East News for February 2026
- New York Governor Hochul Pulls Robotaxi Expansion Proposal
- Delaware High Court Rescues Cyber Insurers’ Subrogation Claims
- EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Distributor It Says Excluded Male Employees From Event
- People Moves: MIA Names Thornton, Matthewson, Fountain; Trucordia Appoints Dunning
- District of Columbia Seeks Federal Help for Potomac River Sewage Spill
- State Drops Charges Against NJ Political Power Broker, Insurance Exec Norcross
- US Attorney for DC Pirro Sues Her NY Hometown for $250K Over Trip-and-Fall
- Camden Diocese’s Sex Abuse Claims Fund to Get $180 Million Boost
- SterlingRisk Acquires Transportation Specialist ASZ International
- Judge Dismisses Charges Against 3 Officers Accused of Mistreating Prisoner
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Pennsylvania’s B&W Insurance Agency
- 3 Killed, 3 Injured in Shooting at High School Hockey Arena in Rhode Island
- Beacon Mutual CEO Spero to Retire in 2027; Vitale Named Successor
- OSHA Flags Safety Issues That ‘Exposed’ Workers to Explosion at US Steel Plant
- NYPD Official Charged With Taking Bribes From Firm Selling ‘Panic Button’ to Schools
- Former New Jersey Attorney General Platkin Opens Law Office
- Forest Service Gets Pushback on Plan to Use Controlled Burns in Green Mountains
- People Moves: Gavlick Named IICF Northeast Chair; Lawley Grows Benefits Division
- Former Pitt Women’s Basketball Players’ Lawsuit Alleges Abusive Coaching
- Gun Accessory Company to Pay $1.75 Million to Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Victims
- Summit Now Offers Workers’ Compensation in Pennsylvania and Delaware
- Chinese Insurer Owner to Sell NYC’s Waldorf Astoria After Acclaimed Renovation
- New York’s Mid-Hudson Insurance to Acquire Hanover Fire of Pennsylvania
- Local Regulators Deny Rezoning Request for Pennsylvania Data Center Development
- Injured Employee Loses Evidence Spoliation Bid Over Video Erased by Employer
- Maryland Traffic Fatalities Declined 18% in 2025
- Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9
- Majority of Striking New York Nurses Announce Tentative Deal With Hospitals
- Workers’ Compensation Insurer Beacon Mutual Dealing With Ransomware Attack
- Man Convicted in Commercial Learner’s Permit Scam Using Bluetooth
- Trump Demands $1 Billion From Harvard as Prolonged Standoff Appears to Deepen
- Concrete Firm Pleads Guilty to OSHA Violation That Led to Worker’s Death
- Fire at Pennsylvania Hospital Forces Evacuation of Dozens of Patients
- Freight Train Derails in Connecticut, Sending Cars Carrying Liquid Propane Into River
- People Moves: NFP Appoints Spencer in Northeast; Lawley Promotes 3 Partners
- Man Charged in Organized Cargo Theft of Snow Crab, Blueberries, Cologne
- Aon Agrees to $15 Million Settlement With Pennsylvania Teachers
- Insurance Ad During Super Bowl Aims to Win Over Frustrated New York Fans
- Maine Plane Crash Victims Worked for Luxury Travel Startup Led by Texas Lawyer
- Against Judge’s Orders, New Hampshire Doubles Down to End Emissions Testing
- Immunity Upheld for State Officials Over COVID-Related Nursing Home Deaths
- Trapped Tesla Driver’s 911 Call: ‘It’s on Fire. Help Please’
- New Hampshire Insurance Department Says It Delivered ‘Real Value’ in 2025
- Massachusetts Approves Liberty Mutual Reorganization Involving 3 Domestic Mutuals
- Policy Expert Ochs Is NJ Gov. Sherrill’s Choice as Banking and Insurance Commissioner
- Court Blocks Trump Halt on Last of 5 Suspended Offshore Wind Projects
- Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Marine Insurance Specialist Robinson & Son
- Married Insurance Brokers Indicted for Allegedly Running $750K Fraud Scheme
- MAPFRE Denied Injunction Against AAA Auto Insurance Sales in Massachusetts
- Historic Fishing Community Mourns 7 Lives Lost in Another Tragedy at Sea
- Delaware’s Supreme Court Slashes Legal Fees in Tesla Director Pay Lawsuit
- Man Charged With Murder in New York City High-Rise Gas Explosion
- Rapaport Reappointed as Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commissioner
- Search Suspended for 7 People on Fishing Vessel That Sank Off Massachusetts