Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Costs of Massachusetts Gas Explosions Continue to Soar
May 6 2019 // The utility blamed for the natural gas explosions in Massachusetts last September now says the potential financial costs of the disaster have jumped to more than $1.6 billion, and could go higher. The Boston Globe reports...
Massachusetts Sues Over Explosion, Fire of Toxin-Filled Shed
May 6 2019 // The Massachusetts attorney general has sued a property owner and a contractor hired to demolish a shed on his property for costs associated with a fire and explosion that authorities say released a toxic soup into the...
Utility Settles with Family Hurt in Massachusetts Natural Gas Explosions
May 2 2019 // The utility company blamed for September’s natural gas explosions in Massachusetts has settled a negligence lawsuit from a family injured in the disaster. Columbia Gas of Massachusetts and the Figueroa family...
Reports Say Massachusetts Workplace Deaths Down Slightly
Apr 29 2019 // Labor organizations and a workplace safety advocacy group say 69 people died of work-related causes in Massachusetts last year, down slightly from 74 in 2017. The 28-page report released Friday by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO...
Contractor Sues Massachusetts City for $1M in Unpaid Work
Apr 24 2019 // A contractor alleging breach of contract is suing a Massachusetts city for $1 million. The MetroWest Daily News reports that Lupachino & Salvatore alleges Framingham, Mass., illegally withheld payments related to the...
Commuter Train Hits Truck in Massachusetts, Injuring Three
Apr 23 2019 // Officials in Bridgewater, Mass., say a pickup truck with three people inside was hit by a commuter rail train after the truck driver apparently went around a railroad crossing gate. The Boston Globe reports the accident...
Massachusetts Construction Company, Owner to Pay $123K for Wage Law Violations
Apr 16 2019 // A Massachusetts construction company and its owner will pay $123,430 in restitution and penalties to settle allegations that it violated Massachusetts wage and hour laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. The...
Insurance Center of New England Hires Salois-Blood, Santiago in Massachusetts
Apr 12 2019 // ICNE, Insurance Center of New England, has hired two new employees to its independent agency. Melissa Salois-Blood accepted the position of controller, and Jennifer Santiago was hired to fill the role of employee benefits...
Massachusetts Bill Aims to Strengthen Natural Gas Pipeline Safety
Apr 10 2019 // Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation unveiled a bill Monday aimed at strengthening pipeline safety in the U.S. in response to September’s natural gas explosions and fires in the Merrimack...
MIT Researcher Exposing Bias in Facial Recognition Tech Triggers Amazon’s Wrath
Apr 8 2019 // Facial recognition technology was already seeping into everyday life — from photos on Facebook to police scans of mugshots — when Joy Buolamwini noticed a serious glitch: Some of the software couldn’t detect...
Massachusetts Auto Repair Shop Owner Charged in $170K Vehicle Fraud Scheme
Apr 3 2019 // A Shrewsbury, Mass., man who owns two automotive repair businesses has been indicted in connection with a motor vehicle fraud scheme in which he damaged vehicles and stole $170,000. Adam Haddad was indicted last week by a...
Purdue’s Sackler Family Asks Judge to Toss Massachusetts Opioid Case
Apr 3 2019 // Members of the Sackler family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP have asked a judge to toss a lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general claiming they helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, arguing it contains...
Everest Insurance Hires King to Life Sciences Team in Massachusetts
Apr 2 2019 // Everest Insurance has hired Jennifer King to its Life Sciences team based in the company’s Boston, Mass., office. In this role, King will have underwriting responsibility for the recently-launched Life Sciences...
Massachusetts Insurance Agency CEO Charged in $270K Insurance Fraud Scheme
Mar 29 2019 // The president and CEO of a Taunton, Mass., insurance agency has been indicted in connection with an alleged embezzlement scheme that left client companies uninsured. David Pietro of Sandwich, Mass., and his company, DGP...
Bills on Tap at Massachusetts Statehouse Target Lead in School Water
Mar 26 2019 // Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are pushing legislation aimed at improving the safety of drinking water in schools in part by requiring schools and child care centers to test every drinking water outlet each year for elevated...
Massachusetts Man Charged in Connection with Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Mar 21 2019 // The owner of a Revere, Mass.-based contracting company has been indicted in connection with a workers’ compensation insurance fraud scheme, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. Anner Valentin...
Mass. Court Finds Insurer Duty to Defend Subcontractor in Property Damage Case
Mar 20 2019 // A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that an insurance company is responsible for insuring alleged property damage caused by its subcontractor client, vacating an earlier Superior Court decision that the insurer has no...
Former Mass. Agents’ Group CEO Mancini Partners with Renaissance Alliance
Mar 19 2019 // Francis A. Mancini, former president and CEO of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA), has partnered with Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services LLC (RAIS) working on new business development and...
OSHA Scraps Obama Workplace Injury Reporting Rule; 6 States Sue
Mar 18 2019 // Citing a concern over potential public disclosure of sensitive worker information, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently eliminated a requirement for businesses with 250 or more employees to...
Mass. High Court Rules Statute of Repose Applies to Asbestos-Related Claims
Mar 18 2019 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a statute of repose barring many construction-related personal injury claims after a time limit of six years also applies to claims involving diseases with extended...
