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Lawsuit abuse a continuing drag on NJ business

By Marcus Rayner | The Home News Tribune / Courier – News

Several hundred miles from here, Illinois business owners are learning about a place with an abundant supply of workforce talent and a high-quality lifestyle sure to make any entrepreneur envious.  Weary from crippling tax hikes, a labor shortage, and a shrinking consumer base, Illinois business owners can only dream about this land of milk and honey: New Jersey.

Trial lawyers need new hobby

By Marcus Rayner | To the Editor, NJ BIZ

New Jersey earned its reputation as the nation’s “medicine chest” many years ago. If you live here, chances are good that you know someone who is employed directly by a pharmaceutical company or indirectly through service contracts. 

NJRLA statement on the creation of the Congressional Civil Justice Caucus

TRENTON, N.J. – Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance (NJLRA), released the following statement in support of the newly formed Congressional Civil Justice Caucus: “I applaud Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Dan Boren (D-OK) for spearheading a bipartisan Congressional Civil Justice Caucus to focus on advancing a civil justice system More »

Opinion: Lawsuits hurting New Jersey’s small businesses

By Marcus Rayner | The Record

FOR MANY OF US it may be hard to conceptualize, but there was a time in New Jersey’s recent history when our state was a beacon for the American Dream instead of a disincentive to it.

To the Editor: Unfair To Saddle School Districts With LAD Liability for Bullying Problems

By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Law Journal

The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, while a positive step toward deterring bad behavior, does not protect school districts from liability under the N.J. Law Against Discrimination.

To the Editor: Anti-bullying act lacks some answers

By Marcus Rayner | The Home News Tribune / Courier – News

What happens when school districts can’t enforce the new Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act?

N.J. bills seek to curb mail solicitation by lawyers

By James Osborne | The Philadelphia Inquirer

New Jersey legislators are considering bills that would force lawyers and other professionals to wait 30 days before contacting defendants and accident victims whose information was drawn from public-records searches.

State’s small businesses have a lawsuit problem

By Marcus Rayner | The Times of Trenton

For many of us, it may be difficult to imagine, but there was a time in New Jersey’s recent history when our state was a beacon for the American Dream instead of a barrier to it.