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Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant

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

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July 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

$1.2M Verdict for Jogger Is Headed to Appellate Division as Parties Contest Liability for Uneven Sidewalk

At the center of the case is a dispute over a defective public sidewalk and whether a commercial property owner or a municipality is obligated to make repairs. The case is headed to the Appellate Division.

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July 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

$100M Settlement: PharMerica Corp. Agrees to 9-Figure Deal

"We believed in our case, and that is why we committed so many resources to litigating it. And in the end, you know, I believe that we got a very excellent result," said Sherrie R. Savett of Berger Montague, who represented the plaintiff.

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July 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Attorneys Have Mixed Feelings About New Jersey's Revamped Tax Law

Basically since the issuance of "Tyler" in May 2023, this area of law has been fraught with uncertainty, delays, complications, and fortunately, by passing this bill, we're going to unclog the situation," attorney Elliott Almanza said.

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July 17, 2024 | Law.com

Massive AT&T Data Breach Gives Rise to Crop of Class Action Suits

"[H]ackers can now see what banks customers are in regular contact with and send a more effective phishing attempt posing as that bank or as some other regular contact of the impacted customers," the suit said.

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July 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Some Think New Jersey Could Be a Hub for International Dispute Resolution

International trade is exploding, but American businesses doing business in other countries can still struggle to resolve disputes and enforce judgments.

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July 16, 2024 | Law.com

Class Action Suit: Amazon's HR App Doesn't Accommodate Employees' Disabilities

The app allegedly routinely turns down requests for disability accommodation, the lawsuit claims.

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July 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Awards $2.5M to Woman Who Broke Her Arm in Fall at Self-Storage Facility

"I think the jury saw this as a situation where, if there are so many defects present, then she fell on it, then Public Storage should have done something differently," plaintiff's attorney K. Raja Bhattacharya said.

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July 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer Accused of Sexual Harassment in Seton Hall Suit Gets Good News

"Based on the statements of witnesses and documents provided, we have found no evidence to corroborate the Nyres' allegations that Mr. Marino sexually harassed or otherwise behaved inappropriately with Mrs. Nyre," the investigative report states.

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July 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Does a Lawyer Answer to the Board, or Its Members? New Opinion Offers Guidance

Although the Supreme Court order left Supsie in the clear, Rubin said the DRB decision "sent a lot of us kind of into a tailspin, scratching our heads about, what are the ground rules here? Because the disciplinary board's position seemed to just run counter to what all of us had been assuming."

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July 10, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Partner Feud: Lawyer Claims Ex-Colleagues Shirking Financial Obligations

"Defendants have misstated that plaintiff has no right to the equity of the law firm or revenue earned before his departure," the suit claims.

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