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Peanut allergies and lawsuits end Rumson bar’s nutty tradition
March 16, 201310/8/12 – Management of the 40-year-old dockside eatery agonized over the decision to end a tradition that had set the place apart from a long line of pubs bragging a great burger and a pint.
But Sherman, the owner, said the restaurant has been sued three times in the last several years over customers who fell. The restaurant reached undisclosed settlements with the plaintiff in each case. He also receives frequent calls from people who claim they fell on the peanut shells the night before, prompting worries over more lawsuits.
“Every time they slip and fall they blame it on the peanuts,” he said.
Read More »U.S. Chamber: New Jersey’s Civil Justice System ranks in bottom half of states for third consecutive year
March 15, 2013The most successful corporations in the United States view New Jersey’s civil justice climate as worse than most, according to a study released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Read More »How will the Supreme Court’s “Obamacare” decision affect NJ?
March 13, 2013Read NJLRA’s op-ed in the Star-Ledger to find out
Read More »Tell your legislators to support class action reform!
March 12, 2013Click here to send a letter to your legislator.
Read More »A win for common sense
March 11, 2013Judge David Rand rejected the plaintiff’s effort to hold the text sender liable. “Were I to extend a duty of care [to the text sender] in this case, in my judgment any form of distraction could potentially serve as a basis of liability,” he said.
A driver reads a text and causes a serious accident. But it might be the sender’s fault.
March 10, 2013It was a horrible accident: the Morris County teenager, tinkering with unimportant texts while behind the wheel, struck a motorcycle ridden by a couple. They were severely injured and each had a leg amputated. They’ve described it as being in prison, and their lives will never be the same.
But the couple’s attorney has filed a lawsuit against not just the teenager – but the person he was conversing with via text at the time of the accident.
Read More »Class Action Reform Legislation Advances
March 9, 2013If enacted, plaintiffs and defendants would be able to appeal class action certification immediately.
Read More »Local elections can help N.J.’s small business owners make a difference
March 8, 20134/20/12- Even in the best of times, small business owners’ days are long and downtime scarce. Time spent away from one’s business often requires a trade off in commerce. And keeping up with the ever-changing rules, regulations, and requirements can be a job in itself.
Too often, small business owners say that they don’t vote in “off year” elections for the state legislature because they’re not as important as Presidential elections.
Read More »N.J.’s anti-bullying law still a lawsuit magnet
March 7, 20134/26/12- As noted in your editorial, “Look for savings in New Jersey anti-bullying law,” (April 3), the state’s anti-bullying law for schools continues to be an underfunded mandate, despite the bipartisan efforts of Gov. Chris Christie and the Legislature.
In addition to stretching valuable resources to train staff, the law has so many bureaucratic nuances that lawsuits are all but assured. Taxpayers and school districts will have to bear these costs as well, and with a multi-million-dollar settlement already granted in a North Jersey school district, the stage is set for a lot of litigation at a high cost to everyone involved.
Read More »Lawsuit reform would boost industry
March 6, 20134/4/12 – If you are a New Jersey resident, there is a good chance that you know someone who is employed by one of the 24 pharmaceutical and medical technology companies which have crowned us the nation’s medicine chest. Some 51,000 residents earn their livelihood at one of these entities, which produce everything from life-saving drugs to baby shampoo. Another 70,000 New Jersey residents collect paychecks from the industry through service contracts.
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