By Leslie Kwoh | The Star Ledger
Three in 10 business owners have either been sued or threatened with a lawsuit in the last five years, and another one in three predict they will be taken to court in the next five years, according to a study by the Monmouth University Polling Institute.
“A lawsuit can literally destroy a small business overnight,” said Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, which commissioned the report.
Read More »Survey of New Jersey small business owners shows that increase in liability costs are causing them to scale back operations; 20% consider relocating out-of-state.
Read More »By Joao-Pierre Ruth | NJ BIZ
The New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance on Thursday called on the state to support tort reform, a move the alliance said would help small businesses in the state.
Read More »By Kathleen Hopkins | Asbury Park Press
Who is legally responsible when an intoxicated motorist is injured in a traffic accident?
Is it the drunken driver? Or is it whoever served him the booze?
Read More »John O’Brien • Legal Newsline
A Democratic New Jersey lawmaker on Thursday said tort reform proposals will be key in getting the state’s economy to rebound.
Read More »Says NJLRA’s proposals for reform will be a cornerstone in efforts to reposition New Jersey’s economy.
Read More »Linda Moss | NJ Spotlight
Read More »Marcus Rayner • To the Editor, New Jersey Law Journal
In his July 19 article, “N.J. Bill Proposes Use of Screening Panels to Thwart Frivolous Suits Against Public Entities,” Michael Booth reviews S-2184 , introduced by Senators Cardinale and Sacco, which would set up a prelitigation screening panel of retired justices to determine whether a suit is frivolous or filed in bad faith before going to trial.
Read More »Plaintiffs’ attorneys are able to use experts from “outside the field” to testify against doctors in malpractice suits.
Read More »Insurance Journal
A new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shows that small businesses shoulder a sizable burden of the nation’s tort liability costs, having paid $105.4 billion in 2008— a third of it out of their own pockets.
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