NYC Mayor Eyes Insurance Program for Affordable Housing May 4, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani is seeking to lower the cost of property and liability insurance for landlords...
Brown University Sued by Students Injured in Shooting; FBI Issues Report April 30, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Three Brown University students injured in a shooting on the school’s Providence, Rhode Island campus last December have filed negligence...
Maryland Top Court Nixes Baltimore’s $152 Million Opioid Public Nuisance Verdict April 27, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The city of Baltimore suffered a defeat in its efforts to address the opioid epidemic last week when the Maryland...
Mass. Top Court Upholds $56 Million Damages Award Against Philip Morris April 24, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has dealt tobacco company Philip Morris USA a blow by unanimously upholding a $56 million...
DC Water Facing Federal, State Lawsuits Over Potomac Sewage Spill April 21, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The state of Maryland and the federal government have filed separate civil lawsuits over the rupture of the sanitary pipeline...
Pennsylvania Firefighters Back on Job After 6-Day Insurance Lapse April 17, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The two volunteer fire departments serving the western Pennsylvania borough of Vandergrift have resumed responding to 911 calls. Mayor Lenny...
NYC Mayor Eyes City-Run Insurance Program for Affordable Housing April 17, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani is seeking to lower the cost of property and liability insurance for affordable...
On Second Thought, Maryland Won’t Expand P/C Claims History Rule April 16, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) has withdrawn a proposal opposed by insurers that would have expanded to commercial lines a...
Fire Departments Halt Service Due to Lapse in Workers’ Compensation April 15, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Last week, two volunteer fire departments in Vandergrift Borough, Pennsylvania suspended their services because their workers’ compensation insurance policies lapsed....
Connecticut High Court: Injured Rental Car Occupants Covered for Uninsured Motorist April 14, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson In a case involving a rental car hit by an uninsured motorist, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that the...