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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...
DOXA Establishes Strategic Partnership with Massachusetts’ Century Equity Partners
Dec 11 2020 // DOXA Insurance Holdings, an acquirer of specialty niche-focused insurance distribution companies, has established a strategic relationship with Century Equity Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, in order to...
Gale-Force Winds, Rain and Snow Lash Much of Northeastern U.S.
Dec 2 2020 // Gale-force winds lashed much of the northeastern U.S. on Monday, prompting tornado watches and flash-flood warnings. “Hold on to your hats!” the National Weather Service in Boston tweeted as gusts exceeding 50...
Minor Earthquake Reported in Massachusetts
Nov 30 2020 // A minor earthquake was registered Sunday in Massachusetts in roughly the same area where a more significant one struck earlier this month, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The agency’s National Earthquake Information...
Theater at Renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Center in Massachusetts Burns Down
Nov 23 2020 // A fire at the renowned Jacob’s Pillow dance center in Massachusetts destroyed a theater building, but no one was hurt. The fire at the Doris Duke Theatre was reported at about 7 a.m., Becket Fire Chief Paul...
Massachusetts’ Sayata Labs Hires Reardon, Regilio
Nov 19 2020 // Sayata Labs has hired Mat Reardon as business development manager for the East Coast and Tim Regilio to manage West Coast activities also as business development manager. Reardon will manage all current and prospective...
Massachusetts Septic Hauler to Pay Fine to Settle Illegal Dumping Lawsuit
Nov 16 2020 // A Massachusetts septic hauling company has agreed to pay up to $500,000 to settle allegations that it dumped waste into a local town’s sewer system to avoid paying disposal fees. State Attorney General Maura Healey...
