Latest New Jersey Headlines
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More Restrictions Possible for New Jersey Teen Drivers
Jun 11 2008 // Neew Jersey lawmakers are considering ways to further restrict teenage drivers in New Jersey. A bill before the Senate Transportation Committee would apply an 11 p.m. curfew on 17-year-old probationary drivers. It would...
N.J. Court Dismisses Vioxx Medical Monitoring Suit
Jun 5 2008 // The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Vioxx users who suffered no known harm from the withdrawn pain drug cannot sue Merck & Co Inc to pay for medical tests and treatment by heart doctors, the drugmaker said...
Scaffold Collapse in New Jersey Kills 2
Jun 2 2008 // A scaffold holding three painters at a Bayonne, New Jersey industrial complex collapsed Saturday, killing two of them and seriously injuring the other. The men were painting a fuel tank at the International-Matex Tank...
New Jersey Mayor Pleads Guilty in Insurance Bribe Scheme
May 29 2008 // A former New Jersey lawmaker ensnared in a federal bribery investigation pleaded guilty to federal and state corruption charges Tuesday and resigned as mayor of Orange. Mims Hackett Jr. admitted he took a $5,000 bribe to...
Court: Spaniards Can Sue in N.J. for Overseas Asbestos Exposure
May 28 2008 // A group of Spanish workers injured by asbestos-containing insulation while working on Navy ships docked in Spain can sue the manufacturer of the insulation in New Jersey — where the products were produced — a...
N.J. Approves Jobs, Education as Driver Rating Criteria
May 5 2008 // New Jersey insurers using education and employment to rate drivers for risk are justified in doing so and the practice does not amount to racism or classism, according to a new, 581-page report released by Garden State...
Tyco International to Pay N.J. $73M to Settle Securities Fraud
May 2 2008 // Tyco International Ltd. has agreed to pay New Jersey $73 million to resolve state charges of securities fraud. The state Attorney General’s office says that under the settlement agreement finalized Wednesday, Tyco...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires N.J. Employee Benefit Broker RSI
May 2 2008 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reports it has acquired RSI of Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, RSI offers employee benefit consulting and brokerage...
New Jersey Finds Problems with Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts
May 1 2008 // A yearlong investigation by the New Jersey Public Advocate’s Office has found numerous problems with the way the state screens, remediates and follows-up on lead poisoning cases. The report found lead paint remains a...
New Jersey Reaches Deal with Companies to Clean up Superfund Site
Apr 25 2008 // A 60-acre Superfund site in Old Bridge, New Jersey is set for cleanup after more than two dozen companies reached an agreement with the state to cover the cost. Under the settlement announced Wednesday, about $20 million...
New Jersey Regulators: Jobs, Education Are Sound Criteria to Rate Drivers
Apr 25 2008 // New Jersey insurers who use education and employment to rate drivers for risk are justified in doing so and the practice does not amount to racism or classism, according to a new, 581-page report released by Garden State...
Agents in the East Find Recession Hurts Others More
Apr 22 2008 // Insurance agents across New England and the Mid-Atlantic are worried about how their customers and they will fare as the region’s economy continues to slow. “An agent’s business is a direct reflection of...
Flood Maps Anger N.J. Homeowners
Apr 21 2008 // Federal Emergency Management Administration officials have unleashed a torrent of complaints over new flood-zone maps in Monmouth County’s Bayshore region. The proposed maps show nearly 4,400 more homes at risk in...
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Elevated Lead Levels Force Closing of 2 N.J. Artificial Turf Ballfields
Apr 17 2008 // Two New Jersey sports fields were closed this week after tests of their artificial turf turned up unsafe levels of lead. It’s the second time since December that a ballfield in the state has been closed over concerns...
Expanded Flood Maps Anger New Jersey Homeowners
Apr 10 2008 // Federal Emergency Management Administration officials have unleashed a torrent of complaints over new flood-zone maps in Monmouth County’s Bayshore region. The proposed maps show nearly 4,400 more homes at risk in...
New Jersey Court: Injured Delivery Driver Can’t Collect Damages
Apr 9 2008 // A truck driver struck by a car while making an early-morning delivery stop at a New Jersey Taco Bell cannot collect damages from his employer because his injuries entitled him to workers’ compensation benefits, a...
Agents in the East Find Recession Hurts Others More Than Them
Apr 7 2008 // How agents from Mass. to Virginia are faring as the economy slows, competition quickens and government changes the rules Agents across New England and the Mid-Atlantic states are worried about how they and their customers...
N.J. Bars Can Be Liable for Drivers Who Drink Elsewhere
Apr 7 2008 // New Jersey bars can be sued for the actions of drunken drivers who leave those establishments, even if the drivers consumed no alcohol while at the bars, a panel of judges has unanimously declared. The ruling by the state...
Malpractice Insurer’s Insolvency Puts Dozens of N.J. Doctors at Risk
Apr 7 2008 // Dozens of New Jersey doctors could soon be personally liable for settlement payouts now that state officials have declared insolvent what once was the state’s largest malpractice insurance company. The insurer,...
