East News for March 2008
- Vermont Mulls Lowered DUI Limit
 - Progressive Opens Concierge Claims Center North of Philadelphia
 - New Hampshire Woman Sues over Bogus Sex Site Profile
 - Democrat Savage Joins Race for Delaware Insurance Commissioner
 - Connecticut Mayor Wants More Frequent Crane Inspections by State
 - Maine Doctor to Pay $1.9M for Botched Surgery in New York
 - New York Playland Stresses Safety after Deadly Accidents
 - Former Mass. Sen. Jacques Approved as Mass. Workers’ Comp Judge
 - Maine Seeks Federal Waiver on Real ID Secure Driver Licenses
 - N.H. Begins 15 Town Hall Meetings on Ways to Fight Underage Drinking
 - Vermont Crash Victim’s Supporters Lobby for Stiffer DUI Laws
 - Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Fraternal Club Sex Bias Ruling
 - Maine, N.H. Contractors Cited in Job Site Electrocution
 - New Jersey Weighs Mandatory Car Seat Belt Requirement
 - High-Heeled Dash Contest Lands Connecticut Cop in Legal Trouble
 - Carbon Monoxide Sickens Workers in New Jersey
 - Mutual Marine Buys Professional Liability Book from Excel
 - Virginia Offers Tech Shooting Victims’ Families $100K Each to Settle
 - Insurer Cautions Mass. Drivers about Consumer Web Sites
 - Renaissance Alliance Adds 1 Conn., 5 Mass. Insurance Agencies to Group
 - Vermont Police: Property Management Co. Victimized Dozens
 - New York Governor Reveals Past Marijuana And Cocaine Use
 - Legal Claim Filed in Manhattan Crane Collapse That Killed 7
 - Maine Legislative Panel Weighs Statewide Building Code
 - Panel Recommends Changes to Improve Teen Driving in New Jersey
 - Venus Joins Va.’s Johnson & Strachan Insurance; Dygve Promoted
 - Critics Question Insurer Exemption from N.H. Consumer Protection Law
 - New York Consumer Groups Criticize Medical Malpractice Plan
 - Mass. Construction Worker Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
 - Maryland Urged to Study If Hybrid Cars Pose Danger to Blind Pedestrians
 - N.H. Lawyer Who Sought ‘Out-of-Court’ Settlements Convicted of Extortion
 - New York Man Blames Speeding on Oreo Cookie
 - A Slow Return to Normalcy at New York Crane Accident Site
 - Perjury Charge Leads to Review of New York Construction Sites
 - Va. Tech Says Security Costs Increased $10M Since Shootings
 - Vermont’s Maple Sugar Makers Face Not-So-Sweet Vandalism
 - New Jersey Court: Bars Liable Even When Drivers Get Drunk Elsewhere
 - Gov. Patrick’s Appointment to Mass. Workers’ Comp Board Delayed
 - New Jersey Docs at Liability Risk from Insurer’s Insolvency
 - Virginia Landfill Now One of Nation’s Most Hazardous Sites
 - 8 Intend to Sue over Giants’ Stadium Escalator Malfunction
 - New Jerseyans Protest Designation of Superfund Site
 - Maryland Senate Revives Ban on Cell Phones, Texting While Driving
 - New Jersey Jury Awards $19M to Woman in Malpractice Case
 - Pennsylvania Nuke Plant Makes $27.5M Settlement with Neighbors
 - EPA Board Upholds Penalty against Gas Stations
 - NGM’s Mass. Auto Insurance Plans Include FAIR Plan Discount
 - New York Regulators Urge Homeowners to Buy Flood Insurance
 - Clarke Appointed EVP of Willis of New York
 - Connecticut Insurance Firm Owners Accused of Laundering $10M
 - Mass. Insurers Seek 2.3% Workers’ Comp Hike; Hearing Scheduled
 - Hundreds of Cranes Loom Over Dense New York City, Pose Constant Risk
 - Marquis Agency Creates Transportation Group
 - Conn. Bill Banning Credit Scores for Auto Insurance Dies in Committee
 - New York Rescuers Search for 3 Still Missing after Crane Collapse
 - Man Critically Injured in Fiery Connecticut Crash in 2005 Dies
 - Vermont Officials Worry about Flooding
 - High Metal Prices Spur Car-Towing Schemes in Pennsylvania
 - R.I. Responds to Lead Paint Makers’ Appeal of Clean Up Verdict
 - Connecticut Agents’ Group Elects New Officers
 - AIG to Pay Record $9.1M Settlement to Pennsylvania Regulators
