Each quarter, the New Jersey Court System publishes Judiciary Times, a newsletter highlighting statewide and local news stories about the New Jersey courts, including new programs and services offered by the Judiciary, recent events held around the state and accomplishments of judges and staff.
On Thursday, the full Senate is taking a vote on two bills the NJCJI is opposing because they open New Jersey businesses up to excessive liability.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of January 30-February 5.
Are lawsuits over sandwiches and self-serving suits over spam emails [...]
Businesses be warned, Harold Hoffman has a new shtick. A few years ago, New Jersey Attorney Harold Hoffman made headlines when the court ruled that he could not bring a New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act suit against a company selling a penis enhancement product without actually trying the product. Now he is in the news again, this time for suing the popular Jewish dating website JDate for emailing him.
The jingle may be stuck in our heads forever, but the era of $5 Footlongs is gone. Subway has announced that “cost increases” are forcing it to raise the price of its special sandwich deal by a dollar. Could some of these “cost increases” be related to the infamous Footlong lawsuit?
The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute had a busy day in the State House this Thursday. Marcus Rayner, NJCJI’s president, and Alida Kass, NJCJI’s chief counsel, testified against three pieces of legislation, all of which would negatively impact New Jersey’s legal climate and put New Jersey businesses at greater risk of being sued.
Few would dispute the important role that judges play in our state, and the necessary service they provide to our society. Judges preside over the most significant matters—criminal trials and sentencing, parental terminations, complex business lawsuits and significant civil actions with catastrophic injuries and large payouts. In recent years, the complexity of cases in New Jersey state courts has increased. However, the salaries of judges have not only not risen, but have been reduced when measured against the cost of living, and the actual take-home income of judges has been reduced by virtue of pension and health insurance contributions made by judges. New Jersey has the third highest cost of living of all states in the nation, a cost of living which continues to increase. Yet, state court judges in New Jersey have not received a raise since January 2008.
Are you the victim of a frivolous lawsuit? Have a [...]
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the [...]
