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A New Jersey tort reform group says legislation recently passed by the state's General Assembly may be in conflict with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Good news for Atlantic County - it's no longer listed as a "judicial hellhole" in a report from the American Tort Reform Foundation. However, experts say New Jersey's legal system still has a lot of work to do to reach perfection.

Worries that we're headed for another recession have faded, replaced by the spectacle of a dysfunctional Europe that would be amusing if it didn't have the power to unhinge the world economy.
We're back on the slow-growth track, but at least the Federal Reserve expects New Jersey to do better than its neighbors and the nation as a ...
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"This law is so intricate and detailed and creates so much responsibility for teachers," said Marcus Rayner of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance. "There are so many ways they can make inadvertent or honest mistakes while trying to do the right thing."

A new report says southern New Jersey's business owners are worried about the legal climate they're facing.

If New Jersey follows states like Texas and South Carolina in reforming its tort laws, the New Jersey Law Reform Association said, thousands of jobs can be created.