Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Worker Dies in Accident at Soon-to-Open New Jersey Megamall
Oct 15 2019 // Authorities say a worker has died at the construction site of a soon-to-open New Jersey megamall and entertainment complex. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon at the American Dream mall at the Meadowlands complex in...
Construction Worker Fatally Electrocuted, Two Others Hurt in New Jersey
Oct 14 2019 // Authorities say two workers were accidentally electrocuted at a townhouse construction site in central New Jersey, leaving one dead and the other critically injured. A third worker suffered burns in the accident, which...
‘Putrid’ Smell of Carcasses Over Newark Prompts New Jersey Lawsuit
Sep 23 2019 // Newark – part of it, anyway – stinks. Residents of New Jersey’s largest city have been complaining about the stench of carcasses emanating from Darling Ingredients Inc.’s rendering plant, which...
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Signs Executive Order on Gun Safety
Sep 19 2019 // New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 83, directing the New Jersey Department of Treasury, the Division of Purchase and Property, and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance to promote...
Conner Strong & Buckelew Hires Trullinger, Keating in New Jersey
Sep 18 2019 // Conner Strong & Buckelew, an insurance, risk management and employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm, has hired Thomas Trullinger as senior vice president of Mergers and Acquisitions. He will be based in the...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Expands Commercial Package Coverage Into New Jersey
Sep 17 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has expanded its Commercial Package product into New Jersey. This offering includes: Commercial property with limits up to $120 million per location with an enhanced causes of...
Lockton Affinity to Pay $1M for Administering Carry Guard Insurance in New Jersey
Sep 6 2019 // Lockton Affinity LLC has agreed to pay a $1 million fine as part of a consent order with The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance for administering a National Rifle Association-sponsored insurance program in...
Officials Say Woman Stole $28K Diamond Ring from New Jersey Costco
Sep 5 2019 // Authorities say a woman stole a $28,000 diamond ring from a New Jersey Costco store by replacing it with a much cheaper ring she had stolen from a different Costco. Izaebela Kolano is facing a theft charge. Authorities say...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Hires DellaCroce to Healthcare Practice in New Jersey
Aug 26 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a global leader in insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services, has hired Anthony DellaCroce to its team in New Jersey as an area vice president for the Healthcare Practice,...
New Jersey Woman Gets Two Years in Compound Drug Fraud Scheme
Aug 22 2019 // A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a widespread fraud scheme involving public employees and compound prescription drugs. Kristie Masucci appeared before a judge in Camden on...
Hub International Hires New Jersey’s Allain, Acquires His Book of Business
Aug 19 2019 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has hired disability insurance specialist Brian Allain and acquired his book of business. Based in Paramus, N.J., Allain provides group and executive disability...
Cook Maran Hires Patterson as a Client Advisor in New Jersey
Aug 14 2019 // Cook Maran, a Prime Risk partner, headquartered in Melville, N.Y., recently hired Eric Patterson as a client advisor. He will operate out of the Cook Maran location in Fair Lawn, N.J. Patterson was previously a...
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Landlord Not Liable for Infant Burned by Radiator
Aug 8 2019 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled that a landlord can’t be held responsible for burns an infant suffered rolling from a bed onto a scalding radiator. The 5-2 decision issued July 31 means the landlord...
Judges May Be Reaching Limit with Copyright Profiteering by Pornography Sellers
Aug 6 2019 // Pornography producers and sellers account for the lion’s share of copyright-infringement lawsuits in the U.S. — and judges may have seen enough. The courts are cracking down on porn vendors that file thousands...
Nearly Seven Years After Storm, New Life for Sandy Damages Claim in New Jersey
Aug 2 2019 // A claim for damages from Superstorm Sandy that has been rejected several times by the state of New Jersey got another chance from a divided state Supreme Court on Monday. In a 4-3 ruling, the high court said an arbitrator...
More Than 67K Still Without Electricity in New Jersey Following Storms
Jul 25 2019 // More than 67,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey are still without electricity two days after a line of thunderstorms downed trees and power lines. Most are Jersey Central Power and Light customers in Monmouth and Ocean...
Construction Crane Collapses on House, Apartment Building in New Jersey
Jul 24 2019 // Strong winds may be to blame for the collapse of a construction crane in New Jersey. The crane came down onto a house and an apartment building across from Rutgers University in New Brunswick on Sunday night. News 12 New...
Powerful Storms Leave Many Without Power in New Jersey
Jul 24 2019 // Crews are working to restore electricity for hundreds of thousands of people in New Jersey after powerful storms blew across the state. Utilities say 246,193 homes and businesses were without service Tuesday morning. At...
Court Orders New Jury to Review $1.8M Award in New Jersey Transit Bus Attack
Jul 22 2019 // New Jersey Transit may not be solely responsible for a $1.8 million jury award to a woman injured when a fellow bus passenger hit her with a bottle, a court has ruled. A state appeals court ruled this week that liability...
New Jersey Man Charged in Murders Facing Insurance Fraud Charge
Jul 18 2019 // A New Jersey man charged with killing his brother and the brother’s wife and two children is facing a new charge of insurance fraud. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office refused to give any details of the...
