The U.S. Chamber features the Institute for Legal Reform’s Executive Vice President Harold Kim in a new podcast, discussing how our legal climate plays an increasingly influential role in a company's planning and operations. The podcast also features Roberto Guerrero, owner of Cumaica coffee in San Francisco, who shares the story of his own legal battle, and his advice for other business owners.
One of our complaints about New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act is that it is overly broad – encompassing many disputes that could resolved more efficiently by other means. We frequently oppose bills that would add to the already cumbersome Act, so it surprised many when came out in support of a recent bill expanding the CFA.
On Tuesday, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner provided members of the New Jersey State Bar Association an update on the state’s complex business litigation program. Rabner said the program is off to a “good start,” but he hopes that more litigants will soon take advantage of the program.
Since January 1, businesses in New Jersey have had the opportunity to opt in to a new complex commercial litigation program in disputes where the damages are projected to exceed $200,000. New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner will provide an update on the complex commercial litigation program, and discuss the need for lawyers with such backgrounds to seek appointments to the bench at a free event hosted by the New Jersey State Bar Association on Tuesday, October 20.
A new TV show focused on the legal world is debuting in New Jersey, and one of its first guests is NJCJI President Marcus Rayner. Rayner appeared on Pro Se Nation alongside Andy Dwyer of the Dwyer Law Firm to discuss the recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision Lippman v. Ethicon.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of September 5-11.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform has released its latest survey of state legal climates. Unfortunately, New Jersey’s ranking fell to 38 this year, down from 32 in 2012 when the survey was last released. This is cause for anxiety in a state that is struggling to grow its economy since the survey also found that “75 percent of attorneys at U.S. companies say a state's lawsuit environment is likely to impact important business decisions at their company, including where to locate or expand.” That is an 18 percent increase from eight years ago, and an all-time high.
Martin Bricketto’s recent article in Law360, “5 Dos And Don'ts For Employers After NJ's Ethicon Ruling” vividly illustrates the struggle companies are going to have applying the New Jersey Supreme Court’s holding in Lippman v. Ethicon to real world situations.
This morning, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform released its latest survey of state legal climates. New Jersey’s ranking fell to 38 this year, down from 32 in 2012 when the survey was last updated.
When most people think consumer fraud protection they imagine government agents going out into the field to inspect businesses, write tickets, and shut down bad-actors. As reports from the state Attorney General’s office can attest, these things do happen, but they are just one part of the state’s enforcement mechanism. A wide variety of regulations are also enforced via lawsuits brought by private attorneys effectively deputized as government enforcement agents.
