Latest New Jersey Headlines
All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
J&J Weighs Third Bankruptcy Try to Settle Baby Powder Suits
Oct 19 2023 // Johnson & Johnson said it is weighing a third attempt to use bankruptcy for an $8.9 billion settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits that allege tainted talc in the company’s baby powder caused cancer. Erik...
New Jersey High Court to Hear E-Scooter Rider’s Bid for No-Fault Auto Benefits
Oct 16 2023 // David Goyco says he was like a bicyclist when he was injured while riding his low-speed electric scooter and hit by a car. Thus, he contends, he is entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits from his auto...
Insurance Broker in Menendez Corruption Case Allegedly Got Senator’s Help With Fraud Case
Oct 16 2023 // The defendants in the corruption case involving U.S. Senator Robert Menendez include a former New Jersey insurance broker who was convicted of premium fraud in 2011 and lost his insurance license. Jose Uribe allegedly got...
Uber Allowed to Arbitrate New Jersey Accident Claims
Oct 16 2023 // A notice in Uber’s digital registration process requiring ride-share customers to take any individual claims to arbitration is enforceable, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled in a case involving passengers injured...
World Insurance Acquires Trucking Specialist Oakwood/Insure Big Rig of New Jersey
Oct 11 2023 // World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Oakwood Insurance Agency, LLC, also doing business as Insure Big Rig, of Califon, New Jersey on October 1, 2023. Oakwood has been providing trucking...
New Jersey Attorney General Opens Inquiry Into Fatal Crash Involving Nadine Menendez
Oct 10 2023 // The New Jersey attorney general’s office has opened an inquiry into how local law enforcement handled an investigation into a fatal car crash that involved the then-future wife of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, according...
Families Blame Faulty Vehicle for Ship Fire That Killed Two New Jersey Firefighters
Oct 10 2023 // The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship said Friday a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo onto the ship caused the fire. Relatives of Newark...
New Jersey Insurance Agent, Contractor Arrested on Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges
Oct 6 2023 // A New Jersey insurance agent and the owner of painting company were arrested this week on allegations of insurance fraud. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll and Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally...
New Jersey Town Sues to Overturn State’s ‘Woefully Inadquate’ Toxic Waste Deal
Oct 6 2023 // A Jersey Shore town where childhood cancer cases rose is trying to overturn a settlement between the state and the corporate successor to the company that dumped toxic waste into the water and ground for decades, turning...
Court Tosses $223.8M Verdict Against J&J in Talc Cancer Case
Oct 3 2023 // A New Jersey appeals court on Oct. 3 threw out a $223.8 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson that a jury had awarded to four plaintiffs who claimed they developed cancer from being exposed to asbestos in the...
Eli Lilly Settles New Jersey Whistleblower Allegations Over Manufacturing Practices
Oct 3 2023 // Eli Lilly and Co. and a former employee agreed to settle a lawsuit in which the worker claimed she was terminated after pointing out poor manufacturing practices and data falsification involving one of its blockbuster...
New Jersey Supreme Court Weighs COVID-Related insurance Claims by Casino
Sep 29 2023 // New Jersey`s Supreme Court is expected to consider whether an Atlantic City casino can get payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak, potentially providing guidance for...
Insurance Broker in Menendez Corruption Case Allegedly Got Senator’s Help With Fraud Case
Sep 27 2023 // The defendants in the corruption case involving U.S. Senator Robert Menendez include a former New Jersey insurance broker who was convicted of premium fraud in 2011 and lost his insurance license. Jose Uribe allegedly got...
Another Home Explosion in New Jersey Sends Five to Hospitals
Sep 25 2023 // WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — Five people were transported to hospitals after an explosion at a New Jersey home on Friday night, police said. The house in West Milford was heavily damaged by the explosion around 9 p.m.,...
Inman Kircher McBride of New Jersey Joins World Insurance
Sep 19 2023 // Insurance brokerage WorldInsurance Associates reported that Inman Kircher McBride Agency, Inc. (IKM) of Harvey Cedars, New Jersey joined World on September 1. IKM provides personal insurance programs for auto, home,...
Court Clicks ‘OK’ on Uber’s Arbitration Agreement for Users’ Accident Claims
Sep 13 2023 // A notice in Uber’s digital registration process requiring ride-share customers to take any individual claims to arbitration is enforceable, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled in a case involving passengers injured...
Judge Tosses Gun Group’s Challenge to Delaware Public Nuisance Law as Premature
Sep 12 2023 // The federal district court for Delaware has thrown out a suit by a gun rights group challenging a state law that allows the state’s attorney general to sue firearms companies. The law allows lawsuits by the attorney...
Zimmerman Nominated to Be New Jersey Insurance and Banking Commissioner
Sep 7 2023 // Governor Phil Murphy has nominated Justin Zimmerman as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Zimmerman, who has been with the state agency since 2018, currently serves as acting commissioner...
Insurers Cheated Out of Millions in False Claims for Lost or Damaged Cell Phones
Sep 6 2023 // A Newark, New Jersey man has admitted that he conspired with others to defraud telephone providers and insurance companies out of millions of dollars by using stolen or fake identities to submit fraudulent claims for...
Judge Orders Camden Diocese to Rework Bankruptcy Plan After Insurers’ Complaints
Sep 1 2023 // The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey must rework its bankruptcy plan to better protect insurers from invalid and inflated sexual abuse claims and unreasonable attorneys’ fees. Citing some concerns raised by...
