East News for May 2024
- Aon/NFP’s Lenox Advisors Acquires Maryland Benefits Firm Serving Medical Pros
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable, Affirms Excellent Ratings for MEMIC Group
- Nurse Honored for Compassion Is Fired After Referring to Gaza ‘Genocide’ in Speech
- Clinic Sued for Allegedly Firing Employee for Not Disclosing Disability in Job Interview
- Denial of House Fire Claim Upheld. Insureds Never Knew Their Policy Was Nonrenewed.
- Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Team Assessing Likelihood of Another Tragic Bridge Disaster
- Supreme Court Backs NRA in First Amendment Claim Against New York Regulator
- Ex-Employee Accuses Private Equity Firm of Retaliatory Firing Over Complaint
- Virginia Tech Firm Settles Allegations Over Whites-Only Job Listing
- Disaster Aid Approved for April Snowstorm’s Millions in Damages in Maine
- Insurers Must Physically Inspect to Confirm Damage Cited by Aerial Imagery
- New Jersey Contractor to Pay $13K Penalty After Worker’s Fatal 5-Story Fall
- First Amendment Does Not Protect Social Media Retaliation Against Employees
- Mars Loses Appeal to Undo Dismissal of COVID-19 Business Loss Claims
- Suit by Estate of Dancer Who Died From Peanut Allergy Blames Mislabeled Cookie
- Federal Reserve Assesses Vulnerability, Viability of New York City’s Basement Housing
- Report Claims ‘Utter Chaos’ Including Drunk Deputies During Search for Maine Gunman
- Roofing Contractor to Contest OSHA Citations After Employee’s Fatal Fall
- Family of Black Teen Wrongly Executed in 1931 Seeks Damages
- Brooklyn Zoo Re-Opening May 25 After Being Closed for 239 Days Due to Flood Damage
- Mother Appeals Dismissal of Case Against School Over Teen’s Gender Secret
- Virginia Insurance Agent Sentenced for Writing Policies Without Clients’ Consent
- Vermont Updates Its Captive Insurance Law Again
- New York’s High Court Upholds Insurance Mandate for Medically Necessary Abortions
- Doctor, One of Top Prescribers of Opioids in Massachusetts, Is Sentenced
- People Moves: Strub, Bell Join Alliant Employee Benefits Team
- Maryland Governor Signs Bills on Gun Safety Center, Minimum Firearms Standards
- People Moves: RT Specialty Promotes 6 in New Jersey Environmental/Construction Team
- Dean Denied Workers’ Compensation for Injury From ‘Walking and Turning’ in Hallway
- Ship That Caused Deadly Baltimore Bridge Collapse Refloated, Escorted Back to Port
- Teen Who Ate Spicy Tortilla Chip Died of High Chile Consumption; Also Had Heart Defect
- Child Is Among 3 Killed When Amtrak Train Hit Pickup Truck in Upstate New York
- Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Restaurants’ COVID-19 Insurance Denial
- Relation Insurance Acquires Brooklyn’s Elite Agency
- Judge Rejects Former Delaware Trooper’s Discrimination Claims Against State Police
- Couple Staged Half Million Dollar Fraud Against Theater Nonprofit, Insurer Claims
- Bronx Firefighter Who Collapsed in Burning Home Likely Saved by Smoke Inhalation Drug
- AM Best Affirms Arrow Mutual’s Ratings, Revises Outlooks Citing Claim Dispute
- Workers’ Compensation Bars Doctor Who Was Shot at New York Hospital From Suing
- Maine to Spend $25 Million to Rebuild Waterfront Damaged by Winter Storms
- CyberTrust Massachusetts Launches Cybersecurity Services for Cities and Towns
- Judge Hears Atlantic City Casino Workers’ Anti-Smoking Lawsuit
- Judge Won’t Discard $38M Verdict in New Hampshire Youth Center Abuse Case
- People Moves: Alliant Adds Rison; Lawley Grows Sales Team
- Investigation Continues Into 4 Blackouts on Ship That Caused Baltimore Bridge Collapse
- King Insurance Acquires Marcus Agency in Connecticut
- St. John’s Names Lloyd’s Exec Watkins to Head Greenberg Risk Management School
- People Moves: Torres Joins XPT Specialty; Brown & Riding Adds Visconti
