Lacking support, S-2460 held by Senate Commerce Committee
The so-called 'bad faith' bill was held by the Senate [...]
Touting tort reform before business
2/27/12 - The state's most prominent lawsuit reform advocate may be Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, which launched in 2007 to bolster lobbying on tort reform and related issues.
Rayner said the political climate is shaping up to be good for the bills.
Advocating for traffic changes might be more helpful
Carl Wilkins' family suffered an unspeakable nightmare when their loved one was tragically struck and killed after a double hit-and-run incident. The family's attorney has indicated that they intend to sue NJ Transit, the state of New Jersey and Ewing Township for his death, along with the women who committed this crime.
Christie’s attacks on court come as no surprise
2/19/12- Governor Christie's public display of contempt last week for the routine review of judicial nominees by the state bar association shocked many.
It shouldn't have. Christie's tenure has been marked by tirades against individual judges, threats to ignore the court's most anticipated rulings and the occasional second-guessing of when judges should and should not recuse themselves on specific cases.
‘Bad faith’ bill is bad policy for New Jersey
S-2460, the covertly dubbed “Consumer Protection Act of 2012,” is [...]
Governor Christie nominates Phillip Kwon, Bruce Harris to NJ Supreme Court
Kwon and Harris would fill seats held by former Justice John Wallace Jr., whom Christie declined to reappoint in 2010, and Justice Virginia Long, who faces mandatory retirement on March 1, 2012.
Opinion: N.J. small-business entrepreneurs face challenging costs of liability insurance
1/3/12 - Here in New Jersey, it's no secret that the private sector is struggling to create jobs. The state continues to have the highest unemployment rate in the region more than three years after the economic downturn began. Neither New York, Pennsylvania, nor even Ohio has more residents out of work than New Jersey, where the unemployment rate is 9.1 percent. Fortunately, Gov. Christie and the Democratic Legislature agree that we need to remove roadblocks to economic growth. They are frequently cited as a combination of inflation and overly burdensome regulation on businesses.
To the Editor: Unnecessary Litigation
12/22/11 - A Florida woman, Denise Payne, who has a history of filing lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has recently filed three more lawsuits against New Jersey retailers, including The Shops at Riverside. The article notes that "dozens" of Payne's cases were dropped voluntarily when the businesses agreed to pay settlements and attorneys' fees.
Analyzing NJ’s Court System
12/13/11 - A study prepared for the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance (NJLRA) finds 40 percent of south Jersey businesses say they were threatened with litigation in the past five years. A quarter of south Jersey businesses were actually sued during that period.