Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Jury Awards Massachusetts Police Detective $4M in Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Nov 14 2022 // A jury has awarded more than $4 million to a former Massachusetts police detective who said in a lawsuit that she was subjected to demeaning and sexist comments at work and rebuked for speaking up about dangerous conduct...
Massachusetts AG Finds More Drug Overcharges in Workers’ Compensation
Nov 8 2022 // Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts, Inc. has agreed to pay $3.2 million after allegedly failing to follow prescription pricing procedures intended to keep costs down and prevent overcharges in the state’s...
Uber Can’t Force Massachusetts Crash Victim to Arbitration
Nov 2 2022 // Uber cannot compel a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver to go to arbitration over his $63 million damages claim without a trial. Citing a 2021 state high court ruling that also went against...
World Insurance Acquires Circle Agency in Massachusetts
Oct 28 2022 // Insurance brokerage World Insurance Associates has acquired Circle Insurance Agency Inc. of Danvers, Massachusetts. Founded in 1989 by James M. Holbrook, Circle Insurance provides personal and commercial lines as well as...
Claims Adjuster Charged With Stealing $28K, IDs of Victims of Massachusetts Gas Explosion
Oct 4 2022 // A claims adjuster working for Columbia Gas has been indicted in connection with stealing more than $28,000 and the identities of four victims of a 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...
Massachusetts Car Dealer Denies Racial Bias Charges: ‘We Would Be Hurting Ourselves’
Sep 22 2022 // Management at a Massachusetts car dealership accused in a lawsuit filed by the state of illegally charging Black and Hispanic customers more for remote starters, paint protection and other add-on products than it does for...
Massachusetts Auto Dealer Accused of Racial Bias in Pricing
Sep 21 2022 // A Massachusetts car dealership illegally charged Black and Hispanic customers hundreds of dollars more for remote starters, paint protection and other add-on products than it did for white customers, the state attorney...
OSHA Approves Massachusetts Public Worker Safety Plan
Sep 19 2022 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently granted Massachusetts initial approval for a state-run safety and health plan for state and local government workers. The Massachusetts plan covers an...
Insurance Technology Firm Xceedance Opens Global Headquarters in Massachusetts
Sep 15 2022 // Xceedance, a global provider of technology and data services to insurance organizations, has open a new global headquarters in central Massachusetts in the city of Worcester. The company said the new Massachusetts office...
Repeal of Massachusetts Immigrant Driver’s License Qualifies for November Ballot
Sep 14 2022 // Massachusetts voters will get the chance to decide whether the state should reject a new law allowing immigrants in the country illegally to obtain state driver’s licenses. The secretary of the commonwealth’s...
Hub Acquires Miniter Group, a Lending Risk Insurance Specialist in Massachusetts
Sep 7 2022 // Global insurance broker HUB International Ltd. has acquired the assets of James L. Miniter Insurance Agency, Inc. Located in Rockland, Massachusetts, Miniter Group is a provider of lending risk products and services in the...
Motel Has No Duty to Prevent Guest’s Suicide, Massachusetts Appeals Court Rules
Sep 6 2022 // A motel and its employees have no duty to prevent a guest’s suicide even when family members warn that the guest is a suicide risk. A Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled that while innkeepers may have an...
Hilb Group Acquires Cook & Co. in Massachusetts
Aug 31 2022 // Insurance broker The Hilb Group reports it has acquired Massachusetts-based Cook & Company Insurance Services in Hanover. Cook & Co. offers health plan consulting and brokerage services to employers in New England,...
OSHA Approves Massachusetts Public Sector Worker Safety Plan
Aug 30 2022 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently granted Massachusetts initial approval for a state-run safety and health plan for state and local government workers. The...
World Insurance Acquires 2 Massachusetts Agencies: Tarpey and Rush-Kent
Aug 26 2022 // Insurance broker World Insurance Associates acquired two Massachusetts agencies: Tarpey Insurance Group of Wakefield, and Rush-Kent Insurance Agency Inc. of Arlington, on August 1. Tarpey is a family-owned and operated...
Hub Acquires Winter Harbor Insurance Group in Massachusetts
Aug 25 2022 // Global insurance broker Hub International reports it has acquired the assets of Winter Harbor Insurance Group. Located in Woburn, Massachusetts, Winter Harbor Insurance Group is an independent insurance agency providing...
Massachusetts City Claims Ex-Employee Shut Down Police Website
Aug 16 2022 // Officials in a Boston suburb are investigating a former city employee they say shut down the police website during a pay dispute. Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said the former employee, who was the police department...
Eastern Insurance Acquires Burns Agency in Massachusetts
Aug 10 2022 // Eastern Insurance Group announced it has acquired the John T. Burns Insurance Agency in Newton, Massachusetts. Family-owned since 1892, Burns Insurance offers personal auto and home insurance from carriers including...
Hilb Group Acquires Transportation Agency Lighthouse in Massachusetts
Aug 9 2022 // The Hilb Group reports that it has acquired Massachusetts-based Lighthouse Insurance Agency, further building on the company’s presence throughout New England. Based in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston,...
Massachusetts Police Sued Over Wrongful Arrest Deny Racial Profiling Claim
Aug 9 2022 // A Massachusetts police department whose officers are accused of wrongfully arresting a Black man while pursuing a white suspect said Friday that an outside investigation found no evidence of racial profiling. The town...
