All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 16 2008 // A former New Jersey lawmaker ensnared in a federal bribery investigation has pleaded guilty to federal and state corruption charges and has resigned as mayor of Orange.Mims Hackett Jr., 67, admitted he took a $5,000 bribe...
Jun 13 2008 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who saw her mother die in a car crash can sue the other driver for negligently inflicting emotional distress.The 4-3 decision released Tuesday said such a claim can be...
Jun 12 2008 // Police have heard many excuses from suspected drunk drivers over the years.But police in Lakehurst, New Jersey say what they heard from a Toms River man is one for the books: He told them he was driving around until he was...
Jun 11 2008 // Neew Jersey lawmakers are considering ways to further restrict teenage drivers in New Jersey. A bill before the Senate Transportation Committee would apply an 11 p.m. curfew on 17-year-old probationary drivers. It would...
Jun 5 2008 // The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Vioxx users who suffered no known harm from the withdrawn pain drug cannot sue Merck & Co Inc to pay for medical tests and treatment by heart doctors, the drugmaker said...
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...