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New Legislative Efforts to Chip Away at Arbitration Rights
September 28, 2018New legislation introduced this week by Senator Theresa Ruiz is yet another attempt to limit the enforceability of arbitration agreements.
Read More »Landmark Decision from New Jersey Supreme Court on Expert Testimony
August 1, 2018The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a landmark decision today backing NJCJI’s position concerning the admissibility of expert testimony. The Court agreed that the Daubert factors, long the standard in federal court, should now be used in New Jersey civil trials. The Court also reinforced the role of New Jersey’s trial courts as gatekeepers for More »
Read More »Assemblyman Cryan: “Everybody wins if we curb frivolous lawsuits.”
September 16, 2011Here are some highlights from Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Cryan’s (D-Union) keynote address at NJCJI’s annual Fall Membership Luncheon.
Read More »New Jersey Trade Secrets Act Advances
September 21, 2011Admittedly, when I think of “trade secrets,” I tend to think of multiples of, well, Trade Secret.
Read More »Reasons to “Rep Your ZIP”
September 29, 2011Have you ever been asked “Can I have your ZIP code?” by a perky cashier?
Read More »Ocean City’s Legal Woes: $250,000 and Counting
October 12, 2011If you receive NJCJI’s weekly email, you may have read Douglas Bergen’s reports in the Ocean City Patch: Ocean City Pays Lifeguard $50,000 in Secret Lawsuit Settlement and Ocean City Pays More Than $200,000 to End Firefighter Lawsuit.
Read More »Waning public resources could restrict access to our states’ courts, ABA President warns
October 17, 2011Statehouses across the country are grappling with budget deficits and declining revenue. We’ve all heard of successful programs meeting their demise due to an absence of funding. Crippling budgetary trade-offs being made to our educational system, law enforcement, and the like have become so commonplace that they barely raise eyebrows in disbelief.
Read More »U.S. Chamber: Tort Reform Would Create 35,000 – 94,000 Jobs in New Jersey
October 27, 2011Want to see New Jersey’s unemployment rate drop by up to 2.3%?
Read More »Survey: South Jersey Becoming a Lawsuit Mecca
November 1, 2011A majority of New Jersey’s small business owners want the Legislature to address legal reform, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton survey.
Read More »The iTunes Class Action Lawsuit You’ll Never Hear About
November 3, 2011Unless you read about it here, of course.
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