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As Injured Gov. Corzine Recovers, N.J. Asks, ‘Why No Seat Belt?’
Apr 19 2007 // Last year, New Jersey law officers ticketed 271,182 people for not wearing seat belts in violation of state law. This year, one violator will stand out: Gov. Jon S. Corzine, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt when he was...
Nor’easter Kills 2, Forces 1,400 Evacuations in N.J.
Apr 18 2007 // The effects of the vicious nor’easter that dumped as much as 9 inches of rain on parts of New Jersey lingered Tuesday as floodwaters swirled through several low-lying communities and residents of others waited...
Taylor Promoted to Sales Director for Encompass in N.Y., N.J.
Apr 16 2007 // Steve Taylor has been promoted to regional sales director for Encompass Insurance in New York and New Jersey. Encompass Insurance is part of the Allstate Group and oversees the Encompass, Allstate and Deerbrook insurance...
More N.J. Employers Dropping Health Plans Due to High Cost
Apr 16 2007 // More Garden State employers dropped health insurance coverage for workers last year amid skyrocketing costs that were nearly double what they were five years before, according to a major business association’s survey...
N.J. Casino Settles Deadly Garage Collapse for $101 Million
Apr 12 2007 // The Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has settled all civil litigation stemming from the 2003 collapse of its parking garage that was under construction, killing four people, the casino said. Another 20...
N.J. court: sexual assault preclusion not automatic
Apr 9 2007 // A New Jersey appeals court recently ruled that while an insurer is freed from providing liability coverage when an insured commits sexual assault on a young child, the insurer could have an obligation when the insured...
N.J. Court Ruling Could Affect 10,000 Drunk Driving Cases
Apr 6 2007 // A breath test used in thousands of drunken driving cases in New Jersey went on trial this week, when the state Supreme Court considered whether the instrument provides reliable blood-alcohol level readings. The outcome...
Study: Calif. Leads Nation in Fraud Convictions
Apr 5 2007 // California leads the nation in criminal insurance fraud convictions, according to a study by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. According to the study, the Golden State had more than one third of of all convictions...
N.J. Court: Sexual Assault Liability Exclusion Can Depend on Age
Apr 3 2007 // A New Jersey appeals court recently ruled that while an insurer is freed from providing liability coverage when an insured commits sexual assault on a young child, the insurer could have an obligation when the insured...
News Currents
Mar 26 2007 // N.J. high court rules first responders can sue negligent property owners The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that when police and firefighters get hurt handling an emergency, they may sue and win compensation if negligence...
N.J. high court rules first responders can sue negligent property owners
Mar 26 2007 // The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that when police and firefighters get hurt handling an emergency, they may sue and win compensation if negligence contributed to the injury. The unanimous decision found that a 1993 state...
Merck Fights Vioxx Class Action Suit Brought by Insurers
Mar 21 2007 // Health insurers and union health plans nationwide should not be allowed to sue Merck & Co. jointly to recover money they paid for Vioxx prescriptions, a lawyer for the drug maker argued this week in opposing a lawsuit...
N.J. Implements Expanded Safety Rules for Chemical Plants
Mar 20 2007 // Chemical facilities in New Jersey using extremely hazardous substances must weigh using safer options and plant workers can now join state inspections under new state policies to improve safety and security at the...
Pa., N.J. Officials and Feds Nab Illegal Benefits Trust; Recover $1 Million
Mar 19 2007 // Through a collaboration betwee state and federal regulators, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has helped to recover approximately $1 million in unpaid health claims for Pennsylvania policyholders, Acting Insurance...
N.J. Jury Awards $47.5 Million in Vioxx Heart Attack Retrial
Mar 15 2007 // Merck & Co.’s painkiller Vioxx contributed to an Idaho postal worker’s heart attack, a jury in Atlantic City has ruled, reversing the verdict in the man’s first trial and hitting Merck with a total...
N.J. High Court: Public Workers Can Sue Negligent Property Owners
Mar 15 2007 // The New Jersey Supreme Court this week ruled that when police and firefighters get hurt handling an emergency, they can sue and win compensation if negligence contributed to the injury. The unanimous decision by New...
Job, education underwriting factors under scrutiny in N.J.
Mar 12 2007 // New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use of occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing...
N.J. Senate Panel Kills Bill to Ban Use of Education, Job in Rates
Mar 7 2007 // A bid to make it illegal for New Jersey auto insurers to use a driver’s job and education to decide rates failed Monday. The Senate Commerce Committee voted against releasing a proposal to ban car insurers from...
Insurers Warn N.J. Not to Restrict Use of Education, Job Status in Rating
Mar 6 2007 // New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing this...
Hughes Joins Ames & Gough to Focus on Pa.-N.J.-Del.
Feb 27 2007 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker specializing in serving architects, engineers and law firms, has hired Robert G. Hughes as a vice president with responsibility for business in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and...
