East News for August 2024
- Court Revives Sarah Palin’s Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times
- Trucking Firm of Fatigued Driver Who Caused Fatal Crash Kept Fake Hours Data: NTSB
- Museum to Sell Painting in Settlement With Heirs of Jewish Family That Fled the Nazis
- Screwber and Fake GPS: The $40 Million Dollar Ridesharing Fraud Scheme
- Unison’s RCM&D Acquires Virginia Benefits Firm MillenGroup
- Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis Virus Takes Life of New Hampshire Resident
- Disability Rights Group Sues to Stop Mask Ban in Suburban New York County
- Vermont Regulator Weighs Affiliation of Union Mutual With Norfolk & Dedham
- Cleanup Progresses After Spill of Firefighting Foam at Former Navy Base
- Ban on Switchblades Violates Second Amendment: Massachusetts High Court
- Extreme Rain Is a Growing Climate Threat to the Northeastern US
- Judge Weighs Resolution of $38 Million Damages Dispute in Youth Center Abuse Case
- Rare and Deadly Mosquito Virus Infection Has Massachusetts Towns on Alert
- Coney Island Roller Coaster Shut Down After Mid-Ride Malfunction
- Connecticut Offers $5 Million in Grants to Help Small Businesses With Flood Recovery
- Police Officer’s Family Sues Girlfriend Accused of His Death and Bars That Served Her
- Judge Narrows Star Russian Soprano’s Lawsuit Against Met Opera
- New Jersey Raises Workers’ Compensation Attorney Fee Cap to 25%
- Overweight Dump Truck Left Hole in Covered Bridge When It Crashed Into River
- Worker Dies After Excavator Is Buried Under Rocks at Massachusetts Quarry
- Jury Sides With Teacher in Suit Against District Over Jan. 6 Rally
- Medical Marijuana User Fired After Drug Test Loses Unemployment Benefits Appeal
- People Moves: DiPhilippo Joins Alliant Employee Benefits; Cormier Joins Alliant Americas in Boston
- Scrap Metal Dealer Pleads Guilty in Multistate Catalytic Converter Theft Conspiracy
- Acquitted Yale Student Sues Women’s Groups for Calling Him a Rapist
- Woman Who Faced Eviction Over 3 Emotional Support Parrots Wins $165,000
- Propane Blast Levels Pennsylvania Home, Kills Woman and Injures Man
- Maine Can Forbid Discrimination by Religious Schools Taking State Money
- Family of Man Fatally Shot Sues West Hartford Police, Seeks Federal Probe
- Virginia County Police Report Some Success Against High-End Theft Rings
- Judge Allows Transgender Girl to Play Soccer as Lawsuit Challenges New Law
- Baltimore’s Opioid Settlement With Cardinal Health Brings Total to $242.5 Million
- People Moves: Lawley Adds Scaffidi and Moran, Promotes Belizaire
- Flood-Stricken Connecticut Seeks Emergency Assistance from Federal Agencies
- Upstate Jury Says Harley-Davidson Must Pay $287 Million for Fatal ‘Trike’ Accident
- Virginia’s New Bad Faith Law: What Insurers Need to Know
- Neighbor Reported Gas Smell to Utility Night Before Maryland House Explosion
- Tri-State Region Shocked as Severe Floods Take 2 Lives, Leave Trail of Destruction
- Rhode Island Sues 13 Firms That Worked on Troubled Washington Bridge
- New York City Subway Workers at Risk, Federal Agency Warns
- Bankrupt Steward Health Care Sells Physician Network as Massachusetts Hospital Seized
- Harvard Contract Breach Claims Blaming Marsh for Its $15M Insurance Denial Filed Too Late, Judge Rules
- Trucking Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Crash That Killed 7 Bikers
- Maine Regulators Reject Letting Utility Report Suspect Marijuana Growers to Police
- Construction Defects Are Not Covered Property Damage in Commercial Liability Policy
- PCF Acquires Asset Insurance Agency in Massachusetts
- AM Best Upgrades Medical Mutual Insurance Co. of Maine
- Maine Employers Face Possible Damages in Lost Wages Cases Under New Law
