By Salvador Rizzo | The Star-Ledger
In a far-reaching effort to make New Jersey's justice system faster and more affordable, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner will create two committees to find the best ways to overhaul the courts.
By Marcus Rayner | To the Editor, The Times of Trenton
Small businesses are at the front lines of market instability; decisions made by the highest judicial authority in the state impact everything from liability and insurance to the cost of doing business in New Jersey.
By David Gialanella | New Jersey Law Journal
The two pro-business groups that had opposed adding the private litigation remedy are seeking a conditional veto from Gov. Chris Christie to strike or to modify it.
By Matt Friedman | The Star-Ledger
The legislation (A2878), which has been working its way through the Legislature since May, would allow current and prospective employees to sue if the employer requires they turn over their usernames or passwords, or even forces them to disclose whether they have profiles.
By Andrew Kitchenman | NJ Spotlight
Supporters of the measure, A-1831, argue that an increase in the number of patients and the rise of team-based medical care is increasing the need for additional curbs on malpractice suits...
This position was emphasized by AnnMarie McDonald, spokeswoman for the tort-reform advocacy group the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance.
By Michael Diamond | Asbury Park Press
Three New Jersey men file a lawsuit against the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, claiming that their 'footlong' falls short of 12 inches.
By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Law Journal, To the Editor
In taking the unprecedented step of filing its motion for the recusal of Judge Carol Higbee ["Accutane Maker Seeks To Disqualify Judge Handling N.J. Mass Litigation," Dec. 17, 2012], Hoffmann-La Roche has made a calculated decision to challenge a longstanding bias against it and the industry in which it operates - a pattern that dates back to the Vioxx cases of nearly a decade ago. More pharmaceutical litigation is filed in New Jersey courts than anywhere else in the country, with 93 percent of the plaintiffs coming from out-of-state.
By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Municipalities Magazine
Local governments have spent the past few years walking the fine line of maintaining services and declining revenues. Nobody likes to raise taxes or cut services. And nobody likes to tell residents they might have to wait longer for accident reports or emergency services.
By Marcus Rayner | Asbury Park Press, to the Editor
New Jerseyans are hardly surprised anymore when they need to wait weeks or even months to see specialists in high-demand medical fields. But with the shortage of doctors expected to triple in the next eight years, we are on the brink of a public health crisis.
By Andrew Kitchenman | NJBIZ
A bill that would bar employers from asking employees for information about their accounts on social media sites like Facebook was released by a Senate committee today.
