All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 9 2017 // A jury in New Jersey has awarded $6 million to a student who tripped over a cable and broke her arm and elbow in gym class when she was in middle school.The judgment for Destinee Dickens, 19, came last month following a...
Oct 9 2017 // New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverages based in Bordentown, N.J., has promoted Maydelis Torres to vice president of...
Oct 4 2017 // Officials say a jumpsuit flushed down a toilet by an inmate has caused at least $100,000 in damage to a justice complex in New Jersey.Pipes burst, including the main sewer line, damaging courtrooms and the sheriff’s...
Sep 28 2017 // Kmart Corp. has been sued by a New Jersey company that accused the retailer of ripping off its full-body banana costume design for its “Totally Ghoul” banana men’s Halloween costumes.Rasta Imposta is...
Sep 26 2017 // The former head of a not-for-profit corporation formed to oversee the water services for Newark, N.J., was sentenced on Friday to more than eight years in prison for accepting nearly $1 million in kickbacks.Linda Watkins...
Sep 26 2017 // Hackers breached the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s computer system last year by taking advantage of companies that used authentic financial data when they were testing the agency’s corporate filing...
Sep 25 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) and The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) launched new brands today for their respective associations. IIABNJ became Big I...
Sep 25 2017 // Authorities say a New York woman who was pulled unconscious from rough waters at a New Jersey shore beach this week has died.Asbury Park police say 42-year-old Erin Higgins, of Harriman, and 54-year-old Ronald Renshtie, of...
Sep 22 2017 // The engineers in two New York City area commuter train crashes suffered from sleep apnea that had not been diagnosed, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday.The NTSB released factual findings on...
Sep 20 2017 // A former postal worker who had claimed a wrist injury prevented him from working posted photos of himself zip-lining and rappelling, state authorities said Monday as they announced insurance fraud and theft charges.Robert...
Sep 19 2017 // It sounds like a Hollywood disaster movie. A Category 5 hurricane churning in the mid-Atlantic suddenly veers northwest – and heads straight for New York City.The good news is that, for now, experts agree a Cat...
Sep 18 2017 // Hundreds of runners came out Saturday for a Marine Corps charity race on the New Jersey shore, a race run without incident one year after a pipe bomb detonated at the event site and forced its cancellation.Security was...
Sep 14 2017 // An Ohio man has been sentenced to over two-and-a-half years in federal prison for defrauding a New Jersey company out of nearly $1 million.Authorities say 44-year-old John Tekulve owned a medical supply company that sold...
Sep 8 2017 // Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and wholesaler headquartered in Montvale, N.J., has announced updates to its strategic leadership team with several promotions.Renee Azelby was promoted to vice...
Sep 6 2017 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., has acquired Bruen Deldin DiDio Associates Inc. (BDD) of New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.Following the...
Sep 5 2017 // A federal inspector has recommended imposing a fine on New Jersey’s public transportation system as it falls behind on installing a mandatory safety system.A Federal Railroad Administration inspection report on June...
Sep 4 2017 // Widerman & Company, Smith Brothers InsuranceWiderman & Company Insurance of Haddonfield, N.J., has merged its business with Smith Brothers Insurance of Glastonbury, Conn. This combination allows Widerman &...
Aug 28 2017 // A recently fired New Jersey Transit compliance officer told lawmakers on Friday that he was terminated for raising safety and other concerns and that the agency is a “runaway train.”Todd Barretta told a joint...
Aug 21 2017 // Two men have pleaded guilty to defrauding New Jersey and health insurers out of $25 million by submitting claims for unneeded prescriptions.Matthew Tedesco and Robert Bessey pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to...
Aug 21 2017 // Five years after Superstorm Sandy devastated towns along the New Jersey shore, Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Frank Pallone want changes made to federal flood insurance they said will fix a system that often failed beleaguered...