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Rayner: New Jersey’s dire need for tort reform
April 20, 2010Marcus Rayner • The Record / Op-Ed
According to Forbes Magazine, New Jersey is “one of the worst places to get sued in America.”
Read More »Report: Trial Lawyers are an “Economic Burden”
February 12, 2010Trial Lawyers have made more campaign contributions than any other interest group during the last decade; Rayner calls it an obstacle for states’ economic recovery
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NJLRA Statement on the Inauguration of Governor Christie
January 21, 2010Rayner expresses optimism, believes comprehensive bipartisan civil justice reform is possible.
Read More »Tort Reform can Help Spark State Economy
January 18, 2010Marcus Rayner • The Home News Tribune / To the editor
As Chris Christie prepares to take office on Jan.19, he might want to consider adopting some of the innovative proposals California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has offered to stimulate his state’s economy.
Read More »New trial to begin in “Judicial Hellhole”
January 11, 2010John O’Brien • LegalNewsLine.com
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The maker of a popular treatment for severe acne will get a new trial Tuesday, 10 months after the New Jersey Appellate Division struck down a $2.6 million verdict against it.
Read More »State Needs Tort Reform
December 23, 2009Marcus Rayner • The Star-Ledger / To the editor
In his Dec.13 article “Gov.’s office needs to regain its clout,” John Farmer Jr. correctly suggested that Gov.-elect Chris Christie utilize his office’s institutional powers to take control of the budget process as he prepares to “turn Trenton upside d
Read More »Tort reform is the key to a healthier New Jersey
December 20, 2009Marcus Rayner • Times of Trenton / Op-Ed
Recently, I spoke to a young man who is studying medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). A lifelong New Jersey resident who excelled as an undergraduate, he represents the best and bright
Read More »Report: When it comes to the courts, New Jersey is a
December 15, 2009Andy Lagomarsino • newjerseynewsroom.com
A report released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) places New Jersey’s courts at No. 4 in its annual list of “Judicial Hellholes,” with a particularly dire situation in Atlantic County.
Read More »Report: New Jersey is a Hellhole
December 15, 2009Citing a “culture of litigation,” American Tort Reform Association says that excessive litigation has compromised access, affordability of prescription drugs; schools in Atlantic County also hurt.
Read More »Handlin: Trenton Must Halt the Medical Brain-Drain
December 1, 2009Assemblywoman Amy H. Handlin • Asbury Park Press / Op-Ed
Let’s say you are a woman over 40 who follows the American Cancer Society guidelines (regardless of the recent controversy about them) and faithfully gets a mammogram each year.
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