Latest Delaware Headlines
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Delaware Judge Says Fired Medical Marijuana User Can Pursue Lawsuit
Dec 28 2018 // A Delaware judge has ruled that a medical marijuana user fired from his factory job after failing a drug test can pursue a lawsuit against his former employer. Jeremiah Chance was fired in 2016 from his job as a yard...
New York Contractor Convicted of Hiring Hit Men for Killing
Dec 14 2018 // A Schenectady, N.Y., contractor has been convicted of first-degree murder in a scheme to kill a man for life insurance money. A jury convicted 54-year-old Tarchand Lall on Wednesday for hiring hit men from Delaware to kill...
Delaware Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates Decrease for Second Year in a Row
Nov 19 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the second year in a row in Delaware, effective Dec. 1, 2018. “I am delighted to approve yet another decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Three Workers Hospitalized in Delaware Refinery Explosion
Nov 2 2018 // Equipment failure at a Delaware refinery caused an explosion that has sent three workers to the hospital. News outlets report the Office of the State Fire Marshal said in a release the Delaware City Refinery was the site...
Delaware Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates Decrease for Second Year in a Row
Oct 23 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the second year in a row in Delaware, effective December 1, 2018. “I am delighted to approve yet another decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Delaware Governor Nominates Two for State’s Corporate Court
Sep 26 2018 // Delaware Governor John Carney on Thursday nominated a corporate lawyer and a court official to fill two newly created openings on the state’s influential Court of Chancery, which is a major venue for major...
Three Struck by Train, One Killed in Delaware
Sep 18 2018 // A woman has been killed and two men have been critically injured after being struck by a train in Delaware. Police in Georgetown say the three were hit by a Carload Express train early Sunday morning as they walked on...
Nurse Fired Over Back Brace Wins Lawsuit Against Delaware Hospital
Sep 13 2018 // A Delaware hospital will have to pay damages to a longtime nurse who wasn’t allowed to go back to work wearing a back brace after surgery. The News Journal reports former neonatal intensive care unit nurse Suzanne...
Delaware Teen Charged in Store Fire That Caused $3M in Damage
Aug 31 2018 // A Delaware teen is accused of starting a fire at a Family Dollar store that caused an estimated $3 million in damages. Harry Miller with the State Fire Marshal’s Office tells news outlets that the 16-year-old boy was...
Lighter, Lower Cost Smart Clothing Shows Potential in Injury Rehabilitation, Prevention
Aug 29 2018 // Clothing and footwear that detect human movement could soon become the preferred fashion choice for people recovering from injuries or trying to avoid them as the technology is becoming lighter and less expensive. A team...
Lawsuit Says Equipment Led Delaware Firefighter to Fall from Helicopter
Jul 31 2018 // A lawsuit charges that improper equipment led a Delaware firefighter to fall to his death from a helicopter during a 2016 training exercise. The News Journal of Wilmington reported that firefighter Timothy...
Blue Bell Creameries’ Directors to Face Investor Claims Over Listeria Outbreak
Jul 9 2018 // Blue Bell Creameries’ directors must face claims that their mismanagement led to a 2015 listeria outbreak that forced the ice-cream maker to recall all its products and lose millions of dollars in sales. Investors...
Amid Complaints, Delaware City Considers New Dirt Bike Rules
Jul 6 2018 // The city of Wilmington, Del., is considering cracking down on dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles that some residents and officials say are becoming a safety hazard. The News Journal reports a city councilman proposed an...
Delaware Woman Charged with Falsely Reporting Carjacking
Jul 5 2018 // Delaware State Police say a woman who claimed to be the victim of a carjacking set up by an intentional crash has turned herself in to face criminal charges. Thirty-year-old Jane Macauley of Middletown, Del., surrendered...
Delaware Couple Arrested for $100K Insurance Fraud
Jun 15 2018 // A Delaware couple has been arrested for insurance fraud after filing false medical claims for an automobile accident that never occurred, leading their insurance provider to be billed more than $100,000. “We take...
A.M. Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Delaware’s Auto-Owners Specialty Insurance
Jun 11 2018 // A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of a- to Auto-Owners Specialty Insurance Company (AOSIC) of Dover, Del. The outlook assigned to these ratings is...
Delaware Seniors See Average Decrease of More Than $100 in Car Insurance Rates
Jun 4 2018 // Delaware’s House Substitute 1 for House Bill 80 (HS 1 for HB 80), signed into law on August 1, 2017, went into effect on May 1 of this year. As a result of the legislation, Delaware consumers with policies through...
Delaware DOI Working With FEMA to Fine-Tune Disaster Response
May 21 2018 // The Delaware Department of Insurance (DOI) has worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of a National Level Exercise designed to help FEMA and other federal partners, state and local governments,...
Lightning Strike Causes Fire, $50K Damage in Delaware
May 15 2018 // The Office of the State Fire Marshal estimates that a lightning strike caused $50,000 worth of damage to Delaware apartments. The News Journal reports that the National Weather Service says lightning struck in the vicinity...
New Delaware Deputy Insurance Commissioner Sworn In
May 11 2018 // The Delaware Department of Insurance’s (DOI) new deputy commissioner, Tanisha L. Merced, was sworn in by Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro on May 7, 2018. “We were fortunate to have several very...
