East News for September 2024
- Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Vermont for Late July Flooding
 - Jury Awards $2.78 Million to Nanny Over Hidden Camera in Bedroom
 - House Explosion That Killed 2 Linked to Propane System, Fire Officials Say
 - Longshoremen Seek Lost Wages in Suit Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse
 - Rockville Diocese Reaches Bankruptcy Agreement With $323M for Sex Abuse Claims
 - Penn State to Pay $703K to Resolve Gender Pay Discrimination Claims
 - New York State Insurance Fund Swapped Coal Assets for Responsible Index ETF
 - Appellate Judges Skeptical of New York Civil Fraud Case Against Trump
 - Connecticut Flood Recovery Centers for Small Businesses Now Open
 - New York City Weighs Slashing Cab Insurance 75% to $50,000 to Aid Drivers
 - US Court Says Man Can Sue Pennsylvania Over 26 Years of Solitary Confinement
 - AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Members of Coverys Companies
 - Alex Jones’ Infowars to Be Liquidated at Auctions to Pay Sandy Hook Families
 - Snowmobiler Who Crashed Into Black Hawk Helicopter on Path Awarded $3 Million
 - Norcross Defense Team Pans Racketeering Case as ‘Crime Thriller With No Crime’
 - 3 Tufts Lacrosse Players Remain Hospitalized With Rare Muscle Injury
 - People Moves: Greggains Joins Irwin Siegel as President; Plymouth Rock Appoints Fornari
 - Cape Cod Margaritaville Contractor Owes $300K in Workers’ Pay Plus $70K Penalty
 - Vandal in Rampage at Car Dealer Damages 75 Vehicles
 - US Court Declines to Dismiss Mandarin Hotel COVID-19 Claim Against Insurers
 - Maryland Joins in Suing Dali Ship Owner, Operator for Baltimore Bridge Collapse
 - Last of Eight Bulls Eyed Escaping From Mall Rodeo Recaptured: Video
 - Road Work Inspector Who Survived Baltimore Bridge Collapse to File Claim
 - 12 University Lacrosse Players Diagnosed With Rare Muscle Injury After Workout
 - Jury Awards $116M in Death of Passenger in No-Door Helicopter Crash
 - Town Expects Insurance Will Help Cover $14.9M Wrongful Incarceration Settlement
 - FBI Boards Vessel Managed by Firm That Operated Ship Blamed for Bridge Collapse
 - Police Chase Ends with Driver Dead and 7 Officers, Civilian Taken to Hospital
 - Couple Accused of Using Theater Group’s Credit Card Settles With Insurer
 - Vermont City Pays $215K to Settle Lawsuit Accusing Officer of Excessive Force
 - While Other States Struggle, New Hampshire Boasts Insurance Is ‘Going Quite Well’
 - Pennsylvania AG Launches Website for Reporting Data Breaches as Required by Law
 - Insurers End ‘Cats’ Fight
 - Maine Bill Would Require Army to Use State Crisis Laws to Remove Weapons
 - Connecticut Aquarium Pays $12K to Settle Investigation Into Whale Deaths
 - Families of Construction Workers Killed in Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Sue
 - Report Found System Issues Prior to Firefighting Foam Spill at Airport
 - OSHA Orders Building Materials Supplier to Reinstate Whistleblower Truck Driver
 - Amazon Drivers Join Teamsters in New York, Union Says
 - People Moves: Davis Joins MEMIC as Senior Underwriter; Davis Joins Alliant as Senior VP; Monte Joins Alliant M&A Team
 - Maine Considers Public Flood Insurance Option for Municipalities, Property Owners
 - Construction Workers Recover $77K After Being Denied Prevailing Wage
 - Maury, Donnelly & Parr Acquires Maryland’s Campion Agency
 - Two Former New York Fire Chiefs Face Bribery Charges Tied to Safety Inspections
