American Tort Reform Association Highlights A New Jersey Success
As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, the American Tort [...]
38 – New Jersey’s Legal Climate Ranks 38th in the Country
NJ Spotlight recently highlighted our state’s abysmal legal climate in its Daily Number feature.
The Fall Legislative Session Is Heating Up
The New Jersey Legislature is back in session after its traditional summer break, and things are off to a running start. NJCJI has already testified on a few bills, and we are continuing to make the case that New Jersey should enact some common sense legal reforms.
You Don’t Have to Take Our Word For It
Over the past few years, we’ve been highlighting the unique danger New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) poses to our state’s businesses, but we aren’t the only ones concerned about the impact this law is having on our state’s business climate.
Help Us Spread The Word
On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute and the Morris County Chamber of Commerce are co-hosting a half-day conference to talk about TCCWNA and explore how it and other well-intended state laws end up causing unnecessary litigation.
Ambassador Phil Murphy, Candidate for Governor, to Speak at Legal Reform Summit
The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute and the Morris County Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce that Phil Murphy, the former Ambassador to Germany and current candidate for Governor of New Jersey, will deliver the luncheon address at our October 11 conference, Fines, Fees & Lawsuits: Does How We Regulate Business Matter?
Judge Says “Footlong” Sandwich Settlement is Laughable
Back in 2013 a picture of a Subway sandwich measuring closer to 11 inches than 12 inches went viral, and soon afterwards, the lawsuits (filed by a New Jersey resident under our state’s Consumer Fraud Act of course) began to fly.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Takes a Closer Look At New Jersey’s Legal Climate
License plates dub New Jersey the “Garden State,” and while [...]
Is New Jersey Still a Hot Spot for Pharmaceutical Litigation?
New Jersey has a reputation it needs to rid itself of. No, we’re not talking about the hit our state took from being stereotyped as the home of Snooki and the rest of the Jersey Shore gang. What we’re talking about is our reputation as a magnet for pharmaceutical lawsuits. Although we have seen some positive changes in our court system over the past few years, our status as the nation’s medicine chest is still threatened by excessive litigation.
How is it Walmart’s fault a guy blew up a gas can he was TRYING TO START A FIRE WITH?
Each week the New Jersey Law Journal has a section [...]