Two New Jersey state legislators are pushing a measure to help ward off lawsuits, many allegedly frivolous, that are stretching the threadbare finances of state and local governments. The bill would establish pre-litigation screening panels whose favorable review of a suit's merit would be critical to its success. The panels, staffed by retired judges appointed by the chief justice on recall, would function as quasi-courts, opining on whether a suit is frivolous or filed in bad faith or for harassment.
July 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Two New Jersey state legislators are pushing a measure to help ward off lawsuits, many allegedly frivolous, that are stretching the threadbare finances of state and local governments.
The bill, introduced July 1, would establish pre-litigation screening panels whose favorable review of a suit’s merit would be critical to its success.
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