Charles Toutant

Newark

Employment Law Reporter at Law.com

Litigation Reporter at New Jersey Law Journal

Reporter covering employment law for https://t.co/4miOC8BsXW and litigation for New Jersey Law Journal. I welcome your news tips at [email protected] or 973-854-2944.

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$19.8M Cumberland Settlement: Whistleblower Gets $3.5M

1 week ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

A drug rehabilitation center has agreed to a $19.8 million settlement of a False Claims Act case alleging it committed fraud against Medicaid and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Is Bondi Bulletproof? Lawyers Weigh In on Trump's Top Attorney

1 week ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

Editor's note: This article is the second in a series on the future of lawyers working in or closely with the Trump administration. Some observers of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi think she'll face an ethics complaint for her role in carrying out the agenda of her boss, President Donald Trump.
Injured in Crash With Trash Truck, Couple Agrees to $4M Settlement

1 week ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

Two people who were seriously injured when their car was hit by a trash truck have agreed to a $4 million settlement of their Union County suit. Maria Mercado was driving on Sterling Road in Union Township on April 14, 2020, with husband Richard Mercado in the passenger seat, when they came to a stop behind a trash truck, according to their attorney, Nicholas Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis in Edison.
Bobsledding Group Must Face Liability for Olympian's Brain Injury

2 weeks ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

The U.S. governing body for bobsledding can't escape a suit seeking damages on behalf of an Olympian who allegedly developed traumatic brain injuries while competing. U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi of the District of New Jersey dismissed a claim against another group, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), but declined a motion to dismiss USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS) Inc.
What's Going On in Mercer? Judges Are Being Hit Hard

2 weeks ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Ozempic Causes Blindness, According to New Lawsuit

2 weeks ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

Novo Nordisk has been hit with a suit alleging that Ozempic, its blockbuster weight loss drug, caused a Maryland man to become permanently blind. Litigation by users of Ozempic and another weight loss drug, Mounjaro, were centralized in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in February 2024 by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. It's unclear whether the latest suit will become part of that group of cases.
Law Firm Sanctioned Over Fees

2 weeks ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reinstated sanctions against Spector Gadon Rosen & Vinci for failing to fully disclose its fees in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The court of appeals ordered Spector Gadon to refund $8,500 that it collected from debtors Louie and Robin Aquilino and to cancel a bill for $229,000 it is seeking to collect from the couple.
As Corporate DEI Efforts Come Under Scrutiny, Women- and Minority-Owned Firms Focus on Expertise

2 weeks ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

We hope you enjoy this excerpt from Litigation Daily, the exclusive source for sharp commentary on mega court battles, winning strategies and the issues that obsess elite litigators. Law.com subscribers can sign up for The AmLaw Litigation Daily newsletter here. Anyone else can click here to subscribe. Sometimes, the most interesting thing about a story is who didn’t respond to your calls and emails.
With Corporate DEI Efforts Under Scrutiny, Women- and Minority-Owned Firms Focus on Expertise

2 weeks ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

Sometimes, the most interesting thing about a story is who didn’t respond to your calls and emails. Firms that are certified as owned by women and minorities have long been a part of the litigation landscape. But when I started inquiring about how this group is navigating the changing diversity, equity and including landscape, 10 lawyers I reached out to either did not respond or declined to comment.
Rent Cartel? Antitrust Suit Targets Landlords and Real Page

3 weeks ago | law.com | Charles Toutant

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has accused property software maker Real Page and 10 large landlords of unlawfully colluding to raise the rent on apartments. Platkin filed a suit Wednesday against Richardson, Texas-based Real Page and the group of landlords in federal court, claiming they violate antitrust laws by conspiring to replace normal market forces with pricing software designed to drive rents to levels that exceed what would prevail in a competitive market."