NJCJI Submits Comments Concerning the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights’ Proposed Disparate Impact Regulations
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (“DCR”) has proposed new regulations governing “disparate impact” liability in New Jersey. The disparate [...]
NJCJI Successfully Advocated for Elimination of Private Right of Action from Medical Debt Collection Law
NJCJI successfully advocated for removal of a private right of action from New Jersey’s new medical debt collection law (P.L.2024, [...]
New Jersey Supreme Court Expands Liability for Commercial Property Owners
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled in a hotly contested 4-3 decision that all commercial landowners—including owners of vacant [...]
NJCJI on Winning Side in New Jersey Supreme Court Case Upholding Standalone Class Action Waivers
In Pace v. Hamilton Cove, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the Appellate Division and held that stand-alone, contractual class [...]
NJCJI’s President Criticizes Proposal to Change Process for Selection of Appellate Division Judges
NJCJI’s President, Anthony M. Anastasio, penned an opinion piece for NJ.com criticizing a problematic new proposal to change how appellate [...]
NJCJI on Winning Side of Important New Jersey Supreme Court Decision Regarding Retroactivity of Wage Theft Act
Maia v. IEW Construction Group In a unanimous decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court found that the 2019 New Jersey [...]
NJCJI Testifies Regarding Negative Impacts of Proposed “Green Amendment” on New Jersey’s Civil Justice System
On March 7, 2024, Alex Daniel, counsel for the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute, testified before the Senate Environment and [...]
NJCJI Helps Retailers Score Win at the New Jersey Supreme Court in an Important Consumer Class Action Case
On March 25, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in a 4-3 decision that private plaintiffs could not sue [...]
New Jersey Supreme Court’s Civil Practice Committee Declines to Adopt NJCJI’s Proposal for Third-Party Litigation Funding Disclosure
On February 6, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Civil Practice Committee (“Committee”) issued its biennial report (“Committee Report”), attached [...]
NJCJI Scores Big Win in the New Jersey Supreme Court in Important Consumer Fraud Case
DeSimone v. Springpoint Senior Living, Inc. In a unanimous decision in favor of civil justice reform, on January 10, 2024, [...]
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