East News for July 2023
- Judge Allows Parents’ Lawsuit Over Hospital’s Fetal Autopsy
- Manhattan Crane Collapse Linked to Owner, Operator With Past Safety Violations
- No Sign of Health Risks From New York Solar Farm Battery Fire
- As E-Bikes Proliferate, So Do Deadly Fires Blamed on Exploding Batteries
- Rochester Diocese Claims Fund Reaches $126M as 2 More Insurers Settle, 1 Holds Out
- Connecticut Chief Expects Further Federal Probes Into False Traffic Stop Data
- People Moves: Allen Joins Maine’s BroGue Insurance; Alliant Adds Beilein in New York
- Biden Administration Opens Investigation Into Harvard University’s Legacy Admissions
- Vermont Farmers Urged to Document Crop Losses From Flooding
- New York City Construction Crane Catches Fire, Collapses and Crashes
- Gas Pipeline Explodes in Rural Virginia; No Injuries Reported
- State Farm Seeks $1.5M From Owners of Manhattan Garage That Collapsed
- Risk Strategies Acquires Castle Rock Capacity in New York
- Starbucks Illegally Fired Manhattan Supervisor Over Union Activities, Labor Judge Rules
- New Jersey High Court to Hear Insurers’ Appeal Over War Exclusion in NotPetya Attack
- Pennsylvania High Court Rejects Damages Cap in Insurance Agency Poaching Case
- OSHA Fines Boston’s Dumpling Maker Chinese Spaghetti Factory $190K
- Brown & Brown to Acquire Wholesale Broker New England Excess Exchange
- Connecticut Seeks Agriculture Disaster Declaration Due To Severe Flooding of Farms
- Pastor to Go to Jail, Repay Church and Insurer for Stealing $130K to Cover Gambling
- Massachusetts High Court Revives Contractor Liability Claim Over ‘Half Inch’ Defect
- Landlord’s Insurer Denied Recovery for Damage Caused by Tenant’s Drone
- Protester Sues Police for Over Arrest Near Maine Home of Federalist Society’s Leo
- High-Profile Forensic Scientist Lee Liable for Fabricating Evidence in Murder Case
- New York City Agrees to Pay $13M to Settle Suits Over Arrests of 2020 Protesters
- Connecticut Man Wrongly Convicted in 1984 Shooting of Baby Sues New Haven and Police
- New York Technology Firm Sued for Not Hiring Engineer Who Is Deaf
- TD Garden Not Liable for Bruins Fan’s Slip-and-Fall
- Gas Leak From Bad Fitting Cited in Chocolate Factory Explosion Where 7 Died
- Failure of Doubler-Plated Hull Likely Caused Sinking of Gloucester Fishing Vessel
- Rain Insurance Payout Helps DICK’S Sporting Goods Open Recover Lost Revenue
- Young Agency Group of Virginia Joins World Insurance
- District of Columbia Sues Manufacturers for ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination
- Health Care Firm Caught Owing Workers Almost $1M Overtime Pay
- Northern New York Diocese Facing 100 Sexual Abuse Claims Files for Bankruptcy
- Freight Train Derails in Pennsylvania; No Injuries or Hazard Reported
- Two Dirt Bike Riders Die in Crash with SUV
- Actor Sues, Claiming She Was Sexually Harassed by Rhode Island Resort Owner
- People Moves: Fred C. Church Promotes Burbine; Rodriguez Reappointed Chair of New York Workers’ Comp
- Maine to Start Paid Family and Medical Leave Program in 2026
- Heavy Rains Swamp Northeast Again; Floods Claims 5 Lives; Others, Including 2 Children, Missing
- Death Records Should Be Open to Public, Rules Pennsylvania Court
- Rally Race Through Maine Forest Canceled After Opening Day Fatality
- Connecticut Sues Nursing School That Closed Abruptly, Leaving Students in Lurch
- Vermont Prepared for Epic Flooding. It Wasn’t Enough.
- New York Appeals Court Rules Child Victim’s Act Is Constitutional
- Judge Orders Trump Ally Bannon to Pay $500K in Unpaid Legal Bills
- New York Yankee Uniform Sleeve Gets the Starr Treatment
- Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Victims Sue Facebook, Amazon, Other Tech Giants
- World Insurance Acquires New Jersey Transportation Agency, Shield Insurance
- Penske Truck Denies Fraudulent Inspection Allegations But Will Pay $3.5M to End Dispute
- Vermont Residents, Businesses Turn to Recovery From Flooding Amid Mud, Debris
- Cargo Ship Fire in New Jersey That Killed 2 Is Extinguished After a Week
- Justice Department Reversal: Trump Can Be Held Liable in Writer’s Defamation Lawsuit
- Rain Eases After Flooding Vermont, Other Northeast States But More Expected
- $12M in Fines Isn’t Enough to Stop Jersey Shore Town From Bulldozing Its Beach
- Agent’s Failure to Disclose Dog Comes Back to Bite Homeowner
- Buggy Driver, 2 Teens Seriously Injured in Pennsylvania Crash Involving Minivan
- Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, U.S. Appeals Court Rules
- Flash Floods Rage in Vermont, New York; Woman Killed; Economic Impact Could Hit $5B
- Boeing 737 MAX Engine Fire at Newark Airport Under Investigation
- Federal Disaster Declaration Approved for Spring Storm in Maine
- $40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot: Civil Court or Workers’ Compensation?
- National Grid to Pay $5.3M to Settle Gloucester Environmental Damage Claims
- Slow-Moving Storm Puts New York City, East Coast Under Flood Threat
- Former Delaware Trooper Faces Lawsuit for Theft Scheme Targeting Shipping Firm
- Judge Delays Minimum Wage Hike for New York City App Drivers
- Two New Jersey Firefighters Died Battling Fire on Cargo Ship Carrying 5,000 Cars
- World Insurance Buys Schlegel & Schlegel Brokers on Cape Cod
- 90 Vermont Schools Sue Monsanto Over Toxic PCB Contamination of Buildings
- Massachusetts High Court Affirms Limit on Wrongful Death Suits in Tobacco Ruling
- Maryland Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 32 Years Gets $2.9M
- No Injuries Reported After Explosion at Pennsylvania Town Public Works Building
- A.J. Gallagher Acquires The Andersen Group in Virginia
- AM Best Issues Improved Outlooks for Barnstable Group in Massachusetts
- ‘Ongoing Storm Rule’ Clears Costco of Liability for Customer’s Fall While Snow Falling
- People Moves: AIG’s Jainchill Joins Lockton as U.S. Cyber & Technology Product Leader
- 11 People Charged in Alleged $8M Delaware Valley Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
- Vermont Workers’ Comp Changes, Including for Children and Firefighters, Now in Effect
- Activists Challenge Legacy Admissions at Harvard as Unfair to Minority Students
- Maryland AG Settles With CarMax for Allegedly Failing to Disclose Open Recalls
- Virginia High School Admissions Case May Prompt Next Affirmative Action Ruling
- Car Crashes Into New Hampshire Restaurant, Injures Dozens
- Maryland Begins Sales of Recreational Marijuana
- Audit Finds Connecticut State Police Falsified Traffic Stop Data
- Travelers Vows Changes to Golf Course After PGA Tournament’s Low Scores
- Report Says Driver of Tanker Truck Lost Control on Off-Ramp, Causing I-95 Collapse
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