 - Virginia Updates Evacuation Plan
 - Maine Fire Destroys Boatyard Building
 - Family to Sue Madison Square Garden in Fatal DWI Crash
 - Crews Search Rubble of Manhattan Crane Collapse That Killed 4
 - Maine Man Convicted of Drunk Driving for 10th Time
 - New York Legislature Rejects Hikes in Insurance Law Fines
 - Provost to Succeed Crouse as Chief Vermont Captive Regulator
 - Massachusetts Auto Insurance System Not Built for Long Drive, Says Fitch
 - ATF Investigating $6M Pennsylvania Warehouse Blaze
 - Massachusetts Suspends License of Oft-Sued Obstetrician
 - New York’s Incoming Governor Says Transition Is Going Well
 - New York Prosecutors Charge 11 in $6M Fake-Accident Insurance Scam
 - Massachusetts Workers Comp Claims Costs Grew Rapidly, Study Finds
 - Mass. Fire Marshal: Exploded Danvers Plant’s Chemicals Exceeded Limit
 - Some in Connecticut Shook by Small Earthquake
 - N.J.’s Palisades Insurance Acquiring National Atlantic, Proformance
 - Mass. Medical Society Pushes for Tort Reforms to Curb Insurance Costs
 - Mass. AG Urges State Reject FAIR Plan Home Insurance Hikes
 - Virginia Receives $260K Grant for Mine Safety Training
 - Connecticut Lawmakers Want Overhaul of Bail Bondsmen System
 - Gorton’s Says Pills Found in Pennsylvania Fish Fillets Harmless
 - Trump Construction Site in NYC Shut Down after Broken Glass
 - GPS Tells Connecticut City to Sack 4 Fire Inspectors
 - Mass. Officials: Drivers Can Opt Out of Current Auto Insurance Policies
 - Connecticut DMV Employee Says Agency Fails Driver-Training Standards
 - Appeal Likely in $1.75 Million New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Case
 - Spitzer Redux: N.Y.’s Insurance Chief Dinallo Strikes Familiar Chord
 - It’s Official: Kofman is New New Maine Insurance Commissioner
 - Delaware Insurance Department’s Reed to Run for Commissioner Post
 - Vermont Supreme Court: Workers’ Comp Benefit Doesn’t Bar Damage Suit
 - Mauro to Lead East Coast Business Development for Alliant Insurance
 - Compulsive Gambler Chases $20M Long-Shot Lawsuit against Casinos
 - Virginia Passes Bill To Repeal Abusive Driver Fees
 - Parents of R.I. ATV Crash Victim Urge Tougher Safety, Liability Laws
 - Massachusetts Health Inspectors Order Indoor Water Park Closed
 - Virginia to Charge Fee for Renewing Registrations at DMVs
 - NYC Launches Campaign to Ensure Safe, Reliable Elevators
 - Connecticut Lawmakers Weigh Stricter Teen-Driving Laws
 - Maine Snowmobilers Told to Slow Down after Flurry of Fatalities
 - Pa.’s Vanguard Mutual Fund to Pay $50K to Settle Race Bias Claim
 - N.Y. Agents’ Group: Spitzer’s Fine Proposals Are Out Of Whack
 - Not So Funny: N.Y. Slaps Comic Franken with $25K Workers’ Comp Fine
 - Job Bias Claims Against Employers Up 9%– Biggest Rise in Years
 - New Yorkers To Get Flood Notices Every Year
 - Feds Say Former Willis Exec Should Forfeit $1.9M Home, Condo
 - Mass. Jury Awards $14.5M in Surgery Malpractice Case
 - ATF Investigating Blaze at Historic Pa. Building
 - Connecticut River Communities Warned About Potential Spring Floods
 - Vt. Workers’ Comp Rates To Drop
 - Artwork Stolen from Mass. Home  in 1976 Resurfaces in R.I. Court
 - Cricket Lighter Company to Pay $200K to End Pa. Suit
 - Fraud Trial Starts for Owner of Truck in Fiery Conn. Crash
 - N.J. Approves 2 Online Defensive Driving Courses
 - Dinallo: N.Y. Needs Better Workers Comp Data Collection
 - Maine County to Indemnify Handlers Who Bring Police Dogs Home
 - Heavy Snow Taking Toll on Roofs in New Hampshire
 - Obama-Clinton Politics of Health Mandate Now Playing in Mass.
 - N.H. Reports Progress in Curbing Underage Drinking
 - Conn. Woman Pleads No Contest to Attempted Insurance Fraud
 - N.J. Bill Would Require Liability Insurance for Boats
 
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