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New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Paralyzed Waterpark Visitor Can Proceed with Gross Negligence Suit

Aug 25 2016 // A New Jersey waterpark visitor who was partially paralyzed in a 2010 accident while on a ride that simulates surfing can proceed with a lawsuit, the state Supreme Court ruled this week. Roy Steinberg and his wife claim...

New Day Underwriting Managers of New Jersey Hires Giquinto to Real Estate Group

Aug 25 2016 // New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a Hamilton, N.J., based specialty intermediary of environmental and construction related professional liability insurance, has hired Cara Giquinto as a senior account manager in its real...

New Jersey Catholic School Settles Sexual Abuse Allegations for $1.9M

Aug 25 2016 // A Catholic school in New Jersey has settled allegations of child sexual abuse for $1.9 million. The agreement between Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell and 21 former students who said they were sexually abused by...

Lesbian Sues New Jersey Catholic School Claiming Discrimination Over Firing

Aug 24 2016 // A woman is suing a Roman Catholic school in New Jersey, alleging the school violated the state’s discrimination law when she was fired because she’s married to a woman. But Christopher Westrick, an attorney for...

Wells Fargo Insurance Hires Marsh’s Hahn in New Jersey

Aug 23 2016 // Wells Fargo Insurance, a subsidiary of San Francisco, Calif., headquartered Wells Fargo & Company, has hired Mary-Beth Hahn as head of its national risk management practice. In her new role, Hahn will be based in...

Suit Alleges Valeant Ran Secret Prescription Refill Scam

Aug 19 2016 // Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. refilled patients’ prescriptions without their permission and steered them to more expensive drugs in order to boost sales and profits, according to a lawsuit that sheds new...

New Jersey Manufacturer Faces $56K in Fines for 10 Workplace Safety Violations

Aug 19 2016 // National Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Chatham, N.J., was cited in July by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 10 workplace safety violations, amounting to $56,000 in...

New Jersey’s Holman Insurance Services Acquires Risk Partners

Aug 18 2016 // Holman Insurance Services LLC, a subsidiary of Maple Shade, N.J., based Holman Automotive Group Inc., has acquiredRisk Partners Inc., a Medford, N.J., based commercial insurance brokerage and managing general...

Lawsuit Over ‘Creepy’ Letters Sent to New Jersey Couple Will Move Forward

Aug 15 2016 // A New Jersey couple who claim they were scared away from their home after receiving creepy letters from someone named “The Watcher” can move forward with a lawsuit against the home’s former owners, a...

6 Vehicles Destroyed in New Jersey Scrapyard Fire

Aug 9 2016 // Authorities said six vehicles were destroyed in a fire at a Middlesex, N.J., automobile scrapyard. NJ.com reports the blaze broke out at Absolute Auto Salvage around 12:45 p.m. Sunday. Police said the fire spread through...

New Jersey Sisters Awarded $9.5M for Boat Accident

Aug 1 2016 // Two sisters from New Jersey have received a $9.5 million jury award stemming from a 2009 boat collision that left them with serious injuries and killed one of their friends. Jamie and Gina Franzino, of Mahwah, were aboard...

New Jersey, Allstate Recover Millions in PIP Insurance Fraud Case

Jul 28 2016 // New Jersey insurance officials said they have recovered $3.5 million in a personal injury insurance fraud case involving chiropractors, physicians, medical facilities, billing companies and others. In a case connected to...

World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s AIV Group

Jul 26 2016 // World Insurance Associates, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, said it recently acquired AIV Group, an insurance agency serving the Asian community. AIV Group, in Avenel, New Jersey,...

New Jersey Storms Spawn Tornado, No Injuries Reported

Jul 18 2016 // Weather forecasters have confirmed a tornado touched down in New Jersey. The National Weather Service says a tornado with 75 mph winds was confirmed near White Township on July 14. Tom Smith says he saw a twisting black...

New Jersey Tax Breaks Could Lure Marsh, Other Financial Firms to Wall Street West

Jul 14 2016 // New Jersey is offering almost $200 million in incentives over 10 years to insurance, technology and financial companies to operate across the Hudson River from Manhattan. One applicant, Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, would...

New Jersey Man Admits Selling Fake Driver’s Licenses Online

Jul 13 2016 // A Jersey City, New Jersey, man has admitted using social media to promote a website that sold fake driver’s licenses, some of which were later used to commit financial crimes, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J....

Fox News’ Ailes Says Anchor’s Harassment Suit Against Him Belongs in Arbitration

Jul 13 2016 // Lawyers for Fox News chairman Roger Ailes on Friday asked a judge to halt anchor Gretchen Carlson’s “shameless publicity campaign” against her former boss, and send her sexual harassment lawsuit against...

Oil Shipments Down Hudson River Raise Spill Concerns

Jul 11 2016 // The Hudson River may still become a major corridor for the shipment of thick, tar sands oil from Canada despite moves last year by New York officials that attempted to halt those efforts. At issue is a key air permit...

New Jersey Judge Orders Safety Plan for Rail Cars with Propane

Jul 8 2016 // A state judge has ordered a railroad company to implement new safety rules for rail cars filled with butane and propane stored on Morris County-owned tracks. A Superior Court judge’s rule included ordering the...

Uber Supports Having New Jersey AG Decide Driver Background Checks

Jun 22 2016 // Ride-hailing company Uber says it supports allowing New Jersey’s attorney general to decide what type of background checks its drivers should have to use. Company spokesman Matt Wing told The Associated Press that...