July 11, 2008
It sounded like a job that would make the Easter Bunny jealous. But three taste testers for candy maker Cadbury PLC say they were seriously injured while sampling something sweet. The three testers, all women from Morris County, New Jersey …
February 25, 2008
A three-year-old court order has failed to stop Newark, N.J. from charging people who wish to engage in free speech, according to a lawsuit filed against the city. The lawsuit charged that Newark is violating an order that bars it …
October 5, 2007
As government scientists searched for the source of a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to frozen hamburgers, a class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday against the New Jersey producer of the patties and supermarkets that sold them. The lawsuit seeks unspecified …
September 24, 2007
Denise M. Sciarrotta was thrilled with the seats her family had for the minor league hockey game. They were close to the action as they watched players take practice shots. It was going to be a special night: her 12-year-old …
September 6, 2007
Denise M. Sciarrotta was thrilled with the seats her family had for the minor league hockey game. They were close to the action as they watched players take practice shots. It was going to be a special night: her 12-year-old …
June 28, 2007
Two passengers who witnessed their intoxicated friend crash his car into the back of a motorcycle had an obligation to help the injured man, a New Jersey appellate court has ruled. The driver and his passengers made 44 cell phone …
June 27, 2007
U.S. safety officials have ordered a New Jersey tire importer to recall as many as 450,000 tires that it bought from a Chinese manufacturer and sold to U.S. distributors. Foreign Tire Sales Inc., of Union, New Jersey, said an unknown …
June 18, 2007
The New Jersey Supreme Court has scuttled what little remained of a lawsuit against paint makers by 26 towns and counties that wanted them to cover the cost of removing lead paint, which was banned in 1978 as a health …
March 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 law effectively abolished the …
March 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 Jersey’s highest court found that …