A man who claims a polio vaccine he was given as a baby caused his brain tumor cannot revive his lawsuit against several drug manufacturers and distributors, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The court’s 5-1 decision bars Jamie Gannon …
A new law in New Jersey now prohibits the state’s first responders from taking and sharing pictures or videos of accident victims without their consent. And photographing and disseminating any such images will follow strict rules and operating procedures. New …
Authorities in New Jersey announced that a state-licensed public adjuster pleaded guilty for defrauding clients and insurers — including a company that insured a church in Essex County — of more than $42,000 by billing for services that were never …
New Jersey’s top court upheld a controversial law last week that requires young drivers to purchase and display red decals on the license plate of the cars they drive. The state Supreme Court’s ruling on Kyleigh’s Law, on August 6, …
New Jersey officials announced that a local chiropractor was charged with stealing more than $89,000 from insurance companies by submitting false claims for alleged treatments on more than 30 patients who were involved in auto accidents. New Jersey attorney general’s …
New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Acting Commissioner Ken Kobylowski conducted a seminar last week with a group of approximately 30 senior citizens at the Ironbound Senior Center in Newark. Topics discussed included life insurance, long term care insurance …
A southern New Jersey police officer will get nearly $14,000 to settle a civil lawsuit he filed against a short-order cook who placed his own body and pubic hair in the officer’s bagel sandwich as payback for a traffic stop. …
Nearly a week after severe thunderstorms slammed into southern New Jersey, some 16,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity as of Thursday, July 5. Atlantic City Electric crews have been restoring power nonstop since the storm hit early last …
New Jersey officials said overall traffic-related fatalities in the state for the first six months of 2012 were 262 — down 10 percent from 291 during the same time last year. However, the 2012 figure is slightly higher than at …
A New Jersey court struck down last week a claim by a former bank employee who sought workers’ comp disability benefits for what the claimant described as a psychological illness caused by occupational stress.The court stated that in order to …
