Massachusetts Cuts Red Tape on Insurers, Plus Banks, Contractors, Barbers and More June 3, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Massachusetts is eliminating a series of insurance and other business regulations with a goal of making it easier and less...
New England Patriots to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle App Users’ Privacy Claims June 2, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal district court judge in Boston has granted preliminary approval to a $2.16 million settlement between the New England...
Liberty Mutual Settles With Travelers Over New York Subcontractor Coverage May 30, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Liberty Mutual reported that it has reached a settlement with Travelers Insurance in a case involving a construction firm being...
Nurse Showed COVID Was Work-Contracted, West Virginia Supreme Court Rules May 29, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that a prison nurse is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her...
Connecticut Expands Cancer Relief Program for Firefighters May 28, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Gov. Ned Lamont recently signed into law legislation (Senate Bill 1426) making several updates to the Connecticut Firefighters Cancer Relief...
Appeals Court Affirms City of Boston Is Not Liable in School Shooting May 28, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The city of Boston is immune from liability for a shooting that took place at a city school in 2022...
Connecticut Lawmakers Close Costly Workers’ Comp Loophole Opened by Court May 27, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Connecticut lawmakers last week moved swiftly to plug what could have been a very costly loophole in workers’ compensation benefits...
Former Harvard Morgue Manager Pleads Guilty To Selling Stolen Human Remains May 23, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The former manager of the Harvard Medical School Morgue this week pled guilty to interstate transport of stolen human remains....
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Norwich Diocese Plan With $31 Million for Abuse Survivors May 22, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal bankruptcy judge in Connecticut has approved a plan involving the Catholic Diocese of Norwich that includes a $31...
Massachusetts Denies 7.1% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike After 2024 ‘Excessive’ Cut May 20, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Michael Caljouw has rejected an industry proposal to raise workers’ compensation rates by 7.1%. As a result,...