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Two Workers Injured in 30-Foot Fall Off Slippery Roof in Massachusetts
Mar 24 2021 // Two workers fell about 30 feet off the roof of a duplex under construction in Massachusetts early Friday and were flown to hospitals, authorities said The Mashpee Fire Department responded to the call around 8:30 a.m.,...
Massachusetts Seeks Input on Use of Gas Explosions Settlement Money
Mar 22 2021 // Massachusetts is asking residents and businesses in three communities affected by a series of natural gas explosions and fires in September 2018 how to spend some of the money from a settlement with the utility found...
Massachusetts Court Says Associate Professor at Christian College Is Not a Minister
Mar 22 2021 // An associate professor at a Christian liberal arts college is not considered a minister and is therefore protected from discrimination during her employment, the Massachusetts Supreme Court has found. Typically, the...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to Conduct Safety Inspections
Mar 19 2021 // The MBTA is temporarily pulling some of its newer subway cars out of service so it can conduct safety inspections after a derailment this week. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said it was pulling its next...
Mass. Court Says Associate Professor at Christian College Is Not a Minister
Mar 9 2021 // An associate professor at a Christian liberal arts college is not considered a minister and is therefore protected from discrimination during her employment, the Massachusetts Supreme Court has found. Typically, the...
Construction Worker Killed in Massachusetts When Garage Stairwell Collapses
Mar 8 2021 // One construction worker was killed and a second was critically injured in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning when a section of the concrete stairwell in a city-owned parking garage collapsed, authorities...
Massachusetts Appeals Court Finds Landowner Not Responsible for Tenant’s Dog
Mar 8 2021 // Victor Creatini says he was taking a bike ride with his dog on a leash beside him when a pit bull ran into the street and attacked his dog, causing him to fall from his bike and suffer injuries. Although Creatini argued...
Additional Charges Brought Against Two Massachusetts Men in Fraud Scheme
Mar 4 2021 // A federal grand jury in Worcester, Massachusetts, brought additional charges against two men in connection with their involvement in an employment tax and mail fraud scheme. Juliano Fernandes, 39, of Clinton,...
Two Massachusetts Men Charged Following Fatal Motorcycle Crash in New Hampshire
Mar 2 2021 // Two Massachusetts men were charged in federal court in Springfield in connection with falsifying driving logs, instructing others to do so and making a false statement to investigators. The charges are the result of a...
Mass. Court Says Injured Worker Can’t Charge Insurer for Medical Marijuana Expenses
Mar 1 2021 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has found that a worker can’t charge his workers’ comp insurer for the cost of medical marijuana treatment due to a work-related injury. This comes after Mark T. Delano initially...
With Crashes Down, Massachusetts Lawmakers Want Lower Car Insurance Rates
Feb 16 2021 // Lawmakers and the attorney general’s office want a state agency to force car insurance providers to lower rates for Massachusetts customers. The pandemic has kept many drivers off the road, meaning thousands of fewer...
Massachusetts Superior Court Says Woman’s Medical Malpractice Claims Can Proceed
Feb 11 2021 // A Massachusetts superior court has ruled that a woman can bring claims for medical malpractice and unfair consumer practices against a hospice company for overmedicating her with narcotics and falsely certifying that she...
Massachusetts Solar Farm Ordered to Pay $1M for Polluting Wetlands, River
Feb 4 2021 // Owners of a solar energy farm in Massachusetts have reached a settlement with the state’s attorney general’s office to remediate a large tract of wetlands and riverfront damaged during construction of the site...
Massachusetts Appeals Court Finds Landowner Not Responsible for Tenant’s Dog
Feb 2 2021 // Victor Creatini says he was taking a bike ride with his dog on a leash beside him when a pit bull ran into the street and attacked his dog, causing him to fall from his bike and suffer injuries. Although Creatini argued...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Vetoes Sweeping Climate Change Bill
Jan 20 2021 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker vetoed a sweeping climate change bill Thursday, just days after top Democratic lawmakers on Beacon Hill vowed to immediately refile and pass it again if the Republican refused to sign...
Hub International Acquires Massachusetts’ Alpha Pension Group
Jan 14 2021 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a full-service global insurance broker, has acquired Alpha Pension Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Alpha Pension Group is a...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Climate Change Bill
Jan 11 2021 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said last week he is reviewing legislation passed by lawmakers that would overhaul the state’s climate laws, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create renewable energy jobs and...
Founders of Massachusetts’ Renaissance Alliance Retire; Callahan, Bondi to Lead
Jan 7 2021 // The founders of Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a membership alliance of independent insurance agencies, have retired after 21 years of leading the company. Bruce and Janet Cochrane retired from their full-time...
Worker Pinned, Seriously Injured While Removing Snow in Massachusetts
Dec 23 2020 // A landscape worker was seriously injured after becoming pinned by his equipment while removing snow, Chelmsford police said. A worker in the building called 911 after hearing a man yelling for help. Police and firefighters...
Exxon Argues Massachusetts Climate Fraud Lawsuit Punishes It for Opinion
Dec 17 2020 // Exxon Mobil Corp. told a judge that a fraud lawsuit filed by Massachusetts last year amounts to illegal punishment for the energy giant’s views about fossil fuels, the latest twist in their bitter clash over climate...
