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New Jersey Supreme Court Doubles Down on Bad Arbitration Law

On June 14, the New Jersey Supreme Court released its highly anticipated opinion in Morgan v. Sanford Brown Inst. The case has been closely watched because it is the first time the court has taken up an arbitration-related case since it began experimenting with reining in arbitration during the 2013-14 court term. Despite NJCJI’s best effort, namely an amicus curie brief arguing New Jersey must conform to federal law, the court affirmed that it intends to carve out special rules for how our state will treat arbitration agreements.

By |2016-06-16T21:19:10-04:00June 16, 2016|News, Top Stories|0 Comments

High Court Decision Calls Employment Contracts Into Question

The New Jersey Supreme Court issued another disappointing decision this week, over-turning an employment contract in the name of creating better public policy. At issue was an employment contract that set its own time limit for bringing lawsuits against the employer instead of relying on the default rules in the statutes as a limit. The high court decided to ignore the contract and allow the employee to bring a lawsuit well after the time limit he had agreed to when he was hired.

By |2016-06-16T14:19:34-04:00June 16, 2016|News, Top Stories|0 Comments

Abusive Lawsuits Kill Small Businesses

This week we learned that the judge who filed the famous $54 million lawsuit over a missing pair of pants is finally getting his comeuppance. But something is missing from the stories following up on this crazy story. We wanted to know what happened to the defendants in the case. The last news we could find on the owners of the dry cleaning business Roy Pearson sued, Soo and Jin Chung, is not the happy ending you might expect.

By |2016-06-09T15:45:44-04:00June 9, 2016|News, Top Stories|0 Comments

NJCJI Testifies Against “Wage Theft” Bill

Earlier today, NJCJI’s Chief Counsel, Alida Kass testified against S1396, which has been described as a bill that will simply punish employers who commit wage theft. However, the legislation, which is being sponsored by Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck), would in fact expose employers engaging in good faith employment practices to an unwarranted risk of liability.

By |2016-06-06T19:01:04-04:00June 6, 2016|News, Top Stories|0 Comments

Defending New Jersey TCCWNA Claims & How to Prevent Your Company’s Website from Becoming a Target

On June 7, NJCJI President Marcus Rayner will participate in a panel discussion of New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA). The Act is a growing problem for businesses operating in our state, and even out of state businesses who simply allow New Jerseyans to visit their websites.

By |2016-06-03T13:50:01-04:00June 3, 2016|News, Top Stories|0 Comments
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