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Opinion: N.J. small-business entrepreneurs face challenging costs of liability insurance

January 3, 2012

By Marcus Rayner | The Times of Trenton

Here in New Jersey, it’s no secret that the private sector is struggling to create jobs. The state continues to have the highest unemployment rate in the region more than three years after the economic downturn began.

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NJLRA Statement on $4.1 Million Settlement Awarded to Man Who Overdosed on Stolen Drug

December 23, 2011

Ridgewood drug store to pay nearly half; underscores need for legal reform

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Unnecessary litigation

December 22, 2011

By Marcus Rayner | The Record, to the Editor

A Florida woman, Denise Payne, who has a history of filing lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has recently filed three more lawsuits against New Jersey retailers, including The Shops at Riverside. The article notes that “dozens” of Payne’s cases were dropped voluntarily when the businesses agreed to pay settlements and attorneys’ fees.

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To the Editor: Unnecessary Litigation

December 22, 2011

By Marcus Rayner | The Record, to the Editor

12/22/11 – A Florida woman, Denise Payne, who has a history of filing lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has recently filed three more lawsuits against New Jersey retailers, including The Shops at Riverside.

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N.J. group opposes consumer contracts legislation

December 20, 2011

By John O’Brien | Legal Newsline

A New Jersey tort reform group says legislation recently passed by the state’s General Assembly may be in conflict with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

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Analyzing NJ’s court system

December 13, 2011

By Dino Flammia | New Jersey 101.5

Good news for Atlantic County – it’s no longer listed as a “judicial hellhole” in a report from the American Tort Reform Foundation. However, experts say New Jersey’s legal system still has a lot of work to do to reach perfection.

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Bottom Lines: New Jersey expected to fare better than its neighbors in 2012

November 6, 2011

By Kevin Post | Press of Atlantic City

Worries that we’re headed for another recession have faded, replaced by the spectacle of a dysfunctional Europe that would be amusing if it didn’t have the power to unhinge the world economy.
We’re back on the slow-growth track, but at least the Federal Reserve expects New Jersey to do better than its neighbors and the nation as a whole.

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Bullying is a symptom of moral decline

November 5, 2011

By Katherin Kersten | Star Tribune Minneapolis

“This law is so intricate and detailed and creates so much responsibility for teachers,” said Marcus Rayner of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance. “There are so many ways they can make inadvertent or honest mistakes while trying to do the right thing.”

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Survey: South Jersey Becoming a Lawsuit Mecca

November 1, 2011

A majority of the state’s small business owners want the Legislature to address legal reform; South Jersey business owners most likely to be taken to court

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