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May 17, 2019Recent Hearing at U.S. Senate Judiciary on Arbitration Highlights Benefits of Streamlined Dispute Resolution
May 10, 2019Dovetailing with current trends at the state level, Senate Democrats have recently introduced legislation that would reform arbitration. The bill, dubbed the “FAIR” Act, pushed primarily by Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, would seek to eliminate arbitration clauses in employment and consumer cases. On April 2nd, the Senate Judiciary Committee, still controlled by Senate Republicans, More »
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May 3, 2019Ninth Circuit Court applying the ABC Test Opinion Letter from the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor Third Circuit Court litigation regarding classification of Uber drivers
Read More »Orientale vs. Jennnings
May 1, 2019Orientale vs. Jennnings The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Orientale v. Jennings on April 24, 2019 – a case that could lead to new rules regarding remittitur and additur. The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute (as well as several other organizations) submitted an amicus curiae brief addressing specific issues raised by the Court. One More »
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April 22, 2019NJCJI’s Spring Luncheon
April 16, 2019Appellate Advocacy and the Role of Amici at the New Jersey Supreme Court Registration is now open for our Annual Spring Luncheon, featuring Justice Anne Patterson. We hope you can join us on Wednesday, May 29th from 12:00pm – 2:00pm at the Trenton Country Club in West Trenton, NJ. Space is limited – please visit More »
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April 12, 2019Wage Hour Fairness Coalition Letter
Read More »A2903 Memo – Interested Parties
April 9, 2019A2903 Memo – Interested Parties
Read More »3/7/19 – NJCJI Legislative Testimonies
March 8, 2019A4972 – Arbitration Restrictions – NJCJI Testimony A1215 – Forum Selection – NJCJI Testimony S477 – Statute of Limitations – NJCJI Testimony
Read More »Trojan Horse Arrives at the Governor’s Desk
February 20, 2019NJCJI President and Chief Counsel Alida Kass penned an Op-Ed for ROI-NJ on non-disclosure agreement legislation. Read More Here
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