Bill Would Bolster Protection for Doctors Accused of Malpractice

By Andrew Kitchenman | NJ Spotlight

Supporters of the measure, A-1831, argue that an increase in the number of patients and the rise of team-based medical care is increasing the need for additional curbs on malpractice suits...

This position was emphasized by AnnMarie McDonald, spokeswoman for the tort-reform advocacy group the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance.

By |2013-02-08T00:00:00-05:00February 8, 2013|Recent News|Comments Off on Bill Would Bolster Protection for Doctors Accused of Malpractice

Does your Footlong measure up?

By Michael Diamond | Asbury Park Press

Three New Jersey men file a lawsuit against the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, claiming that their 'footlong' falls short of 12 inches.

By |2013-01-26T00:00:00-05:00January 26, 2013|Recent News|Comments Off on Does your Footlong measure up?

N.J. Courts Called Haven For Questionable Scientific Evidence

By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Law Journal, To the Editor

In taking the unprecedented step of filing its motion for the recusal of Judge Carol Higbee ["Accutane Maker Seeks To Disqualify Judge Handling N.J. Mass Litigation," Dec. 17, 2012], Hoffmann-La Roche has made a calculated decision to challenge a longstanding bias against it and the industry in which it operates - a pattern that dates back to the Vioxx cases of nearly a decade ago. More pharmaceutical litigation is filed in New Jersey courts than anywhere else in the country, with 93 percent of the plaintiffs coming from out-of-state.

By |2013-01-03T00:00:00-05:00January 3, 2013|Recent News|Comments Off on N.J. Courts Called Haven For Questionable Scientific Evidence

How to End the Assault by Opportunistic Lawyers

By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Municipalities Magazine

Local governments have spent the past few years walking the fine line of maintaining services and declining revenues.  Nobody likes to raise taxes or cut services. And nobody likes to tell residents they might have to wait longer for accident reports or emergency services.

By |2012-11-01T00:00:00-04:00November 1, 2012|Recent News|Comments Off on How to End the Assault by Opportunistic Lawyers

Reforms to liability laws might keep doctors in N.J.

By Marcus Rayner | Asbury Park Press, to the Editor

New Jerseyans are hardly surprised anymore when they need to wait weeks or even months to see specialists in high-demand medical fields. But with the shortage of doctors expected to triple in the next eight years, we are on the brink of a public health crisis.

By |2012-09-28T00:00:00-04:00September 28, 2012|Recent News|Comments Off on Reforms to liability laws might keep doctors in N.J.

Survey gives N.J. court system poor grade, but small firms appreciate mediation

By Katie Eder | NJBIZ

While a number of the nation's largest employers said 31 states have a fairer and timelier civil justice system than New Jersey, the head of an employers group said small businesses involved in litigation would rank the state much higher.

By |2012-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18, 2012|Recent News|Comments Off on Survey gives N.J. court system poor grade, but small firms appreciate mediation
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