Each day seems to bring additional news confirming what we already know: New Jersey needs economic growth to create jobs and much needed tax revenue. The state took a tremendous hit during the recession, and has yet to fully recover. The state’s unemployment rate remains high, and the budget gap continues to widen as revenue collections miss their targets.
NJCJI is not the only organization that knows legal reform needs to be a component of New Jersey’s economic development plan. A broad coalition of New Jersey’s leading employers, small businesses, individuals, and not-for-profit business associations and professional organizations have joined our call for common sense legal reform.
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Chris Christie, joined by Senate President Stephen Sweeney, announced that he will nominate former federal prosecutor Walter Timpone to the New Jersey Supreme Court.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of April 2-8.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 25-April 1.
The New Jersey Assembly voted 46-17-9 in favor of A883, the employment statistics bill, this Thursday. NJCJI is concerned that this bill will create a treasure trove of data on employers that could be used by the trial bar to gin up lawsuits.
Each week the New Jersey Law Journal has a section highlighting what it considers to be each week’s legal “Winner’s & Losers.” This week one of the “losers” caught our eye. It appears that Six Flags is being sued because its ride made a kid dizzy.
The New Jersey Assembly has scheduled a vote on A883, the employment statistics bill, for this Thursday, April 7. NJCJI is concerned that this bill, which is being sponsored by Assemblywomen Muoio (D-Trenton), Lampitt (D- Voorhees), and Mosquera (D- Turnersville), has the likely unintentional consequence of creating a treasure trove of data on employers which could be put to use by the trial bar to generate litigation.
On April 4, NJCJI’s Alida Kass appeared before the Assembly Women and Children Committee to testify against the “New Jersey Schedules That Work Act.” A1117, which is being sponsored by Asemblywomen Sheila Oliver (D-East Orange) and Pamela Lampitt (D-Voorhees), is another example of well-meaning legislation that would have a broad, negative impact on our state’s business community. If enacted, it would curtail flexible scheduling, and expose businesses to lawsuits over scheduling disputes.
At our recent luncheon with Judge Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D., the Acting Administrative Director of New Jersey Courts, we learned a lot about the administrative side of New Jersey’s court system, and in particular, its rulemaking system.
