3/7/19 – NJCJI Legislative Testimonies
A4972 - Arbitration Restrictions - NJCJI Testimony A1215 - Forum Selection [...]
Top News Clips for January 27-February 2
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for January 27-February 2.
Strong Statutes of Limitations Are Good Public Policy
Do you remember what you had for lunch yesterday? How about 2 weeks ago? How about 10 years ago? Even if you do remember, do you think you could come up with evidence – like witnesses or receipts – to back up your story, or do we just have to take your word for it?
Top News Clips for July 15-28
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for July 15-28.
NJCJI Joins State Bar, Coalition of Licensed Professionals in Support of Statute of Limitation Reform
Do you remember what you had for lunch yesterday? How about 2 weeks ago? How about 10 years ago? Even if you do remember, do you think you could come up with evidence – like witnesses or receipts – to back up your story, or do we just have to take your word for it?
News from the New Jersey State Bar Convention
Last week, the New Jersey State Bar Association held its annual convention in Atlantic City. Over 2,500 judges, lawyers, law clerks, and law students headed down the shore in search of CLEs and the scoop on emerging legal issues. In the following post, NJCJI’s Emily Kelchen reveals her insights on issues of interest to the civil justice community that were discussed at the convention.
Top News Clips for the Week of March 4-10
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 4-10.
NJ’s Discovery Rule Means A Two Year Statute Of Limitations Is Quite Fair
An article in the latest edition of the business newspaper NJBIZ highlights a disagreement between lawyers that has delayed an important change to our civil justice system for nearly a decade. As the article explains, plaintiffs’ attorneys have protested attempts by the New Jersey State Bar Association and other non-legal professional associations to standardize the statute of limitations in professional malpractice cases.
Decision Invites More Out-Of-State Plaintiffs
The New Jersey Supreme Court has released its opinion in a long-running lawsuit over the acne medicine Accutane. Instead of throwing out the case as time-barred like NJCJI suggested it do, the Court adopted a new test for determining what statute of limitations should apply in case brought by an out-of-state plaintiff.
Bringing Common Sense To Our Legal System
Our court system shouldn’t have to deal with suits over [...]