Latest New Jersey Headlines
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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in $74K Insurance Fraud Scheme
Dec 4 2018 // An Essex County, N.J., man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to obtain $74,000 in disability payments by submitting dozens of forged documents to his insurance provider. Major Smith, a former teacher in the East Orange school...
N.J. Woman Pleads Guilty in Used Luxury Vehicle Theft Scheme
Dec 3 2018 // A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining insurance identification cards as part of a scheme to steal luxury used vehicles from dealerships in New Jersey and New York. Paige Hunt, of Bloomfield, N.J.,...
New Jersey Blast Destroys Home, Damages School
Nov 29 2018 // Authorities say an explosion in a northwestern New Jersey home destroyed the residence and damaged a high school across the street. No injuries were reported in the blast, which occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday in...
Alera Group Acquires New Jersey’s CRISP Insurance Advisors, Two Additional Firms
Nov 27 2018 // Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based, national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired three new firms: CRISP Insurance Advisors, Lively Insurance and Loretz...
New Jersey’s RT Specialty/New Day Appoints Reynolds as an Assistant Vice President
Nov 20 2018 // RT Specialty/New Day, a Hamilton, N.J.-based division of R-T Specialty LLC, has named Joe Reynolds as an assistant vice president in the National Environmental and Construction Professional Liability Practice (formerly New...
New Jersey Court Ruling Could Erase 20K Drunken Driving Convictions
Nov 15 2018 // A ruling issued Tuesday by the New Jersey Supreme Court could cause more than 20,000 drunken driving convictions to be vacated. The justices unanimously found that criminal charges pending against a state police sergeant...
Officials Confirm Five More Measles Cases in Central New Jersey Community
Nov 15 2018 // New Jersey health officials have confirmed five more cases of measles in a central New Jersey community. The latest confirmed cases bring the total to 11 in Ocean County. Officials say the infected people may have exposed...
Jury Finds J&J Not Liable in Talcum Powder Cancer Case in California
Nov 14 2018 // A California jury on Wednesday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a case involving a woman who alleged that the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused her...
Injured Elevator Technician Settles Suit Against New Jersey Building Owner for $2M
Nov 8 2018 // An elevator technician who was injured while working on a six-story building in New Jersey has settled his lawsuit against the building’s owner for more than $2 million. Lawyers for Brett Riccio tell NJ.com the...
New Jersey’s Selective Insurance Group Makes Officer Appointments
Nov 7 2018 // Selective Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group Inc., has announced the following officer appointments. Regina DePumpo has been appointed assistant vice president of Corporate Claims. She...
N.J. Woman Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud in Used Luxury Vehicle Theft Scheme
Nov 1 2018 // A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining insurance identification cards as part of a scheme to steal luxury used vehicles from dealerships in New Jersey and New York. Paige Hunt, 27, of Bloomfield,...
New Jersey Insurance Broker Stole Nearly $1M While Selling Fake Health Insurance
Oct 26 2018 // An insurance broker who stole nearly $1 million while continuing to sell health care coverage he knew was fake has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. David Clark, 75, of Morristown, N.J., previously pleaded guilty...
Massive Blaze Tears Through New Jersey Town, Destroys Multiple Businesses
Oct 24 2018 // A fast-moving blaze ripped through the business district of a New Jersey town, destroying multiple businesses and causing the partial collapse of at least four buildings, according to officials. Daniel DeGroot, director of...
SASCO Insurance Services Merges with New Jersey’s Otterstedt Insurance Agency
Oct 16 2018 // SASCO Insurance Services of Hackettstown, N.J., has recently merged with Otterstedt Insurance Agency Inc., headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. SASCO Insurance has been providing customized insurance coverage plans for...
New Jersey Jury Rejects Claim J&J Baby Powder Caused Woman’s Cancer
Oct 12 2018 // A New Jersey jury on Thursday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a case involving a woman who alleged that the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused her...
New Jersey Lumber Company Faces $106K in Penalties for Safety, Health Hazards
Oct 10 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited DuBell Lumber Company of Medford, N.J., for exposing employees to combustible dust and other hazards. The company faces...
N.J. Pet Food Manufacturer Cited for Failure to Correct Prior Safety Hazards
Oct 9 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hamiltime Herb Co. LLC after inspectors found employees exposed to safety and health hazards in a follow-up investigation...
Judge Allows New Jersey Case Against Drugmaker to Advance
Oct 5 2018 // A New Jersey court is allowing most of the state’s lawsuit against the maker of OxyContin to move forward. Superior Court Judge Thomas Moore dismissed a public nuisance claim against Purdue Pharma. But he’s...
IAT Insurance Group Finalizes Acquisition of New Jersey’s IFIC Surety Group
Oct 2 2018 // IAT Insurance Group, a Raleigh, N.C.-headquartered provider of specialty property and casualty products, has finalized its acquisition of Newark, N.J.-headquartered IFIC Surety Group Inc. IFIC consists of International...
Business Moves
Oct 1 2018 // Marsh & McLennan, JLT Marsh & McLennan Inc. agreed to buy Jardine Lloyd Thompson for about $5.7 billion to expand its global offering of reinsurance and consulting services. New York-based Marsh said the purchase...