- Federal Officials Investigating Natural Gas Explosion in Maryland That Killed 2
- Delaware High Court Upholds Blockbuster $267 Million Legal Fee in Dell Lawsuit
- Vineyard Wind Allowed to Resume Limited Offshore Turbine Installation
- Reporting High Electric Bills Helps Nab Illegal Marijuana Farms But Raises Privacy Issues
- Massachusetts Resolves Disputes Worth $600M with Tobacco Manufacturers
- People Moves: Risk Strategies Appoints Leung as SVP
- House Explosion in Maryland Kills 2 and Damages Nearby Homes
- Prompted by Mass Shooting, Maine Implements New Gun Safety Laws
- OSHA Says Alleged Fall Hazards Could Cost Adidas in New York Nearly $400K
- Court, Not Board, Must Decide If Insurer Was Negligent After Canceling Policy
- Worker Falls to Death From Theater Construction Site in Boston
- Museum of Ice Cream Sued by Man Claiming Injury After Jumping Into Sprinkle Pool
- Amtrak Train Hits Tractor Trailer in Connecticut
- Debby Triggers Floods, Power Outages, Water Rescues in Rural MidAtlantic, Northeast
- New York, Mid-Atlantic States On Tornado Watch as Debby Remnants Move North
- Palomar Plans Public Offering to Fund $25M Acquisition of Surety Bonds Specialist FIA
- New York City Deploys Drones to Warn About Storms
- Construction Firm to Pay $50K to Settle Retaliation Claim
- Judge Allows Vermont Suit Alleging Police Bias, Excessive Force Against Black Teen
- New Hampshire Supreme Court Reverses Police Chief’s Misconduct Verdict
- Heatstroke Death of Baltimore Sanitation Worker Prompts Calls for Workplace Safety
- Maryland Hikes Penalties for Violations of Insurance Laws
- People Moves: XPT Specialty Appoints Myers Transportation Underwriter; Falvey Founder Will Transition to Executive Chairman
- Maine Grappling With Requests of Companies to Give Up Ownership of Dams
- Instructor in Plane Crash That Killed Student Pilot Had 2 Prior Crashes: Prosecutors
- Virginia Declares State of Emergency in Anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby
- Small Tornado Briefly Swept Into Buffalo, Damaging Buildings, Scattering Tree Limbs
- Airborne Bounce House Kills 1 Child, Injures Another at Baseball Game
- New Jersey Debates: Protect Against Floods or Retreat From Shore?
- Why Vermont Keeps Flooding: It’s Complicated But Could Become the Norm
- Two Construction Firms Ordered to Pay $600K in Wages, Damages to 131 Workers
- Hub Acquires Pennsylvania Commercial Lines Agency IMC
- New Hampshire’s HPM Insurance Acquires Insurance Savers
- Drunk Driver Who Killed 4 Crashing Into Nail Salon Was Going 78 mph, Say Prosecutors
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Review Stabbing Death Ruled Homicide Then Suicide
- AM Best Places Credit Ratings of Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Under Review
- Pennsylvania Says U.S. Deal With Norfolk Southern Falls Short
- Transit Driver Disabled Due to Overheated Cab Can Keep His $11.6 Million Award
- Medical Worker Wants Home Insurance to Cover Her Against Patients’ Data Claims
- Vermont Suffered Millions in Damage From Last Week’s Flooding; Will Seek Federal Aid
- People Moves: Wrigley to Lead DeCotis Commercial Lines Team
- Governor Calls on Flood-Weary Vermonters to ‘Stick Together’
- Judge Ends Uber Black Drivers’ ‘Futile’ Court Quest for Employee Status in Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts Businesses With More Than 25 Employees Must Disclose Salary Range
- District of Columbia Sues StubHub Claiming It Inflates Ticket Prices With Deceptive Fees
- Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr. Settle Legal and Personal Disputes
- Nursing Home Operators Must Pay $35.8 Million in Back Wages and Damages
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