All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 2 2008 // A scaffold holding three painters at a Bayonne, New Jersey industrial complex collapsed Saturday, killing two of them and seriously injuring the other.The men were painting a fuel tank at the International-Matex Tank...
May 29 2008 // A former New Jersey lawmaker ensnared in a federal bribery investigation pleaded guilty to federal and state corruption charges Tuesday and resigned as mayor of Orange.Mims Hackett Jr. admitted he took a $5,000 bribe to...
May 28 2008 // A group of Spanish workers injured by asbestos-containing insulation while working on Navy ships docked in Spain can sue the manufacturer of the insulation in New Jersey — where the products were produced — a...
May 5 2008 // New Jersey insurers using education and employment to rate drivers for risk are justified in doing so and the practice does not amount to racism or classism, according to a new, 581-page report released by Garden State...
May 2 2008 // Tyco International Ltd. has agreed to pay New Jersey $73 million to resolve state charges of securities fraud. The state Attorney General’s office says that under the settlement agreement finalized Wednesday, Tyco...
May 2 2008 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reports it has acquired RSI of Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, RSI offers employee benefit consulting and brokerage...
May 1 2008 // A yearlong investigation by the New Jersey Public Advocate’s Office has found numerous problems with the way the state screens, remediates and follows-up on lead poisoning cases.The report found lead paint remains a...
Apr 25 2008 // A 60-acre Superfund site in Old Bridge, New Jersey is set for cleanup after more than two dozen companies reached an agreement with the state to cover the cost. Under the settlement announced Wednesday, about $20 million...
Apr 25 2008 // New Jersey insurers who use education and employment to rate drivers for risk are justified in doing so and the practice does not amount to racism or classism, according to a new, 581-page report released by Garden State...
Apr 22 2008 // Insurance agents across New England and the Mid-Atlantic are worried about how their customers and they will fare as the region’s economy continues to slow.“An agent’s business is a direct reflection of...
Apr 21 2008 // Federal Emergency Management Administration officials have unleashed a torrent of complaints over new flood-zone maps in Monmouth County’s Bayshore region. The proposed maps show nearly 4,400 more homes at risk in...
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Apr 17 2008 // Two New Jersey sports fields were closed this week after tests of their artificial turf turned up unsafe levels of lead. It’s the second time since December that a ballfield in the state has been closed over concerns...
Apr 10 2008 // Federal Emergency Management Administration officials have unleashed a torrent of complaints over new flood-zone maps in Monmouth County’s Bayshore region.The proposed maps show nearly 4,400 more homes at risk in...
Apr 9 2008 // A truck driver struck by a car while making an early-morning delivery stop at a New Jersey Taco Bell cannot collect damages from his employer because his injuries entitled him to workers’ compensation benefits, a...
Apr 7 2008 // Agents across New England and the Mid-Atlantic states are worried about how they and their customers will fare as the region’s economy continues to slow.“An agent’s business is a direct reflection of his...
Apr 7 2008 // New Jersey bars can be sued for the actions of drunken drivers who leave those establishments, even if the drivers consumed no alcohol while at the bars, a panel of judges has unanimously declared.The ruling by the state...
Apr 7 2008 // Dozens of New Jersey doctors could soon be personally liable for settlement payouts now that state officials have declared insolvent what once was the state’s largest malpractice insurance company.The insurer,...
Apr 4 2008 // As New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine reflects on the year following his near-fatal car crash, he’s quick to discuss practical and public policy changes that go well beyond his physical recovery.The April 2007 accident...
Apr 3 2008 // Her lawyer says the mother of a Rochelle Park, New Jersey teen has settled a lawsuit over his weight-loss surgery for $1 million.Elaine LaBeur’s decision came after a few days of testimony in the trial involving...