TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- New Jersey's "hostile business climate" can be attributed to recent "outrageous lawsuits" and state Supreme Court vacancies, according to a recent survey released by the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance.
Hoens TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court, in a ruling Wednesday, dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man who claims a polio vaccine -- given to him when he was a young child -- lead to his cancerous brain tumor.
Albin TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court says a state statute does provide immunity to 911 operators and their public-entity employers for negligence in delivering 911 services, including the mishandling of emergency calls.
Albin TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled last month that there was not "clear and convincing" evidence that the editor of a regional weekly newspaper knowingly, or in reckless disregard for the truth, published a false front-page teaser.
Long TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that the plaintiff in a $10.5 million lawsuit over the acne medication Accutane did not miss the state's two-year statute of limitations when she filed the suit in 2005.
Christie TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has gone "way too far" in his criticism of the state Supreme Court, according to a recent op-ed.
Cryan WEST TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A recent decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court has the potential to decimate the hospitality industry, Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Cryan said Wednesday.
Albin TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's League of Municipalities is a "public agency" under the Open Public Records Act and must provide access to government records that are not subject to an exception.
Hoens TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling last week, held that employees and officers of a corporation may be individually liable under the state's Consumer Fraud Act for acts they undertake through the corporate entity.
Martinez DENVER (Legal Newsline) - The Colorado Supreme Court said in a ruling Monday that it is not necessary or appropriate to consider whether an injury was a "foreseeable consequence" of the sale or service of alcohol.
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court, in a ruling last week, upheld an appellate court's decision to permit persons convicted of a DUI offense to sue restaurants for injuries they cause to themselves.
Rivera-Soto TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court, in a ruling Tuesday, said $500 million in additional funds should go to the state's poorest school districts next year under the state School Funding Reform Act.
Albin TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court says a cleaning company that provided services for Best Buy has no contractual obligation to pay the legal costs incurred by the store in defending a lawsuit that was dismissed for lack of evidence.
Samson TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Former New Jersey Attorney General David Samson has officially been elected the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Rabner TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered six leading lenders to prove they are lawfullly processing foreclosures.
Samson TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced on Thursday he would nominate a former state attorney general to be chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
MT. VERNON, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - An employer who allows its workers to bring home clothing contaminated with asbestos fibers is responsible for any asbestos-related disease that worker or his immediate family members contract, an Illinois appeals court says.
Rabner TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been asked by eight retired state Supreme Court justices to reconsider his decision to not reappoint Supreme Court Justice John Wallace.