- Virginia Judge to Decide Whether Frozen Embryos Are Property With Monetary Value
- Maine OKs 15.7% Rate Cut for Its Biggest Workers’ Compensation Insurer, MEMIC
- Connecticut Establishes Fund for Fallen Police Officers’ Survivors
- Baltimore Bridge Collapse Occurred After Ship Lost Power Multiple Times
- High Court: E-Scooter Rider Hit by Car Not Eligible for No-Fault PIP Benefits
- Exxon Is Hit With $726 Million Verdict Over Benzene and Cancer
- Most of 15 Million Bees Saved After Bee-Laden Truck Crashes
- Gay Employees Sue New York City for Withholding IVF Coverage
- Truck Driver Who Fatally Struck 3 Pennsylvania Highway Workers Fell Asleep at Wheel
- Massachusetts Faces Off Against Uber, Lyft in Trial Over Status of Gig Workers
- American Coastal to Sell Interboro to Forza Holdings, Completing Personal Lines Exit
- 4 Killed in Yet Another Wrong-Way Highway Crash in Connecticut
- Maryland Governor Signs Online Data Privacy, Child Protection Bills
- Pennsylvania to Ban Driver Cell Phone Use, Require Reporting of Traffic Stop Data
- Body of Last Missing Construction Worker Recovered from Baltimore Bridge Site
- New York City Jail Guard Suffers Burns When Body Camera Ignites
- OSHA Cites Boston Employer in Window Washer’s Fatal 29-Story Fall
- Tiffany’s Fooled by Thief’s $255K Diamond Ring ‘Switcheroo’
- People Moves: World Insurance Adds Bond; Ratcliffe Joins Alliant
- New York’s Putting Some Green— $5 Million— Into Green Energy Insurance Innovations
- Excellent Ratings for Pfizer’s Property Captive in Vermont Are Affirmed
- Markets/Coverages: Plymouth Rock Offers Discount on Pet Coverage From Fetch
- Judge Dismisses Suit by Mother Who Claimed School Hid Teen’s Gender Expression
- Vendor That Mishandled Pennsylvania Virus Data to Pay $2.7M in Whistleblower Case
- Construction Site Fatalities Down, Injuries Up in New York City
- Company to Pay $650K Over Child Labor Violations at Meat Processing Facilities
- Attorney Sentenced for Lying to Clients About Civil Case Outcomes
- New Jersey to Launch Innovation Hub for Fintech and Insurtech Startups
- Slain Visiting Nurse’s Husband Sues Employer, Alleging It Ignored Safety Concerns
- Hub Acquires Cargill Agency of Massachusetts
- Runaway Steel Drum From Construction Site Kills Woman
- Crews Demolish Connecticut I-95 Overpass Damaged During Fuel Truck Inferno
- People Moves: JM Wilson Hires Kemp; Vermont Mutual Promotes Gilbert
- Massachusetts Top Court Debates Challenges to Gig Worker Ballot Measures
- Maryland Hopes to Rebuild Baltimore Bridge for $1.9B With Insurance, Federal, Other Funds
- Status of Uber, Lyft Gig Workers Riding On Massachusetts Court Fight
- Maryland Hospitality Firm Settles Employee Pregnancy Discrimination, Firing Suit
- New York Restricts Sale of Weight-Loss and Muscle-Building Supplements to Minors
- Pennsylvania High Court to Decide If Workers’ Compensation Covers CBD Oil
- Probe Into Death of Nurse on Home Visit Alleges Employer Failed to Protect Workers
- Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Long Island Broker AC Risk Management
- Crews Expect to Refloat, Remove Ship That Crashed Baltimore Bridge Soon
- Patriot Expands In New York, Acquiring Long Island’s Lupton & Luce
- Insurer Chubb Readies $350M Payout Tied to Baltimore Bridge Collapse
- Newark Wants Cargo Ship Firefighters’ Deaths Handled Under Workers’ Compensation
- Pennsylvania Court: No Coverage for Mother’s Distress Over Son’s Overdose Death
- Police: Athletic Director Used AI to Frame Principal With Racist Remarks in Fake Audio
- State AG, Atlantic City Casino Union Ask Judge to Dismiss Anti-Smoking Lawsuit
- New York Court Officer Wins 9/11 Workers’ Compensation Benefits on Appeal
- OSHA Cites Hanover Foods for 70 Alleged Safety Violations
- Connecticut Weighs Wide-Ranging Bill to Regulate AI. But Its Fate Is Uncertain.
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