Top News Clips for the Week of March 18-24
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 18-24.
Top News Clips for the Week of March 11-17
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 11-17.
Food Fight: Why Is There So Much Food & Beverage Litigation in New Jersey?
Red Bull does not actually give you wings. Some of Subway’s famous footlongs do not measure exactly twelve inches. Chobani Greek yogurt is made in the United States, not Greece. None of these statements are shocking, but each of them has recently been the subject of well-publicized lawsuits filed on behalf of consumers.
NEW DATE for our 2017 Winter Policy Forum
Due to the impending snow storm, our annual Winter Policy Forum has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 30, from Noon-1:30 PM, at the Trenton Country Club. Asm. Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerville), one of the top Republican candidates for governor, will be our featured speaker.
Top News Clips for the Week of March 4-10
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 4-10.
Growing Jury Verdicts Make Appeals Challenging
Certain New Jersey businesses have a hard time appealing verdicts against them because it is simply too expensive to do so. The cost comes not just from the expense of hiring attorneys, but from having to post a bond for the full amount of an adverse verdict before being allowed to appeal. In this day and age, eye-popping jury verdicts are not uncommon, but financial regulations and the nature of certain businesses makes it challenging to get funding for appeal bonds.
NJ’s Discovery Rule Means A Two Year Statute Of Limitations Is Quite Fair
An article in the latest edition of the business newspaper NJBIZ highlights a disagreement between lawyers that has delayed an important change to our civil justice system for nearly a decade. As the article explains, plaintiffs’ attorneys have protested attempts by the New Jersey State Bar Association and other non-legal professional associations to standardize the statute of limitations in professional malpractice cases.
Alida Kass A Finalist For NJBIZ’s General Counsel of the Year Award
The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute is thrilled to announce that our chief counsel, Alida Kass, is a finalist for NJBIZ’s General Counsel of the Year Award. The General Counsel of the Year Award honors the state’s most dynamic General Counsels and Chief Legal Officers.
Top News Clips for the Week of February 25-March 3
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of February 25-March 3.
Legal Reform & Economic Development
Balancing the state budget and funding all of the programs the state thinks are important is not an easy task. Revenue growth is steady, but slow, and we are already one of the highest taxed states in the nation, so there is little room to maneuver.