Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Family to Get $4.8M in New Jersey Crash Involving ‘Melrose’ Actress
Nov 8 2017 // The family of a woman killed in a 2010 crash involving a “Melrose Place” actress will receive a $4.8 million settlement. NJ.com reports most of the money will come from the hosts of a party where actress Amy...
Severe Weather Sweeps Through Northeast, 300,000 Without Power
Oct 31 2017 // Severe weather pounded the Northeast region with powerful winds and drenching rains early Monday, leaving nearly 300,000 without power. Southern New England appeared to suffer the brunt of the storm damage...
AssuredPartners Acquires New Jersey’s Synergy Professional Associates
Oct 31 2017 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Synergy Professional Associates of Fairfield, N.J. Synergy is a managing general agent and wholesale insurance intermediary devoted to professional liability and program development. It...
New Jersey Teen Badly Burned After Touching High Voltage Train Lines
Oct 16 2017 // A 17-year-old New Jersey teenager is in the hospital with extensive burns after he was shocked by high voltage lines on a train trestle. Lance Vargas’ grandmother says the teen is currently in the hospital with...
New Jersey Court Nixes Class-Action Status for TGI Friday’s Drink Suit
Oct 11 2017 // A lawsuit accusing restaurant chain TGI Friday’s of violating consumer fraud laws with its drink pricing can’t go ahead as a class action that could have included millions of members, but a similar case...
New Jersey’s World Insurance Associates Names Costa as COO
Oct 10 2017 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., recently named Frank P. Costa as chief operating officer. Costa’s contribution to World Insurance is focused on...
New Jersey Student to Get $6M After Breaking Arm in Gym Class
Oct 9 2017 // A jury in New Jersey has awarded $6 million to a student who tripped over a cable and broke her arm and elbow in gym class when she was in middle school. The judgment for Destinee Dickens, 19, came last month following a...
New Jersey’s New Day Underwriting Managers Promotes Torres
Oct 9 2017 // New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverages based in Bordentown, N.J., has promoted Maydelis Torres to vice president of...
Flushed Jumpsuit Causes $100K in Damage at New Jersey Justice Complex
Oct 4 2017 // Officials say a jumpsuit flushed down a toilet by an inmate has caused at least $100,000 in damage to a justice complex in New Jersey. Pipes burst, including the main sewer line, damaging courtrooms and the sheriff’s...
Kmart Accused of Copyright Infringement Over Halloween Banana Costume
Sep 28 2017 // Kmart Corp. has been sued by a New Jersey company that accused the retailer of ripping off its full-body banana costume design for its “Totally Ghoul” banana men’s Halloween costumes. Rasta Imposta is...
Ex-Water Corporation Boss in New Jersey Gets 8 Years for $1M Fraud
Sep 26 2017 // The former head of a not-for-profit corporation formed to oversee the water services for Newark, N.J., was sentenced on Friday to more than eight years in prison for accepting nearly $1 million in kickbacks. Linda Watkins...
SEC Hackers Took Advantage of Firms Using Authentic Data for Testing: Reuters Exclusive
Sep 26 2017 // Hackers breached the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s computer system last year by taking advantage of companies that used authentic financial data when they were testing the agency’s corporate filing...
Two of the Oldest Statewide Insurance Trade Groups in U.S. Launch New Brands
Sep 25 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) and The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) launched new brands today for their respective associations. IIABNJ became Big I...
Woman Dies in New Jersey After Getting Caught in Jose-Spawned Rip Current
Sep 25 2017 // Authorities say a New York woman who was pulled unconscious from rough waters at a New Jersey shore beach this week has died. Asbury Park police say 42-year-old Erin Higgins, of Harriman, and 54-year-old Ronald Renshtie,...
U.S. Safety Board Says Train Crash Engineers Had Undiagnosed Sleep Disorder
Sep 22 2017 // The engineers in two New York City area commuter train crashes suffered from sleep apnea that had not been diagnosed, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday. The NTSB released factual findings on...
Former New Jersey Postal Worker Went Zip-Lining While on Disability
Sep 20 2017 // A former postal worker who had claimed a wrist injury prevented him from working posted photos of himself zip-lining and rappelling, state authorities said Monday as they announced insurance fraud and theft charges. Robert...
What If an Irma-Like Hurricane Hit the New York City Metro Area?
Sep 19 2017 // It sounds like a Hollywood disaster movie. A Category 5 hurricane churning in the mid-Atlantic suddenly veers northwest – and heads straight for New York City. The good news is that, for now, experts agree a Cat...
Hundreds Run in New Jersey Charity Race Marred Last Year by Bombing
Sep 18 2017 // Hundreds of runners came out Saturday for a Marine Corps charity race on the New Jersey shore, a race run without incident one year after a pipe bomb detonated at the event site and forced its cancellation. Security was...
Man Sentenced to Prison After Admitting to Scamming New Jersey Company
Sep 14 2017 // An Ohio man has been sentenced to over two-and-a-half years in federal prison for defrauding a New Jersey company out of nearly $1 million. Authorities say 44-year-old John Tekulve owned a medical supply company that sold...
New Jersey’s Jimcor Agency Announces Updates to Strategic Leadership Team
Sep 8 2017 // Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and wholesaler headquartered in Montvale, N.J., has announced updates to its strategic leadership team with several promotions. Renee Azelby was promoted to vice...
