Opinion: Lawsuits hurting New Jersey’s small businesses
By Marcus Rayner | The Record
FOR MANY OF US it may be hard to conceptualize, but there was a time in New Jersey's recent history when our state was a beacon for the American Dream instead of a disincentive to it.
To the Editor: Unfair To Saddle School Districts With LAD Liability for Bullying Problems
By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Law Journal
The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, while a positive step toward deterring bad behavior, does not protect school districts from liability under the N.J. Law Against Discrimination.
To the Editor: Anti-bullying act lacks some answers
By Marcus Rayner | The Home News Tribune / Courier - News
What happens when school districts can't enforce the new Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act?
N.J. bills seek to curb mail solicitation by lawyers
By James Osborne | The Philadelphia Inquirer
New Jersey legislators are considering bills that would force lawyers and other professionals to wait 30 days before contacting defendants and accident victims whose information was drawn from public-records searches.
State’s small businesses have a lawsuit problem
By Marcus Rayner | The Times of Trenton
For many of us, it may be difficult to imagine, but there was a time in New Jersey's recent history when our state was a beacon for the American Dream instead of a barrier to it.
State’s doctors need tort reform
By Marcus Rayner | Home News Tribune, to the Editor
New Jersey's medical professionals often wear multiple hats. In addition to practicing medicine in a state with comparatively high medical malpractice premiums and weak evidentiary standards, our shrinking pool of doctors are often small business owners who must navigate New Jersey's challenging business climate. Think of your dentists, general practitioners and gynecologists.
New Jersey’s Civil Justice Climate Often Deals its Doctors Two Bad Hands
Medical professionals often wear multiple hats. In addition to practicing medicine and standing up to a hostile malpractice climate, many [...]
Survey: N.J. liability laws are a problem
John O'Brien • Legal Newsline
Seventy percent of small business owners surveyed by Monmouth University said state laws make New Jersey a less attractive area to do business than other states, the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance announced Thursday.
Survey: Small businesses dogged by lawsuit spectre
By Leslie Kwoh | The Star Ledger
Three in 10 business owners have either been sued or threatened with a lawsuit in the last five years, and another one in three predict they will be taken to court in the next five years, according to a study by the Monmouth University Polling Institute.
"A lawsuit can literally destroy a small business overnight," said Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, which commissioned the report.
Study: Small business wants tort reform
By Joao-Pierre Ruth | NJ BIZ
The New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance on Thursday called on the state to support tort reform, a move the alliance said would help small businesses in the state.
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