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Don’t Say Velcro
September 29, 2017If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to take 2 minutes to watch this music video about the VELCRO® trademark. The Velcro legal team puts on quite a show.
Read More »Jersey Law Firm Loses Out On Footlong Payday
September 21, 2017A law firm in Evesham, New Jersey is fuming at the fact that the Subway “Footlong” settlement was thrown out.
Read More »New Jersey Drops in the Rankings. Again.
September 15, 2017A new survey from the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform ranks New Jersey’s legal climate as one of the worst in the nation. 41st in fact. This is a drop of three spots since this survey was last conducted, and it is the lowest our state has ever ranked since the Chamber started doing this survey in 2002.
Read More »Subway Settlement Objector Speaks Out
September 8, 2017Frank joined NJCJI to discuss the Subway “Footlong” settlement, explaining why class action settlements are so prone to abuse, and why consumers are better off when class action abuse is curbed.
Read More »Register Now for NJCJI’s Teleforum with Subway Settlement Objector Ted Frank
September 1, 2017On Thursday, September 7 at noon, we are hosting a policy teleforum with Ted Frank, the attorney whose objection to the Subway “Footlong” settlement convinced the court to throw out this ridiculous lawsuit.
Read More »Kelchen Selected for State Bar Leadership Academy
September 1, 2017Emily Kelchen, NJCJI’s Director of Public Affairs, has been selected to participate in the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Leadership Academy. She is one of only 12 attorneys in the entire state chosen to take part in this prestigious program.
Read More »Court Declines to Clarify TCCWNA
August 25, 2017This week, the Appellate Division released a long-awaited opinion which we had hoped would help clarify the standard for claims brought under New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty, and Notice Act (TCCWNA).
Read More »Another Outlier Opinion on Arbitration
August 18, 2017Last week, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued another decision that restricts the ability of employers to enter arbitration agreements with their employees. The two-judge panel in Dugan vs. Best Buy Co. Inc., voided an otherwise valid arbitration agreement over the check-the-box agreement process the company used to roll out its new policy.
Read More »Kass for President
August 11, 2017The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute’s Board of Directors has selected Alida Kass as the organization’s new president. Alida is no stranger to our members, who have come to rely on her sound judgement and legal advice since she joined our organization as chief counsel in 2012.
Read More »2000 Cases Revived by Court in Ruling Over Expert Evidence
August 9, 2017The Appellate Division has issued a significant published opinion in the ongoing legal battle over the acne drug Accutane. Over 2,000 claims were revived by this decision. If upheld by the New Jersey Supreme Court, the long-term effects of the decision will be even more significant, as it all but eliminates the existing, critical gate-keeping role of trial court judges on admissibility of expert testimony.
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