 - Real Estate Firm’s D&O Not Available for Defense in RealPage Antitrust Lawsuit
 - Civil Trial Begins Into Sexual Abuse Claims by Ex-Patients at Virginia Children’s Hospital
 - Driver Charged With Killing Gaudreau Brothers Was Drunk: Prosecutor
 - Court Upholds Mechanic’s $726M Verdict Against ExxonMobil Over Benzene Exposure
 - Boar’s Head Closing Virginia Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak
 - Pittsburgh Offers $500,000 to Settle Bridge Collapse Lawsuits
 - Delaware Insurance Commissioner Navarro Wins Primary Election
 - Duffy Agency Acquires Neighboring Cowan Agency in Massachusetts
 - Plumbing Supply Firm Loses Appeal Over Sales Reps’ Overtime Pay
 - Maryland Supreme Court Hears Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Arguments
 - Justin Timberlake Reaches Plea Deal to Resolve Drunken Driving Case
 - Hospital to Pay $65M to End Suit Over Cyberattack That Exposed Patients’ Nude Photos
 - New York City Cab Crash Sends Rider on ‘Nightmare’ to Get Insurance Money
 - Vermont Lags in Risk Management for Natural Disasters Including Flooding
 - How Social Media Complicates Defamation Claims and How to Handle Them
 - Union Reports Cyber Incident May Have Exposed Members’ Private Information
 - Women Settle Lawsuits With Yale Fertility Clinic Over Nurse Who Stole Their Painkillers
 - Four People From Connecticut Die in Small Plane Crash in Vermont
 - Police Have Increased Use of Maine’s ‘Yellow Flag’ Law Since Mass Shooting
 - People Moves: Rhodes Named Berkley Mid-Atlantic President; Korzon Succeeds Ryan at Lockton Northeast; Acrisure Appoints Farber for Mid-Atlantic
 - Norwich Catholic Diocese Files Chapter 11 Plan With $30M Fund for Survivors
 - Red Lobster Landlord Sues Insurer to ‘Clawback’ $1.2M Fire Claim Payment
 - Coney Island’s Cyclone Roller Coaster Reopens 2 Weeks After Malfunction
 - Update: Baltimore Reaches Opioid Litigation Settlements with Teva and Walgreens
 - Contractor’s Drilling of Hole Caused Leak in Underwater Tunnel to Manhattan
 - Utility Investigated But Didn’t Find Gas Leak Before Fatal Maryland House Explosion
 - New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers
 - Update: NYC’s Largest Cab Insurer Ordered to Explore Sale After Losses
 - New Hampshire Approves 5.6% Workers’ Compensation Loss Cost Decrease for 2025
 - Former NFL Player’s $43.5 Million Score in Medical Malpractice Case Upheld
 - After Losing in Court, Atlantic City Casino Workers Plan Ad Blitz for Smoking Ban
 - AGs Sue 3 Gun Shops Over Alleged ‘Straw Purchases’ of Weapons Trafficked Into DC
 - New York Regulator Orders Taxi Insurer to Weigh Sale After Losses
 - Relation Insurance Acquires Maryland’s Haney Company
 - Officer Sentenced for Selling Crash Victim Information to Referral Service for Lawyers
 - Driver of Partially Automated Mustang Charged With DUI Homicide
 - New York City’s Biggest Taxi Insurer Is Insolvent, Risking Transit Meltdown
 - Insurers Say Honda and Local Dealer Should Pay for Damages Caused by Car Fire
 - University Student Sues Sorority and Landlord Over Fall From Window
 - Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires Northeast Aviation & Marine of New York
 - Finance Chief Resigns After Connecticut Town Hacked for $200K
 - Boar’s Head Plant Tied to Deadly Listeria Broke Food Safety Rules, Records Show
 - Judge Allows Smoking in Atlantic City Casinos, Dealing Blow to Workers
 - Maryland Awards Contract to Rebuild Key Bridge After Deadly Collapse
 
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