Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Ex-Insurance Agent in Pennsylvania Sentenced for Fraud
Sep 21 2011 // A former northeastern Pennsylvania insurance executive has been sentenced to 5 1/2 to 16 1/2 years in state prison in what prosecutors said was a pyramid scheme worth at least $7 million. Brian Murray, 68, former head of...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Withdraws 9/11 Lawsuit Against Saudi Arabia
Sep 20 2011 // Lloyd’s London’s Syndicate 3500 filed a notice on Monday, Sept. 19, to voluntarily dismiss its federal lawsuit against Saudi Arabia over 9/11 claims. The lawsuit, first filed on Sept. 8, had asserted that Saudi...
Pennsylvania Jury Finds Nurse Liable, Awards $23 Million to Amputee
Sep 19 2011 // An eastern Pennsylvania jury has awarded more than $23 million to a woman who lost portions of both legs to infection almost three years ago. Attorneys for the 55-year-old Lehighton woman argued that a home care nurse...
Pennsylvania Court Upholds Motorcyclist ‘On,’ ‘Off’ Exclusion
Sep 16 2011 // A Pennsylvania court has ruled that an exclusion in underinsured motorist coverage for injuries incurred while on a motorcycle applies to motorcyclists injured after being thrown off their bikes. An underinsured motorist...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Sues Saudi Arabia for $215M Over 9/11 Claims
Sep 15 2011 // Lloyd’s of London’s Syndicate 3500 filed a federal lawsuit against Saudi Arabia, several Saudi charity and financial organizations and prominent Saudi individuals over 9/11 terror attacks. The insurer said...
Federal Judge Rejects Health Insurance Mandate in Latest Case
Sep 14 2011 // A federal judge in Pennsylvania said the insurance-buying mandate in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is unconstitutional, the latest ruling over an issue likely to be taken up by the U.S. Supreme...
As River Recedes from Lee, Pennsylvanians Return to Wilkes-Barre Homes
Sep 11 2011 // Tens of thousands of evacuated Pennsylvania residents were allowed to return home starting Saturday as rivers swollen by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee receded across Pennsylvania after flooding that was the worst in...
Some Fraud Counts Dismissed Against Pennsylvania Fire Chief and Wife
Aug 29 2011 // A judge has dismissed insurance fraud charges against a southwestern Pennsylvania fire chief and his wife accused of stealing about $20,000 in unemployment compensation but says authorities can proceed on conspiracy and...
Pennsylvania Family Settles Gas Drilling Claim
Aug 26 2011 // A western Pennsylvania family has settled its lawsuit over claims its drinking water was polluted and home value wiped out by natural gas drilling on neighboring properties. Stephanie and Chris Hallowich settled their...
Gaeta Joins Pennsylvania’s NSM Insurance
Aug 16 2011 // Vito Gaeta has joined NSM Insurance Group as director of Construction Programs. Gaeta previously held the position of senior underwriter for ACE USA. Conshohocken, Pa.-based NSM is a national commercial P/C insurance...
Pennsylvania Mining Firm Fined $900K Over Deadly Explosion
Aug 15 2011 // An administrative judge has ordered a small Pennsylvania mining company to pay $900,000 in fines related to the 2006 explosion that killed a miner and resulted in criminal charges against three others, a newspaper reported...
Overturned Greyhound in Pennsylvania Latest Northeast Bus Crash
Aug 15 2011 // A St. Louis-bound Greyhound bus that overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, sending 14 people to the hospital, was the latest in a series of bus accidents in the Northeast this year. The bus from New York City stopped in...
Judge Nixes Suit over Pennsylvania Officer’s Crash Death
Aug 11 2011 // A federal judge has dismissed a police widow’s lawsuit against a suburban Philadelphia township over its insurance coverage. Middletown Township Officer Chris Jones was killed by an intoxicated driver during a 2009...
Pennsylvania Arson Bill Caught Up in Mandatory Sentencing Debate
Jul 27 2011 // A proposal to stiffen sentences for arson in Pennsylvania has run afoul of a debate over the use of mandatory minimum sentences in the commonwealth. State Sen. John Rafferty Jr., R-Chester, introduced the measure in March...
Pennsylvania Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Bill
Jul 18 2011 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has signed a change to the state’s worker’s compensation insurance laws that will allow insurers to write coverage for owners and partners of small businesses. Agents in state have...
Obama Declares Disaster from April Storms in Pennsylvania
Jul 15 2011 // President Obama has issued a disaster declaration for the severe storms and flooding that struck northeastern Pennsylvania last spring, clearing the way for federal aid. The president said damage from the April 25-28...
Dad Files Suit in Pennsylvania Van Death
Jul 14 2011 // The father of a severely autistic man who died after being left alone in a hot van last year is suing a suburban Philadelphia care facility. The Philadelphia Daily News reports William Nevins filed a federal lawsuit last...
Pennsylvania Homeowners Sue Gas Driller over Water Well
Jul 13 2011 // A western Pennsylvania couple has sued a natural gas driller claiming its activities contaminated their water well. The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat reports that Chester and Edith Slesinger are suing T&F Exploration LP...
Pennsylvania Flood Damage Could Top $1M
Jul 8 2011 // As cleanup efforts in northeastern Pennsylvania continued, state and federal officials crunched numbers to get a dollar amount on damages from flash flooding that damaged homes and washed out bridges and roads. Damages...
Pennsylvania Lawsuit Seeks GM Repairs of 400,000 Impalas
Jul 7 2011 // General Motors Co. has been sued by a Pennsylvania woman seeking to force the U.S. automaker to fix rear-end problems on more than 400,000 Chevrolet Impala vehicles for 2007 and 2008 model years. In 2008, GM told dealers...
