January 23, 2012
New Jersey’s Supreme Court says Essex County cannot be held liable for the 2001 death of a bicyclist who suffered a massive head injury while riding on the shoulder of a county-owned road. Mathi Kahn-Polzo and four friends were riding …
January 22, 2012
Tom Considine, commissioner of New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, is planning to step down in February, according to a local report, citing sources familiar with the matter. The Star-Ledger reported on Sunday, Jan. 22, that Considine will return …
January 21, 2012
A federal judge in Boston has ordered 14 drug companies to negotiate settlements for 53 women who claim their breast cancer was caused by an anti-miscarriage drug their mothers took decades ago. Lawyers for the women said U.S. Magistrate Judge …
January 21, 2012
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie refused to sign into law a bill that aimed to make younger drivers safer. The bill would have changed the state’s graduated driver’s license program to require novice drivers to receive more supervised practice time. …
January 20, 2012
Rye Brook, N.Y.-based specialty insurer The Navigators Group said this week that its principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Company, expanded its Navigators Re division by launching a professional liability reinsurance unit. The Navigators Group said this new professional liability …
January 20, 2012
Authorities in Philadelphia say a city dentist and his daughter have been charged with submitting almost $5 million in fraudulent medical bills to insurance companies over the past decade. Prosecutors said Wednesday that 71-year-old Dr. Owen Rogal of Philadelphia and …
January 20, 2012
Richmond school officials are being sued by the mother of a 4-year-old autistic boy who was left on a bus. Nyheim Butler’s lawsuit accuses Richmond Public Schools, the district’s transportation director, a former bus driver and a former bus monitor …
January 20, 2012
Two years ago, Charles Smith’s beloved Great Dane, Buzz, came down with what his veterinarian thought was bloat, a digestive-tract disorder considered the second-leading canine killer after cancer. Turned out it was a just a scare — that time. But …
January 20, 2012
Starr Companies has appointed Shane McCaffrey as profit center manager in charge of Defense Base Act and foreign casualty insurance for U.S.-based multinationals. Starr Companies said Defense Base Act and foreign casualty insurance is a key component to its growth …
January 20, 2012
Some of the more than 600 people who fell ill while visiting an upstate New York indoor water park are part of a class-action lawsuit filed against the business. The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports that the lawsuit was filed …