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Letter to NJ Senators
November 12, 2018A letter shared this week from Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley indicates that New Jersey’s senators, Senators Menendez and Booker, have not met with the Third Circuit judicial nominee, Paul Matey, and have not returned the “blue slips” – a courtesy which has historically been extended to home state senators of proposed nominees, to ensure they More »
Read More »Welcome Tara!
November 6, 2018Welcome Tara! The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute is pleased to introduce Tara McCreedy, who has joined the organization as the new Executive Assistant. Tara earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Exercise Science from The College of New Jersey. She started her career as a Health, Driver’s Education, and Physical Education teacher in the More »
Read More »New Legislative Efforts to Chip Away at Arbitration Rights
September 28, 2018New legislation introduced this week by Senator Theresa Ruiz is yet another attempt to limit the enforceability of arbitration agreements.
Read More »Save the Date!
September 25, 2018Mark your calendars and plan to join us on October 9th for our annual Fall Legal Reform Conference, featuring New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo as our keynote speaker. This year’s event will be held at PriceWaterHouseCoopers Campus in Florham Park from 8:30AM-1:00PM. NJCI is pleased to announce New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo will be the keynote speaker for our More »
Read More »Landmark Decision from New Jersey Supreme Court on Expert Testimony
August 1, 2018The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a landmark decision today backing NJCJI’s position concerning the admissibility of expert testimony. The Court agreed that the Daubert factors, long the standard in federal court, should now be used in New Jersey civil trials. The Court also reinforced the role of New Jersey’s trial courts as gatekeepers for More »
Read More »Workers Comp Bill Would Line the Pockets of Attorneys at the Expense of Injured Workers
April 13, 2018Should attorneys get paid for work they didn’t do? If so, should that money come out of the pockets of injured workers? Those are the questions policy makers who voted yes on S2145 need to be able to answer.
Read More »Expanding Wrongful Death Damages Would Increase Insurance Premiums For All New Jersey Residents
April 12, 2018A bill being considered by the New Jersey Legislature would expand the range of damages that could be awarded under our state’s Wrongful Death Act. If passed into law, it would increase insurance premiums for all New Jersey residents by making lawsuits more expensive and difficult to settle.
Read More »Committees Consider Wrongful Death & Bad Faith Bills
April 6, 2018April 5 was a busy day under the State House dome. While the halls were swarmed with people up in arms over vaccines and nuclear power, two other bills attracted the attention of NJCJI and our allies in the business community.
Read More »Employment Bills Scheduled for Vote on Monday
March 23, 2018Several employment bills will be heading for floor votes on Monday, including two of particular concern to NJCJI. The “Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act” continues to regulate much more than “equal” pay and would present a significant danger to employers who do, in fact, compensate all employees equally for equal work. S121/A1242, legislation “Concerning Discrimination” would also impose significant risk on employers, attempting to interfere with the enforceability of widespread employment contract provisions and run afoul of the Federal Arbitration Act.
Read More »Crafting More Workable Sick Leave Legislation
March 16, 2018Governor Phil Murphy campaigned on a promise to sign sick leave legislation. He mentioned the issue again in his budget address, urging the legislature to get a bill to his desk. And an Assembly version sponsored by Assemblywoman Lampitt was heard and voted out of the Assembly Labor Committee this week and is moving through the legislative process.
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