NJLRA Applauds Executive Order #157, Increasing Accountability in State Government

Rayner applauds the Administration’s policies on the retention of private attorneys general.

Corzine and Christie Campaigns Address NJLRA’s Membership Luncheon

Ranking legislators underscore their party’s support for New Jersey’s business community.

Candidate representatives support lawsuit reform

Andrew Kitchenman • NJBiz

Assembly members representing both major-party candidates emphasized the importance of a fair business climate in addressing the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance on Sept. 17.

Health care reform starts with tort reform

Marcus Rayner • The Star-Ledger

Nearly everyone in Congress agrees that health care reform must make care more affordable for employers and families. More small businesses drop or reduce coverage each year due to increasing premiums, and more than three-quarters of Americans worry th

NJLRA Names AnnMarie McDonald Director of Communications

TRENTON, N.J.- AnnMarie McDonald, formerly manager of community affairs for Catholic Charities in Trenton and legislative aide to two members of the New Jersey Legislature, has joined the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance (NJLRA) as communications director, executive director Marcus Rayner announced today. “We are excited that AnnMarie has decided to put her communications, public More »

NJLRA Statement in Responcse to Roche’s Discontinuation of Accutane ®

Trenton, NJ – Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, a statewide, bipartisan group of individuals, businesses and organizations dedicated to improving the state’s civil justice system and advocating for legal reform in the legislature and in the courts, today issued the following statement in reaction to Roche’s announcement that the More »

Statement in Response to the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Consumer Fraud Act Ruling

Trenton, NJ – Marcus Rayner, Executive Director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, today issued the following statement in reaction to the New Jersey Supreme Court’s ruling in Bosland v. Warnock Dodge Inc., which resolved the question of whether consumers are required to ask merchants for a refund before filing a lawsuit under the More »

New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance Sees Disturbing Trend in State’s Civil Justice System

Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance (NJLRA), a statewide, bipartisan group committed to improving New Jersey’s civil justice system, released the following statement regarding the Institute for Legal Reform’s (ILR) 2008 State Liability Systems Ranking Study. New Jersey slipped nine spots in the annual ILR rankings and now hovers near the bottom More »

New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance Applauds Governor’s Action on Wrongful Death Legislation

Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance (NJLRA), a statewide, bipartisan group committed to improving New Jersey’s civil justice system, released the following statement by executive director Marcus Rayner regarding Governor Corzine’s pocket veto of S-176/A-1511 that would have expanded the state’s wrongful death act: “NJLRA and its members applaud Governor Corzine’s action More »