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New Jersey Needs Class Action Reform!
If enacted, plaintiffs and defendants would be able to appeal class action certification immediately.
N.J.'s anti-bullying law still a lawsuit magnet
4/26/12- As noted in your editorial, "Look for savings in New Jersey anti-bullying law," (April 3), the state's anti-bullying law for schools continues to be an underfunded mandate, despite the bipartisan efforts of Gov. Chris Christie and the Legislature.
In addition to stretching valuable resources to train staff, the law has so many bureaucratic nuances that lawsuits are all but assured. Taxpayers and school districts will have to bear these costs as well, and with a multi-million-dollar settlement already granted in a North Jersey school district, the stage is set for a lot of litigation at a high cost to everyone involved.
Touting tort reform before business
2/27/12 - The state's most prominent lawsuit reform advocate may be Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, which launched in 2007 to bolster lobbying on tort reform and related issues.
Rayner said the political climate is shaping up to be good for the bills.
