Anti-Arbitration Bill Passes Assembly 50-22-1
On October 20, the New Jersey Assembly voted 50-22-1 in [...]
On October 20, the New Jersey Assembly voted 50-22-1 in [...]
On October 13, the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute participated [...]
The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute has filed an amicus brief in two cases related to the price of drinks on menus. The cases, Dugan v. TGI Friday’s, Inc. and Bozzi v. OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC (which was not a written opinion in the lower court) are both class actions brought by consumers who claim the restaurant’s failure to clearly post prices on all drink items violates New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) and Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty, and Notice Act (TCCWNA).
To cap off the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute's 2016 [...]
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of October 8-14.
A law designed to protect teen drivers has some parents worried their children will be targeted by predators. The recently passed legislation on puppy mills might shutter some pet stores and animal shelters if the fines it contains are fully enforced. And a decades old consumer protection law is forcing companies to defend multimillion dollar lawsuits over including the phrase “void where prohibited” in their website’s terms and conditions. Each of these situations were discussed during the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute’s 2016 Fall Legal Reform Conference, which focused on the unintended consequences of business regulation.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of October 1-7.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of September 24-30.
As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, the American Tort [...]
NJ Spotlight recently highlighted our state’s abysmal legal climate in its Daily Number feature.