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Bad Faith Bill Released from Senate Commerce Committee
January 22, 2021S1559, legislation that would expand policyholders’ ability to bring bad faith claims against their automobile insurers, was released from the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday, January 21, 2021, with amendments. The sponsor of the bill, Senator Nicholas Scutari, testified in support of this legislation. Senator Scutari generally claimed that policyholders have no recourse against their More »
Read More »U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Issues Significant Ruling Regarding Discovery in Multidistrict Litigation
January 14, 2021On January 8, 2021, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider issued a ruling in multidistrict product liability litigation that analyzes the standards for designating discovery materials as confidential in such cases. This ruling may have widespread significance, as it is one of the few instances where those standards are discussed in detail and applied against a More »
Read More »New Jersey Supreme Court Acknowledges a Difficult Situation for Employers
January 14, 2021On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its decision in Branch v. Cream-O-Land Dairy, in which NJCJI appeared as amicus curiae. The decision presents a cautionary tale for employers who rely on comments or decisions by officials from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) regarding the appropriateness More »
Read More »NJCJI Contact Info Survey
January 8, 2021With our recent President change, NJCJI would like to ensure we have the most up-to-date contact information for our members and friends in the community. Please fill out the following form and email Tara at tmccreedy@civiljusticenj.org if you have any questions! Thank you in advance! Take Our Survey!
Read More »NJCJI Welcomes New President Anthony Anastasio!
December 18, 2020The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute (NJCJI), announced Anthony M. Anastasio as its new President and Chief Counsel this week. Mr. Anastasio is an attorney and advocate with diverse experience in both the private and public sectors. He will draw upon this experience to continue the work of his predecessors and advance NJCJI’s mission of More »
Read More »NJCJI Opposes Inclusion of Class Actions in Legislation Concerning Biometric Data
December 10, 2020Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-Middlesex) had introduced Assembly Bill 3625 which requires businesses and governments to safeguard individuals’ biometric information. NJCJI appreciates Assemblyman Zwicker’s concern for protecting individuals’ biometric information and takes no position on that policy, generally. However, NJCJI opposes the enforcement mechanism in Section 5. Specifically, Section 5 creates a private right of action More »
Read More »NEW JERSEY APPELLATE COURT SAYS THE TRIAL COURT, NOT THE ARBITRATOR, SHOULD DECIDE WHETHER THE PARTIES AGREED TO ARBITRATE.
December 10, 2020Who decides whether an arbitration agreement is enforceable – the trial court or the arbitrator? The state Appellate Division recently waded back into the cesspool of “the arbitrability of arbitrability.” Knight v. Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. Dec. 2, 2020). In Knight, the Appellate Division held that where there is More »
Read More »Legislators Need to Hear from NJ Businesses if Liability Protection is to be Enacted
December 3, 2020With COVID-19 cases spiking again the potential for additional restrictions on economic activity are a known concern for every employer in the state. Another issue for employers, and one that they might not be aware of, is potential liability for someone contracting, or alleging they contracted, COVID-19 at their place of business. Earlier this year, More »
Read More »Third Circuit Reiterates Product Liability Act Bars Some CFA Claims
December 3, 2020In a recent published opinion, the Third Circuit (echoing a July 29, 2020 opinion from the New Jersey Supreme Court) held that some claims brought under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act are subsumed by the New Jersey Products Liability Act, while others are not. NJCJI previously reported on this issue and hosted a webinar with More »
Read More »NJCJI Argument before NJ Supreme Court – Attorney Keyword Advertising
November 19, 2020Last week we wrote about NJCJI’s appearance before the New Jersey Supreme Court, at the Court’s request, on the issue of attorney keyword advertising. Shalom Stone, Stone Conroy, represented NJCJI. Click here for a video of the argument. The matter is In re Opinion No. 735 of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, More »
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