Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Lesbian Sues New Jersey Catholic School Claiming Discrimination Over Firing
Aug 24 2016 // A woman is suing a Roman Catholic school in New Jersey, alleging the school violated the state’s discrimination law when she was fired because she’s married to a woman. But Christopher Westrick, an attorney for...
Wells Fargo Insurance Hires Marsh’s Hahn in New Jersey
Aug 23 2016 // Wells Fargo Insurance, a subsidiary of San Francisco, Calif., headquartered Wells Fargo & Company, has hired Mary-Beth Hahn as head of its national risk management practice. In her new role, Hahn will be based in...
Suit Alleges Valeant Ran Secret Prescription Refill Scam
Aug 19 2016 // Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. refilled patients’ prescriptions without their permission and steered them to more expensive drugs in order to boost sales and profits, according to a lawsuit that sheds new...
New Jersey Manufacturer Faces $56K in Fines for 10 Workplace Safety Violations
Aug 19 2016 // National Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Chatham, N.J., was cited in July by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 10 workplace safety violations, amounting to $56,000 in...
New Jersey’s Holman Insurance Services Acquires Risk Partners
Aug 18 2016 // Holman Insurance Services LLC, a subsidiary of Maple Shade, N.J., based Holman Automotive Group Inc., has acquiredRisk Partners Inc., a Medford, N.J., based commercial insurance brokerage and managing general...
Lawsuit Over ‘Creepy’ Letters Sent to New Jersey Couple Will Move Forward
Aug 15 2016 // A New Jersey couple who claim they were scared away from their home after receiving creepy letters from someone named “The Watcher” can move forward with a lawsuit against the home’s former owners, a...
6 Vehicles Destroyed in New Jersey Scrapyard Fire
Aug 9 2016 // Authorities said six vehicles were destroyed in a fire at a Middlesex, N.J., automobile scrapyard. NJ.com reports the blaze broke out at Absolute Auto Salvage around 12:45 p.m. Sunday. Police said the fire spread through...
New Jersey Sisters Awarded $9.5M for Boat Accident
Aug 1 2016 // Two sisters from New Jersey have received a $9.5 million jury award stemming from a 2009 boat collision that left them with serious injuries and killed one of their friends. Jamie and Gina Franzino, of Mahwah, were aboard...
New Jersey, Allstate Recover Millions in PIP Insurance Fraud Case
Jul 28 2016 // New Jersey insurance officials said they have recovered $3.5 million in a personal injury insurance fraud case involving chiropractors, physicians, medical facilities, billing companies and others. In a case connected to...
World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s AIV Group
Jul 26 2016 // World Insurance Associates, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, said it recently acquired AIV Group, an insurance agency serving the Asian community. AIV Group, in Avenel, New Jersey,...
New Jersey Storms Spawn Tornado, No Injuries Reported
Jul 18 2016 // Weather forecasters have confirmed a tornado touched down in New Jersey. The National Weather Service says a tornado with 75 mph winds was confirmed near White Township on July 14. Tom Smith says he saw a twisting black...
New Jersey Tax Breaks Could Lure Marsh, Other Financial Firms to Wall Street West
Jul 14 2016 // New Jersey is offering almost $200 million in incentives over 10 years to insurance, technology and financial companies to operate across the Hudson River from Manhattan. One applicant, Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, would...
New Jersey Man Admits Selling Fake Driver’s Licenses Online
Jul 13 2016 // A Jersey City, New Jersey, man has admitted using social media to promote a website that sold fake driver’s licenses, some of which were later used to commit financial crimes, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J....
Fox News’ Ailes Says Anchor’s Harassment Suit Against Him Belongs in Arbitration
Jul 13 2016 // Lawyers for Fox News chairman Roger Ailes on Friday asked a judge to halt anchor Gretchen Carlson’s “shameless publicity campaign” against her former boss, and send her sexual harassment lawsuit against...
Oil Shipments Down Hudson River Raise Spill Concerns
Jul 11 2016 // The Hudson River may still become a major corridor for the shipment of thick, tar sands oil from Canada despite moves last year by New York officials that attempted to halt those efforts. At issue is a key air permit...
New Jersey Judge Orders Safety Plan for Rail Cars with Propane
Jul 8 2016 // A state judge has ordered a railroad company to implement new safety rules for rail cars filled with butane and propane stored on Morris County-owned tracks. A Superior Court judge’s rule included ordering the...
Uber Supports Having New Jersey AG Decide Driver Background Checks
Jun 22 2016 // Ride-hailing company Uber says it supports allowing New Jersey’s attorney general to decide what type of background checks its drivers should have to use. Company spokesman Matt Wing told The Associated Press that...
Environmentalists Warn of Spill Risk from Increasing Oil Shipments on Hudson River
Jun 21 2016 // The Hudson River may still become a major corridor for the shipment of thick, tar sands oil from Canada despite moves last year by New York officials that many thought stopped those efforts. At issue is a key air permit...
EPIC Hires EY’s Millard as Risk Solutions Principal in New Jersey
Jun 17 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property/casualty brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired Mark Millard as principal and senior producer for the EPIC Risk Solutions team. Millard will be based...
Fingerprinting Is Key Sticking Point for New Jersey’s Rideshare Regs
Jun 16 2016 // When Democratic New Jersey Assemblyman Joseph Lagana decided to regulate ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft in the state, his said his main priority was making sure the drivers were properly insured. Two years...
