East News for January 2023
- Connecticut Supreme Court Upholds Insurers in Two Covid-19 Business Loss Appeals
 - New York Gov. Hochul Vetoes Wrongful Death Damages Bill
 - Investigation Into Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Focuses on Multiple Fractures
 - Update: New York Gov. Hochul Seeks to Exclude Medical Malpractice From Wrongful Death Damages Bill
 - Freight Truck, Express Bus Crash in Upstate New York Kills 6, Injures 3: Officials
 - Today Is Deadline for New York Gov. Hochul to Decide on Bill to Expand Wrongful Death Damages
 - Maine Jury Awards $4.5M for Claim of Sexual Abuse Committed 30 Years Ago
 - Locals Unhappy Over State Settlement With Superfund Site Owner BASF
 - New York Prosecutors Allege Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud in Two Schemes Worth $10M
 - People Moves: Insurtech Send Expands With Riley in Marketing; NFP Hires Smith for Employee Benefits
 - Maryland AG Files Environmental Complaint Against Recycling Firm for Open Dumps
 - Virginia Teacher’s Lawyer: Administrators Were Warned 3 Times Boy Had Gun
 - Madison Square Garden Ban on ‘Enemy Lawyers’ Prompts Legislation, AG Inquiry
 - ACLU Sues Bennington Police Over 2016 Investigation, Arrest
 - Army Officer Seeks New Civil Trial in Virginia Over Violent Traffic Stop
 - Judge Dismisses Former Charlottesville Police Chief’s $10M Wrongful Termination Suit
 - Vermont Workers’ Compensation Rates to Fall Again
 - $78M Grant Promises Upgrades for One of Philadelphia’s Deadliest Roads
 - Connecticut Gov. Lamont Proposes Gun Laws
 - Virginia Senate Committee Advances Gun Bills After School Shootings
 - Drive Free or Die? New Hampshire Bill to Restrict Pets in Cars Starts Dogfight
 - Virginia Jury Rejects Woman’s Claims Against Four Police Officers Over Sex Ring
 - J&J Subsidiary to Pay $9.75M to Settle Claims of Free Products to Induce Surgeon
 - Union Bay Acquires Franchino Agency in New Jersey
 - Construction Firm Denies Illegal Dumping Charges as ‘Legally, Factually Baseless’
 - No, a Purchase Order Is Not Like Insurance, State High Court Says in Reversal
 - Settlement Reached Over Philadelphia-Area School Abuse Claims
 - Fatal New York House Fire Latest in Series of Blazes Caused by Batteries
 - People Moves: The Hartford Names Dominioni as Northeast Sales Chief; Plymouth Rock Home Appoints Switchenko;  Sayata Adds Gidron to R&D
 - Massachusetts Firm Charged with Illegal Dumping of Contaminated Fill in Providence
 - Critics Hit Marketing of Flavored Cannabis Products They Say Targets Kids
 - Parents, Teachers Angry Over School Safety in City Where 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher
 - 2022 Was Another Big Year for Captives in Vermont
 - Cable Company Subcontractor Dies After Fall From Bucket Lift in Maine
 - Supreme Court Rejects Gun Retailers’ Objection to New York Regulations
 - Jury Mostly Backs Virginia Police Sued by Army Officer Over Traffic Stop
 - Wholesale Broker Socius Acquires New York’s Kelly Underwriting
 - Leader Bank in Massachusetts Launches Insurance Agency
 - Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Wants Humphreys to Remain as Insurance Commissioner
 - Pennsylvania Mail Carrier Case Tests ‘Reasonable Accommodation’ for Religion
 - Guns Are Focus of Virginia Annual Lobbying Day
 - Massachusetts to Weigh Proposed 4% Cut in Workers’ Compensation Rates
 - 5 Connecticut Officers Plead Not Guilty in Police Van Paralysis Case
 - Averted Plane Crash at New York Airport Under Investigation
 - New Jersey Home Explosion Injures 5 Firefighters
 - Jury Sides With New York Luxury Brand in Trademark Tiff With Adidas Over Stripes
 - Jury Clears Boston Trolley Driver of Negligence Charges Involving Crash That Injured 27
 - OSHA Fines Utility Eversource $333K for Fatal Beacon Hill Arc Flash, Blast in Boston
 - Pennsylvania Raises Auto Insurance Accident Surcharge Threshold Again
 - New York Corporations Face Fines for Criminal Liability for Construction  Deaths, Injuries
 - Class Action Suit Alleges Chubb Misleads Consumers With Home Premium Discounts
 - ‘American Horror Story’ TV Production Firms Sued Over Driver’s COVID Death
 - Hilb Group Acquires Oak Ridge Surety Agency in Pennsylvania
 - Safety Agency Says Trailer Truck Striking Back of Party Bus Caused Fatal Virginia Crash
 - Supreme Court Allows New York’s Revised Gun Carry Law… for Now
 - Specialty Program Group Buys Euclid Fiduciary
 - Judge Puts New Jersey’s Stricter Gun Carry Law on Hold
 - Beach Town, State of New Jersey Exchange Lawsuits in Sand Dunes Battle
 - Trial Set for Black Army Officer Suing Police Over Violent Traffic Stop in Virginia
 - Massachusetts Gov. Healey Names Cabinet-Level Climate Chief
 - Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Seeks Child Sex Abuse Claim Window
 - Catholic Diocese Challenges Maine Law Allowing Older Sex Abuse Claims
 - Boston Subway Operator Investigated in Crash Says He Blacked Out
 - Utility Finds No Gas Leaks Near Explosion That Destroyed 3 Philadelphia Homes
 - Massachusetts High Court:  Policy Terms, Not Common Law, Control in Loss Prevention Cost Claim
 - Maryland  Newsroom Shooting Victims Settle Suit Against Publisher
 - Vermont Seeks Federal Damage Assessment From December Storm
 - Mitsui Sumitomo Completes Acquisition of Transverse Group
 - People Moves: Risk Strategies Names Lamond Commercial Leader; Fred C. Church Welcomes Daley to Education Team
 - Alera Group Acquires Virginia-Based Ascent Group
 - New Massachusetts Law Aims to Thwart Catalytic Converter Thieves
 - Judge Reduces Punitive Damages in Deadly Charlottesville Rally Conspiracy
 - Insurers, Agents Spared in New Jersey Shooting Claims
 - SUV Crashes Into New York City Restaurant, Injures 22
 - Connecticut Gov. Lamont Reappoints Mais as Insurance Commissioner
 - Marsh McLennan Agency Buys Maryland’s HMS Insurance
 - Google to Pay District of Columbia $9.5M for Location Tracking, Privacy Violations
 - New Year’s Day Explosion Leveled 2 Homes, Injured 5 in Philadelphia
 - MagMutual Completes Acquisition of New Jersey’s MDAdvantage
 - Maine’s New Laws Address PFAS, Minimum Wage, Pay for Unused Vacation
 - Another Woman Files Sex Abuse Suit Against Cosby, NBC Under New York Extension
 - Court Asked to Enforce $3 Million Settlement of Suit Over Virginia Police Shooting
 - Suit Alleges Agency Liable in Accidental Child Shooting Due to Home Office
 - Vermont Lawmaker Wants to Close Abuse Reporting Exemption for Clergy
 
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