Would Your Private Contracts Survive NJ Supreme Court Review?
Earlier this month, the New Jersey Supreme Court released two [...]
Top News Clips for the Week of June 18-24
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of June 18-24.
Top News Clips for the Week of June 4-10
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of June 4-10.
Top News Clips for the Week of May 14-20
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of May 14-20.
Updates from the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting
This week the New Jersey State Bar Association held its Annual Meeting and Convention in Atlantic City. NJCJI’s director of public affairs, Emily Kelchen, has been live-tweeting information of interest to NJCJI members throughout the event. A full report of the meeting, including a summary of Chief Justice Rabner’s state of the judiciary address will be included in next week’s newsletter.
New Jersey: A Hot Bed of Food Litigation
"Lawsuits against the food industry gain notoriety because they are viewed by the public as a shocking or humorous. But as the number of these suits grows, the novelty wears off. People begin to view these sorts of lawsuits as legitimate, and the prediction that food is the next tobacco (aka: the next big payday for trial attorneys) begins to sound less farfetched." writes NJCJI President Marcus Rayner in an op-ed in the South Jersey Times.
Top News Clips for the Week of May 7-13
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of May 7-13.
The TCCWNA Hall of Shame
New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) has been turned into an instrument through which the plaintiff’s bar plays “gotcha,” turning harmless technical regulatory violations into cases which generate huge attorneys’ fees, but no real benefit for the consumers supposedly “harmed.” NJCJI is counting down the 6 most absurd TCCWNA lawsuits we’ve seen so far. Know of another lawsuit you think should make our list? Let us know!
Top News Clips for the Week of April 23-29
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of April 23-29.
The Truth About TCCWNA
Over the past few years, we’ve been sounding the alarm about the unique danger New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) poses to our state’s businesses. Unfortunately, it seems members of the trial bar are the only ones listening. Plaintiffs’ attorneys are filing an increasing number of TCCWNA-based class actions against companies doing business in New Jersey.