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NJCJI’s Spring Luncheon
April 16, 2019Appellate Advocacy and the Role of Amici at the New Jersey Supreme Court Registration is now open for our Annual Spring Luncheon, featuring Justice Anne Patterson. We hope you can join us on Wednesday, May 29th from 12:00pm – 2:00pm at the Trenton Country Club in West Trenton, NJ. Space is limited – please visit More »
Read More »Wage & Hour Coalition
April 12, 2019Wage Hour Fairness Coalition Letter
Read More »A2903 Memo – Interested Parties
April 9, 2019A2903 Memo – Interested Parties
Read More »Trojan Horse Arrives at the Governor’s Desk
February 20, 2019NJCJI President and Chief Counsel Alida Kass penned an Op-Ed for ROI-NJ on non-disclosure agreement legislation. Read More Here
Read More »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.
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