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Legislation to Overturn Voss v. Tranquilino Decision Introduced
June 30, 2011A-4228 would prevent drivers convicted of DWI from suing bars which served them for their injuries
Read More »Stop legalized extortion: Op-Ed: Drunken motorist shouldn’t be able to sue for his injuries in NJ
June 29, 2011By Marcus Rayner | Asbury Park Press
Our civil justice system wasn’t intended to offer financial incentives for irresponsible behavior – especially when it’s restaurateurs and consumers who are being forced to subsidize the court’s interpretation of the law.
Read More »N.J. tort reform group says state’s poor ranking no surprise
June 8, 2011By John O’Brien | Legal Newsline
A Pacific Research Institute study that ranked New Jersey’s as the most worrisome tort system is proof reform is needed, a group dedicated to that effort said Monday.
Read More »N.J. SC: Lawsuits against bars can deter drunk driving
June 7, 2011By Jessica M. Karmasek | Legal Newsline
Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, or NJLRA, issued a statement Monday in response to the Court’s decision.
Read More »To the Editor: Consumer Fraud Act Should Require Plaintiffs To Show Detrimental Reliance
June 3, 2011By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Law Journal
The Legislature enacted the Consumer Fraud Act in 1960, at a time when only the attorney general could sue to enforce its provisions.
Read More »Drink up everyone: DUIs in New Jersey are now bar’s fault
June 2, 2011By Matt Kiebus | Asbury Park Press
Nearly five years ago Fredrick Voss of Brick Township in South Jersey rode his motorcycle to Tiffany’s Restaurant in Toms River for some drinks. Normally when a man drives himself to the bar he’s fairly careful of his alcohol intake. It’s for this reason that I rarely drive to a bar and when I do it’s merely to meet friends for a couple drinks and catch a game.
Read More »Court: Brick Man can sue Tiffany’s Bar for overserving him
June 2, 2011By Kathleen Hopkins | Asbury Park Press
“Today, drunk drivers can evade personal responsibility for their actions and sue restaurateurs in New Jersey for serving them drinks,” said AnnMarie McDonald, spokeswoman for the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance. The Alliance had filed a brief with the court, siding with Tiffany’s.
Read More »NJLRA Statement on Voss v. Tranquilino Decision
June 1, 2011NJ Supreme Court finds that intoxicated patrons can sue businesses for injuries they sustain
Read More »Patterson nomination approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
May 31, 2011Nominee received bipartisan support from Senate Panel
Read More »Confirmation hearing set for Christie judicial nominee
May 30, 2011By Matt Katz | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Gov. Christie’s attempt to overhaul the New Jersey Supreme Court will finally get under way Tuesday, when confirmation hearings begin for a North Jersey corporate lawyer he nominated to the bench more than a year ago.
“She certainly understands the concerns of business as they relate to the law,” said Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance. That could signal a new approach in a state that some believe has favored plaintiffs in lawsuits against corporations.
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