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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 »
Read More »New Jersey Courts Reject Business Interruption Coverage
November 13, 2020Two recent trial court rulings in New Jersey, one federal and one state, have rejected business interruption insurance coverage for New Jersey businesses that were forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. N&S Restaurant LLC v. Cumberland Mut. Fire Ins. Co. and Mac Property Group LLC v. Selective Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.; Both courts More »
Read More »New Jersey’s Old “New Business” Rule Survives Yet Another Challenge
November 13, 2020A recent unpublished Appellate Division decision upheld the longstanding “new business” rule which bars new businesses from claiming lost profits. Schwartz v. Menas Under the new business rule, “prospective profits of a new business are considered too remote and speculative to meet the legal standard of reasonable certainty.” Over the past 80-plus years, most states More »
Read More »NJCJI Addresses Regulation of Keyword Advertising
November 13, 2020The New Jersey Supreme Court heard arguments on November 10 about whether certain keyword advertising by attorneys should be prohibited. In re Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion No. 735; At the invitation of the Court, NJCJI filed a brief and argued the issue as a friend of the court. Like other businesses, More »
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