Gov. Chris Christie nominates lawyer Anne M. Patterson to N.J. Supreme Court
Gov. Chris Christie today nominated attorney Anne Murray Patterson to the state Supreme Court to replace Justice John Wallace.
Toms River Tiffany’s patron may sue for being served alcohol, panel rules
Crashed motorcycle in 2006; plaintiff claims he was negligently served alcohol at Tiffany's.
Rayner: New Jersey’s dire need for tort reform
AS NEW JERSEY’S unemployment rate hovers around a regionally high 10 percent, our businesses face a stagnant economy coupled with high business costs, and our state and local governments must address significant spending cuts, some may not realize that New Jersey’s economy is taking another serious hit – from frivolous litigation.
Reduce medical liability costs before more specialists flee New Jersey
Let's say you are a woman over 40 who follows the American Cancer Society guidelines (regardless of the recent controversy about them) and faithfully gets a mammogram each year.
What would you do if you tried to make your 2010 appointment, only to learn this test is no longer available anywhere in the state? Would you take a day off from work to travel to Pennsylvania - or forgo your screening entirely?
Report: New Jersey is A Hellhole
TRENTON, N.J. - A report released today by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) places New Jersey's courts at number 4 in its annual list of "Judicial Hellholes," with a particularly dire situation in Atlantic County.
"Every dollar spent defending against a groundless lawsuit is a dollar that won't be spent on research and development, capital investment,