East News for April 2008
- Virginia Tornado Victims Cope with Injuries, Demolished Homes
 - First Estimate on Virginia Tornado Property Damage: $18 Million
 - Rash of NYC Construction Accidents Prompts Workers to Hold Memorial
 - Origin of Massive Connecticut Apartment Fire ‘Suspicious’
 - New York Agents’ Group Gets New Lobbyist
 - Flood Watches Posted for Most of N.H.
 - Maryland Car Dealership Fire Causes $3M in Damage
 - Virginia Gov. Kaine Declares Emergency After 3 Tornadoes Strike
 - Valiant Adds Three Executives
 - Ironshore Approved as E&S Insurer in New York
 - Pennsylvania Highway Deaths Dropped in 2007
 - N.Y. High Court Says Landlord Liable for Injury to Tenant’s Contractor
 - Curci Joins R.I.’s Doorley Agency
 - CMIC Names Barclay to Communications Post
 - Northeast States Lead Nation for Low Worker-Death Rates: Report
 - Delaware Bill Would Protect Returning Troops from Rate Shock
 - Connecticut Woman Sues Husband for Sticking Carrot in Her Eye
 - Construction Worker Hurt in Scaffold Fall at NYC Arts Center
 - NYC to Review Construction Safety in Wake of Fatal Accidents
 - New Jersey Reaches Deal with Companies to Clean up Superfund Site
 - FDA Reportedly Finds ‘Concerns’ at Merck Plant in Pennsylvania
 - Virginia Mine Where Worker Died Had 48 Safety Violations
 - $65M Lawsuit Blames BJ’s Wholesale Club in Virginia Slaying
 - Plaintiffs: Gas Firm to Pay for Rhode Island ‘Blue Soil’ Cleanup
 - New Jersey Regulators: Jobs, Education Are Sound Criteria to Rate Drivers
 - NYC Buildings Commissioner Resigns after Mayor’s Criticism
 - HRH Net Income Down 38.5% in 1Q; Total Revenues Up 4.4%
 - A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Public Entities’ Risk Group in Vermont
 - Along Lake Champlain in Vermont, Homeowners Eye Rising Waters
 - Seafood Restaurant McCormick & Schmick Faces Md. Race Bias Suit
 - Vermont  Considers Special Car Locks for Repeat Drunk Drivers
 - Agents in the East Find Recession Hurts Others More
 - Mass. Law Limiting Liability for Brownfields Transforms Landscape
 - Providence, R.I. Firefighters with Cancer to Get Disability Pensions
 - Due to Dry Weather, Mass. Cities Asked to Stop Issuing Burning Permits
 - State Farm Nonrenewing Some Jersey Shore Policies
 - New York: Car Repair Shops Can Rebate Deductibles
 - Connecticut Regulators Recovered $500K for Consumers Last Quarter
 - Maine Governor Signs Bill Tightening Drivers License Rules
 - New York Chef and Her Protege Settle Lawsuit
 - New Jersey County Sees Second Major Brushfire in 12 Months
 - New Jersey Turf Field Closures Prompt Federal Investigation
 - New York Seeks to Revoke CRM Holdings’ License
 - N.Y. City Mayor Wants U.S. to Cover Health Costs from 9/11
 - Mass. to Hear Mapre Takeover of Commerce Insurance on May 1
 - N.Y. City to Lower Catskills Reservoirs to Reduce Flood Risk to Pa.
 - Elevated Lead Levels Force Closing of 2 N.J. Artificial Turf Ballfields
 - Maryland Judge Rules Blogger Not Protected by News Shield Law
 - Maine News Reporter Shield Law Awaits Governor’s Signature
 - Mass. Workers’ Comp Rates Cut 1%
 - Democrat Vying for Delaware Insurance Post Defends Funds
 - Number of Medical Malpractice Suits in Pennsylvania Down
 - New York Senate Tweaks Medical Malpractice Insurance Requirements
 - Fraud Investigation Leads Connecticut to Revoke Agent’s License
 - Massachusetts Gets $13M from $676M Unum Settlement
 - Maine’s Kennebunkport Weighs Insurance Requirement for Protesters
 - Vermont Resort Owners Fight Class Action over Investor Passes
 - Conn. Supreme Court: General Contractor Not Liable for Inspections
 - Travelers Personal Lines Consolidation Affects N.J., Mass., N.Y.
