Top News Clips for the Week of April 11-17
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of April 11-17.
Wegmans Fighting Half-Baked Lawsuit Over Bread Ads
New Jersey is a hotbed of food-based litigation. Late last year, the popular supermarket chain Wegmans was sued because its bread is not made from scratch at each store. Rather than settling this rather frivolous claim, Wegmans is fighting back, and in doing so is revealing how much of a shake-down these sorts of lawsuits truly are.
NJCJI Urges High Court to Adopt Federal Standard for Expert Evidence
New Jersey’s court rule governing the admissibility and review of expert testimony has remained unchanged since 1991. In this same period the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Uniform Rules of Evidence, numerous state evidence rules, and our own case law have all changed to reflect the increased importance and use of expert testimony. At NJCJI’s urging, the NJ Supreme Court asked its Committee on the Rules of Evidence to take a closer look at the state’s laws governing this issue.
Top News Clips for the Week of April 4-10
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of April 4-10.
Top News Clips for the Week of March 28-April 2
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 28-April 2.
More Evidence That NJ’s Expert Evidence Law Is Inconsistent
The admissibility of expert testimony is a hot topic in the New Jersey legal world right now. A report from the court’s Committee on the Rules of Evidence has confirmed that the case law does not match the court rules on the books, and the New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Townsend v. Pierre only increases the differences.
Top News Clips for the Week of March 7-13
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 7-13.
Report Confirms Expert Evidence Law is Inconsistent
New Jersey’s court rule governing the admissibility and review of expert testimony has remained unchanged since 1991. In this same period the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Uniform Rules of Evidence, numerous state evidence rules, and our own case law have all changed to reflect the increased importance and use of expert testimony. At NJCJI’s urging, the NJ Supreme Court asked its Committee on the Rules of Evidence to take a closer look at the state’s laws governing this issue.
Business Groups File Lawsuit Over Paid Sick Leave Mandate
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association, New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, New Jersey Food Council, New Jersey Restaurant Association, New Jersey Retail Merchants Association and National Federation of Independent Businesses have filed a lawsuit against the city of Trenton seeking to stop the city from implementing its new paid sick leave law.
Top News Clips for the Week of Feb. 21-27
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of Feb. 21-27.