Tort Reform can Help Spark State Economy

Marcus Rayner • The Home News Tribune / To the editor

As Chris Christie prepares to take office on Jan.19, he might want to consider adopting some of the innovative proposals California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has offered to stimulate his state’s economy.

New trial to begin in “Judicial Hellhole”

John O’Brien • LegalNewsLine.com

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The maker of a popular treatment for severe acne will get a new trial Tuesday, 10 months after the New Jersey Appellate Division struck down a $2.6 million verdict against it.

State Needs Tort Reform

Marcus Rayner • The Star-Ledger / To the editor

In his Dec.13 article “Gov.’s office needs to regain its clout,” John Farmer Jr. correctly suggested that Gov.-elect Chris Christie utilize his office’s institutional powers to take control of the budget process as he prepares to “turn Trenton upside d

Tort reform is the key to a healthier New Jersey

Marcus Rayner • Times of Trenton / Op-Ed

Recently, I spoke to a young man who is studying medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). A lifelong New Jersey resident who excelled as an undergraduate, he represents the best and bright

Report: New Jersey is a Hellhole

Citing a “culture of litigation,” American Tort Reform Association says that excessive litigation has compromised access, affordability of prescription drugs; schools in Atlantic County also hurt.

Report: When it comes to the courts, New Jersey is a

Andy Lagomarsino • newjerseynewsroom.com

A report released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) places New Jersey’s courts at No. 4 in its annual list of “Judicial Hellholes,” with a particularly dire situation in Atlantic County.

Handlin: Trenton Must Halt the Medical Brain-Drain

Assemblywoman Amy H. Handlin • Asbury Park Press / Op-Ed

Let’s say you are a woman over 40 who follows the American Cancer Society guidelines (regardless of the recent controversy about them) and faithfully gets a mammogram each year.

Reduce medical liability costs before more specialists leave N.J.

Assemblywoman Amy H. Handlin • Gloucester County Times / Special to the Times

Let’s say you are a woman over 40 who follows the American Cancer Society guidelines (regardless of the recent controversy about them) and faithfully gets a mammogram each year.

NJLRA Congratulates Governor-Elect Christie

Rayner expresses optimism for tort reform agenda.