Past issues of the NJSBA Capitol Report.
January
December
November
- November 11, 2019 - Workers’ compensation courts improve security statewide
- November 18, 2019 - Lame duck kicks in with onslaught of legislation
- November 25, 2019 - Legislature considers bills on child support, child abuse, and fertility treatment coverage in marathon committee meetings
October
- October 7, 2019 - NJSBA supports recommendations to improve judicial independence and fairness in municipal courts
- October 14, 2019 - NJSBA amicus roundup: Supreme Court hears arguments on drug influence evaluations and the tax treatment in inheritance tax transfers
- October 21, 2919 - Supreme Court committee seeks to extend presumptive exclusion of medical reports from public access
- October 28, 2019 - Supreme Court to consider fee-shifting provisions in retainer agreements
September
- September 2, 2019 - NJSBA amicus overview: Malpractice, retainer agreements, and drug recognition experts
- September 9, 2019 - NJSBA signals concerns at Judicial Conference on proposed rule change expanding the scope of cross-examination
- September 16, 2019 - NJSBA to Supreme Court: Tort claims protections should extend to legal malpractice actions for all attorneys providing representation on behalf of the state
- September 23, 2019 - NJSBA weighs in on poaching clients by purchasing internet keyword advertising
- September 30, 2019 - Additur and remittitur should be used in line with the basic notions of fair play and equity, Supreme Court says
August
- August 5, 2019 - NJSBA tracking several measures awaiting gubernatorial action
- August 12, 2019 - New ACPE opinion addresses advertising in the electronic era
- August 19, 2019 - NJSBA seeks to participate as amicus curiae in matter regarding child welfare
- August 26, 2019 - Legislative Roundup: Auto insurance, commercial property tax appeals, and abandoned properties make list of signed legislation
July
- July 1, 2019 - Key bills land on governor’s desk; NJSBA raises concerns
- July 8, 2019 - Court rules in favor of expanded representation in administrative child abuse and neglect hearings
- July 15, 2019 - Governor expands medical marijuana, workers’ compensation benefits
- July 22, 2019 - Supreme Court weighs in on municipal court operations, fines and fees
- July 29, 2019 - Judiciary mandates additional training for judges; will establish online portal for public
June
- June 3, 2019 - Expand 30-day ban on attorney solicitations, says NJSBA
- June 10, 2019 - Drug influence evaluation not generally accepted scientific evidence, says NJSBA to Supreme Court
- June 17, 2019 - While budget showdown looms, key legislation moves through
May
- May 27, 2019 - Medical marijuana, medical expenses in auto cases considered in Legislature
April
- April 1, 2019 - Supreme Court sets sights on mandatory malpractice insurance disclosure
- April 8, 2019 - Legislative round up: Key legislation sent to governor before budget hearings
March
- March 11, 2019 - Legalization of for-profit debt adjusters gets nod from Senate Commerce Committee
- March 25, 2019 - Professional malpractice bill voted out of Assembly Judiciary Committee
February
- February 4, 2019 - Weinberg nondisclosure bill gains momentum in Legislature
- February 11, 2019 - Governor vetoes NJSBA double taxation legislation, cites budget woes
- February 18, 2019 - NJSBA’s amicus seeks clarity on a potential duty to unknown, undisclosed third parties
- February 25, 2019 - Bill prohibiting fiduciary duty standard to insurance producers advances
January
- January 7, 2019 - Supreme Court to review doctrines of additur, remittitur
- January 14, 2019 - Mandatory electronic annual registration and payment begins
- January 21, 2019 - Supreme Court finds arbitration agreement obscure; sides with NJSBA argument
- January 28, 2019 - NJSBA’s Cybersecurity Task Force urges uniformity, global approach to cybersecurity policies