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SCOTUS Case Should Serve as a Warning to the New Jersey Courts
June 16, 2017A handful of states, including New Jersey, have been thumbing their nose at the United States Supreme Court’s rulings on arbitration. Last month, the Court once again said this needs to stop. Will the New Jersey Courts listen? Or are they waiting to be called out by the High Court?
Read More »Top News Clips for June 3-16
June 16, 2017A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for June 3-16.
Read More »Top News Clips for the Week of May 27-June 2
June 2, 2017A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of May 27-June 2.
Read More »Top News Clips for the Week of May 19-26
May 26, 2017A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of May 19-26.
Read More »News from the New Jersey State Bar Convention
May 26, 2017Last week, the New Jersey State Bar Association held its annual convention in Atlantic City. Over 2,500 judges, lawyers, law clerks, and law students headed down the shore in search of CLEs and the scoop on emerging legal issues. In the following post, NJCJI’s Emily Kelchen reveals her insights on issues of interest to the civil justice community that were discussed at the convention.
Read More »Top News Clips for May 6-18
May 18, 2017A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for May 6-18. Drunken Driver Hurt in Crash Sues Bars for Serving Him Alcohol Anthony G. Attrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A Carlstadt man is suing two drinking establishments for serving him alcoholic beverages in the hours before he crashed his motorcycle and was More »
Read More »Assembly Committee Taking Up Anti-Arbitration Bill
May 16, 2017On Thursday, May 18, the Assembly Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on A4173. The bill, which is being sponsored by Asw. Marlene Caride (D-Ridgefield), would prohibit employers and employees from agreeing by contract to arbitrate any employment disputes, all under the guise of codifying a couple of New Jersey Supreme Court rulings.
Read More »Top News Clips for the Week of April 29-May 5
May 5, 2017A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of April 29-May 5.
Read More »New Jersey Spends Over $100 Million Per Year On Public Worker Lawsuits
May 4, 2017A recent article in the Star Ledger is getting quite a bit of attention for revealing something the Civil Justice Institute has known for quite some time: we all pay for excessive litigation. The article, which takes an in-depth look at lawsuits filed by public workers, found that over $100 million of taxpayer money is spent on such suits each year.
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