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Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield of New Jersey Agrees to Pay $1.1 Million, Tighten Data Security to Settle Allegations of Privacy Lapses Concerning Personal Information of Policyholders
The insurance giant, which does business as Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (“Horizon BCBSNJ”), agreed to the settlement after a Division investigation concluded that the company’s failure to comply with federal healthcare data security...
State Grand Jury Returns “No Bill†in Fatal Shooting in Little Egg Harbor Township in 2016 Involving Ocean County Swat Team
The shooting was investigated by the Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team, made up of investigators from the Division of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey State Police Major Crime Unit. After hearing testimony and evidence from the team’s...
New Jersey State Athletic Control Board Announces Use of EyeGuide Focus as Potential New Safety Measure
The SACB’s tradition of testing medical devices that can help prevent serious injury to combat sports competitors began several years ago, when the agency tested field devices for the Department of the Navy designed for use by our troops subsequent to IED...
On-Line Children`s Fashion Retailer Agrees to Drop Policy Denying Refunds to Buyers from Certain Areas of State
According to Porrino, Shan and Toad agreed to rescind an advertised policy that excluded from refund eligibility any returns originating from addresses in Lakewood and Passaic – two communities that contain large populations of Orthodox Jews.Shan and Toad agreed...
Two Heroin Suppliers Plead Guilty and Face Lengthy Prison Terms in Investigation by Atlantic City Task Force into Drug Ring that Trafficked Heroin from Paterson to Atlantic and Ocean Counties – Atlantic City-based network allegedly distributed approximately 30,000 doses of heroin each month
The following men each pleaded guilty today to possession of heroin with intent to distribute before Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury, Jr., in Atlantic County. The state will recommend that each man be sentenced to 10 years in state prison:The defendants were...