 - Families of Virginia Tech Victims Reach $11 Million Settlement
 - Connecticut Opens Center to Promote Safer Driving by Teenagers
 - Delaware Seeks Funds for Additional Red Light Cameras
 - Maryland Lawmakers Put Off Bills on Teen Driving until 2009
 - Creator of Delaware Teen Driving Program Has Felony Record
 - FEMA: Faulty Pumps Could Change Bethlehem, Pa. Flood Map
 - Connecticut House Votes for Tougher Teen Driving Restrictions
 - Long-Sought Pennsylvania Mine Safety Bill Hits New Snags
 - Plaintiffs Say They’ve Settled NYC Apartment Smoking Suit
 - Expanded Flood Maps Anger New Jersey Homeowners
 - Agents Balk as Mass. Permits 6-Month Auto Insurance Policies
 - Connecticut Supreme Court Allows State’s Damages Suit against Marsh
 - Maryland Pulls Plug on Speed Cameras
 - Sleepy Employee Hurt Driving Home Denied Mass. Workers’ Comp
 - New Jersey Court: Injured Delivery Driver Can’t Collect Damages
 - McClure Joins Amity Insurance in Mass.
 - Valiant Names VP,  2 others to Professional Liability Group
 - 7 Accused in Mass. Auto Insurance Accident Staging Conspiracy
 - Virginia Police ‘Saturation’ Patrols Target High Volume I-95 Area
 - N.H. Biker Recovering after Collision with Turkey
 - Safety Checks Ordered After N.Y. Rifle Maker Ships Loaded Guns
 - Mass. Law Blocks State Pension Fund from Starting Bond Insurer
 - Dew Promoted to Marketing Vice President at RISDS
 - Maryland Negotiates Disclosure of Cell Phone Insurance Terms
 - Possible Maine Fix on Real ID National License Stirs Debate
 - Connecticut Jury Awards Doctor $4M Health Care Lab Case
 - $40M Assessments Irk New York Insurers
 - Two Lawyers Named to Connecticut Workers’Comp Commission
 - Connecticut Man Loses Arm in Industrial Accident
 - Long Island Agent Wins Award from National Trade Group
 - Courtemanche Named CEO of ACE Private Risk Services
 - New Jersey Governor Sees Crash as Link to People’s Struggles
 - Virginia Students Take Spin in ‘Safety Bug’ that Mimics Drunk Driving
 - ACE Appoints Hostetter as Senior Vice President
 - Court: Discrimination Laws Cover Whites Who Marry Blacks
 - Mass. AG Says State Auto Insurance Web Site Misleads Consumers
 - Manhattan Crane Collapse Exposes Lack of Renters Insurance
 - Holdout Maine Agrees to Cooperate on National Real ID License
 - New Jersey Mother Settles Weight-Loss Lawsuit for $1M
 - Amoroso Wins ‘Insurance Woman of the Year’ Award
 - Politics Forces Pa. Gov. Rendell to Withdraw Insurance Nominee Ario
 - Deaths, Citations Down 1 Year After Mass. Strengthened Teen Driving Law
 - Maine to Start Fining Motorists Caught Not Using Seat Belts
 - Two Employees Fired for Gossiping Settle Lawsuits with N.H. Town
 - Pennsylvania Doctors Lose Malpractice Subsidy
 - Connecticut Anti-steering Bill Heads to Full Vote
 - Key New Jersey Flood Prevention Measures Not Getting Funding
 - No April Fool’s Prank: Mass. Drivers Really Can Shop Around Starting Today
 - New York Says Marsh And Willis Complying with Settlement
 - N.H. Driver’s Licenses to Have Key Security Features Required by Real ID
 - Speaker Maker, Bus Companies Reach R.I. Club Fire Settlements
 
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