Injured Passengers Intend To Sue NJ Transit For Negligence
When Sheldon Kest climbed out a window of the NJ Transit train that hurtled into Hoboken Terminal on Sept. 29, his right middle finger was partly amputated and his face was covered in blood.
October 14, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
Compressor Sparks Fire On St. Michael’s Villa Campus In New Jersey
The fire that consumed a building on the campus of St. Michael’s Villa, owned by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, sparked in a compressor located in the building’s basement and traveled an elevator shaft, Mayor Mario Kranjac said.
October 12, 2016
Property
New Jersey
Blast Levels Two Jersey Houses
Two New Jersey houses have been destroyed in an explosion that occurred after neighbors reported the smell of gas and firefighters arrived to investigate. It’s not yet clear if anyone was injured in the Tuesday morning blast in Paterson.
October 4, 2016
Property
Subrogation
New Jersey
Triage Underway At Hoboken, New Jersey Terminal After Train Derails
A New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed into the Hoboken terminal during rush hour, causing major structural damage and numerous injuries. Local media are reporting "major structural damage" and "multiple injuries," while the first responders are setting up triage.
September 29, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
New Jersey
Transit Bus Collision Sends Passengers Flying
An accident involving two NJ Transit buses shut down the Lincoln Tunnel’s center tube into New York City Monday morning, causing delays of nearly two hours and injuring dozens. Some 44 people were hurt, though the injuries were not considered life-threatening.
September 27, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New Jersey
New York
Restaurant Co-Owners Charged With Arson
Tina Diakos pleaded not guilty last week to an indictment charging her with the March fire that leveled Jerzeez the Diner in Vernon. Diakos’ boyfriend, and co-owner of the diner, also pleaded not guilty to the indictment charging him with conspiracy to to burn down the restaurant.
September 15, 2016
Fraud
Property
New Jersey
Rappers, Concert Venue Sued Over Railing Collapse Incident
Lawyers representing 17 people injured when a railing collapsed at a Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa concert in New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against the venue’s operator and the performers claiming they didn’t take enough precautions to ensure concertgoers would be safe.
August 25, 2016
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
Found On Road Dead? Ford Recalls 88K Cars For Stalling Issue
There are few things worse than having your relatively new car stall on you without warning. That’s why Ford is recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles with a defect that could leave your car dead — and unable to restart — in the middle of the road.
August 24, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Family Attempted To Cash In By Torching Bentley
A man pleaded guilty Friday to torching a $139,000 Bentley he and his parents purchased at a Bergen County car dealership in a insurance scheme.
August 22, 2016
Auto
Fraud
New Jersey
Deadly Collision Of Two Transit Buses In New Jersey
Two NJ Transit buses collided in a "T-bone" crash Friday in New Jersey, killing two people and injuring 17 others. Shortly after 6 a.m. Friday, a NJ Transit bus - the 59 line to Westfield - collided with the 13 bus that was traveling from Irvington to Belleville, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
August 22, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New Jersey
Dozens Injured At Snoop Dogg Concert In New Jersey As Railing Collapses
More than 40 concertgoers were injured on Friday night when a railing collapsed at an amphitheater where rapper Snoop Dogg was performing in Camden, New Jersey, officials said.
August 8, 2016
Liability
New Jersey
GM Recalling Almost 290K Impalas Over Airbag Issue
Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.
July 22, 2016
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Recall Of P.F. Chang’s Frozen Meals Expanded
After a long day, it can be nice to come home and grab a frozen meal from the fridge for a quick and easy dinner. If you’ve been stocking up on P.F. Chang’s frozen meals, you might want to double-check they aren’t included in a recently expanded recall of more than 195,000 pounds of frozen dinner product that may contain metal fragments.
July 18, 2016
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
2 New Jersey Transit Buses Collide Inside Lincoln Tunnel
A New Jersey Transit bus rear-ended another New Jersey Transit bus inside the Lincoln Tunnel heading to New York Monday morning. One bus driver and 14 passengers were injured, said Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Steve Coleman.
July 18, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
New Jersey
EF0 Tornado Confirmed In Warren County, New Jersey
It was a tornado. The National Weather Service on Friday night confirmed a tornado touched down in Thursday’s destructive storm that moved through Warren County.
July 18, 2016
Property
New Jersey
