Lawmakers in several states are trying to squeeze crash rings that bedevil auto insurers with bogus injury claims in several heavily populated states. Thwarting shady wheel deals thus forms a marquee legislative trend for 2012, given the billions of dollars …
Claims-Made Policies Require Strict Adherence to Notice Provision Generally, when a dispute arises between an insured and its insurer as to whether proper notice was provided under a policy, the dispute turns on whether such notice was timely provided to …
A construction company has been fined $3,000 following the death of a construction worker struck by lightning at an Atlantic City, N.J., casino project in one of the state’s tallest buildings. Brian Bradley, of Linwood, was killed and two other …
A wind-whipped fire has destroyed five boats and damaged two others at a marina near New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay. A boater on the scene estimates damage from the Thursday morning fire at between a half-million and a million dollars. No …
A North Jersey public adjuster has been indicted for allegedly defrauding clients and insurance companies, including a company that insured a church in Essex County, of more than $36,000 by billing for services that were never completed, according to the …
An off-duty Mercer County Sheriff’s officer who was shot and seriously wounded when he tried to intervene in a domestic dispute has won a $5.9 million civil judgment against the gunman. A New Jersey judge recently awarded the money to …
New Jersey must pay nearly $1.3 million in legal fees to the attorneys who represented a former state official who won a whistleblower lawsuit. Stanley Fischer worked in the Division of Consumer Affairs, serving as executive director of its consumer …
New Jersey’s new attorney general is reorganizing the enforcement arm of the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs to crack down on crimes involving prescription drugs. Attorney General Jeffery Chiesa announced the changes Monday. He said he will bring together three …
Two retired Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officers who became lawyers have filed lawsuits because the agency revoked lifetime toll and parking passes. Thomas Westfield filed suit on behalf of himself and is seeking class-action status …
Three pedestrians injured when a slow-moving cargo train hit a tow truck at a southern New Jersey railroad crossing in 2008 have received settlements totaling $1 million. Keith Zaid, a lawyer representing the three injured women, tells The Press of …