill that stopped there," but said "[t]he status quo is untenable."

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September 24, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Wind Energy Could Be Bad for the Health, Federal Lawsuit Claims

Mounting litigation has become a major headache for the wind project's developer. Colts Neck attorney Thomas Stavola Jr.'s latest suit follows another he filed on behalf of some of the same plaintiffs, now pending in U.S. District Court against the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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September 23, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyers Suing Lawyers: Firm Files Suit for $521,000

The attorney allegedly suggested that the $400,000 her firm had previously paid to its counsel be applied again, an idea the lawsuit termed "incredulous." In other words, counsel would continue to represent the attorneys in three cases, but would receive nothing on current bills of more than $400,000, the suit claims.

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September 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Title Insurance Agency on Hot Seat Over Homebuyer Fees, Alleged Kickbacks

In the latest case, the complaint says consumers typically know little about title insurance and decisions about which insurer to use are typically made by lawyers, realtors, mortgage brokers or lenders.

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September 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'I Don't Want to Die Fearfully': Outsiders Can't Get Help to Die in NJ

Plaintiff and hospice physician Paul Bryman said in a statement that the ruling "means I cannot provide non-resident patients who request this gentle-dying option with care consistent with their values and wishes at one of the most important moments in their lives."

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September 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

$10.35M Settlement After Doctors Fail to Diagnose Virus

"I read an exhaustive amount of medical journals, literature, studies, scientific papers, from around the world on these topics, which I think ultimately gave me the ability to confront these defense experts in the opinions that they offered and really discount and diminish the validity of those opinions that they were trying to argue," Justin Drazin said.

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September 17, 2024 | Law.com

Loophole in the WARN Act? Remote Workers Sue Zulily

"Defendant Regent made the calculated decision, in consultation with its lawyers, that it could save money because of an alleged loophole in the WARN Act; namely, that it supposedly did not apply to fully or partially remote workers. However, that is not correct," the suit claims.

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September 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fired In-House Lawyer Claims She Lost Job During Miscarriage Recovery

"The defendants also went to great lengths to invent bogus and pre-textual performance issues in an attempt to justify an otherwise unlawful termination," plaintiffs lawyer Matthew Luber said.

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