Justices to take up issue of DUI
By Kathleen Hopkins | Asbury Park Press
Who is legally responsible when an intoxicated motorist is injured in a traffic accident?
Is it the drunken driver? Or is it whoever served him the booze?
N.J. sen. says tort reform will be ‘cornerstone’ of economic boost
John O'Brien • Legal Newsline
A Democratic New Jersey lawmaker on Thursday said tort reform proposals will be key in getting the state's economy to rebound.
Expand Frivolous-Suit Screening Panels to Suits in Private Sector
Marcus Rayner • To the Editor, New Jersey Law Journal
In his July 19 article, "N.J. Bill Proposes Use of Screening Panels to Thwart Frivolous Suits Against Public Entities," Michael Booth reviews S-2184 , introduced by Senators Cardinale and Sacco, which would set up a prelitigation screening panel of retired justices to determine whether a suit is frivolous or filed in bad faith before going to trial.
Small Businesses Pay 33% of Rising Tort Costs Out-of-Pocket
Insurance Journal
A new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shows that small businesses shoulder a sizable burden of the nation's tort liability costs, having paid $105.4 billion in 2008— a third of it out of their own pockets.
Legal costs are an issue for N.J. school budgets
By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Newsroom
In recent months, school funding has been hotly debated by many sides. And the most infamous school litigation of the past two decades, Abbott vs. Burke, is routinely invoked as a major cost driver in education. Whether or not you support
Op-Ed: School legal costs are a killer
By Marcus Rayner | The Daily Record
Appeal Bond Cap on the table in New Jersey
John O'Brien • Legal Newsline
Legislation pending in New Jersey would limit the amount a losing party would have to post as a bond for its appeal to $50 million.
Testimony before the Assembly Appropriations Committee in support of A-2473, the Appeal Bond Cap
Marcus Rayner • Executive Director, NJLRA
NJLRA supports A-2473
Handlin, Rayner push to reform medical malpractice in N.J.
Andy Lagomarsino • New Jersey Newsroom
Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, and Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13), a co-sponsor of A-1982 representing Monmouth County, released the following statement following last week's Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee hearing, which posted the bill for discussion.
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