East News for December 2024
- Rhode Island Ransomware Attack Update: Some Stolen Data Posted to Dark Web
- Man Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud Related to Fire at His Home
- OSHA Cites Contractor It Says Ignored Warnings Before Fatal Trench Collapse
- Maryland Sues Gore-Tex Maker Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollution
- New York State Government to Monitor Its AI Use
- Customs Agents Seize 22,000 Fake Vehicle Inspection Stickers Shipped From Israel
- Top East Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2024
- Fire Engulfs Section of Popular Manhattan Outdoor Market
- Union Bay Acquires Pennsylvania’s Loyalhanna Insurance Group
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit Dealing With Ransomware Attack
- LL Bean Agrees to Injunction to End Skechers Shoe Patents Lawsuit
- New York to Fine Fossil Fuel Companies $75 Billion Over 25 Years for Climate Damage
- Flood Gates Removed From Storm Plan for Jersey Shore’s Back Bays
- New Hampshire Police Investigating Case of Man Found Dead at Insurance Department
- People Moves: B. F. Saul Hires Horcher; Maryland Auto Appoints Brown
- Preconstruction Work to Begin in January to Rebuild Collapsed Baltimore Bridge
- Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Policy Upheld on Appeal
- US Bans Drones Over Infrastructure Sites in New York, New Jersey
- Virginia Governor Proposes $127 Million Disaster Relief Fund
- Military Contractor to Pay $426K for Using Foreign Parts in Products
- Group Calls New Jersey’s Toxic Waste Dump Settlement ‘Woefully Inadequate’
- Auto Insurer’s Online System Breach Tied to Unemployment Fraud
- Man Charged With Hiring Another to Burn Down His Home for $1.3 Million in Insurance
- Medicare Advantage Whistleblower Case Settled in New York
- US Banning Drone Flights Over New Jersey Utility Transmission Sites
- Third Circuit Finds Pennsylvania’s JUA — and Its Surplus— Are Public, Not Private
- New Jersey Eyes Fees on Oil and Gas Producers for Climate Superfund
- OSHA Seeks to Fine Contractor $328K Over Alleged Repeat Fall Hazards at 3 Sites
- Schrager Hampson Aviation Expands With Acquisition of Pennsylvania’s Bilella Agency
- Massachusetts Weighs Workers’ Comp Rate Hike to Correct for ‘Excessive’ 2024 Cut
- Troubled New York Taxi Insurer Sues 180 Providers in Huge No-Fault Fraud Case
- Massachusetts Charges 12 With Running $2.6 Million High-End Car Theft Ring
- Trucordia Acquires Virginia’s Richard King Agency
- Deloitte Faces Class Action Lawsuits Over Rhode Island Cyber Breach
- Lawsuit Challenges Law Shielding Doctors Prescribing Abortion Pills Via Telemedicine
- Woody Allen’s Personal Chef Sues Over Firing
- Rhode Island Social Services Portal Suffers Ransomware Attack; Citizens’ Data at Risk
- Ruling on Field Stands: Philadelphia Eagles Denied COVID-19 Insurance Claim
- New Jersey, Minnesota Sue Glock Over Firearms With Adaptable Switches
- Suburban New York Police Force Cited for Illegal Arrests, Strip Searches
- Thermometer Factory Owner Gets Probation for Exposing Workers to Mercury
- New York in State of Emergency As It Faces Another Major ‘Lake Effect’ Snowstorm
- New York Court Rules NRA Must Undertake Reforms, Former Execs Must Pay Damages
- Home Care Agency Owes $414K in Back Pay, Damages to 62 Workers Denied Overtime
- Amazon Cites Safety for Slower Deliveries to 2 DC Low Income ZIP Codes
- Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for $2 Million Tax Evasion, Lying to OSHA
- Jury Awards $10.6 Million in Wrongful Death Claim Against Tobacco Firm
- New York Considers Making Property Insurers Cover Taxi Claims Losses
- Virginia Approves 12% Loss Cost Decrease for Workers’ Compensation
- Faulty Gas Fitting Caused Deadly Chocolate Factory Explosion: Safety Board
- Uber Warns NYC Response to Insolvent Taxi Insurer Exposes Drivers
- Court Nixes Workers’ Compensation for ‘Light Beer’ Drinking UPS Driver
- Horace Mann Insurance Now Available to New Jersey Teachers
- Contractors on New York Public and Certain Private Projects Must Register With State
- Hub Acquires Fairfield County Bank Insurance Agency
- Trucordia Acquires Business of Virginia’s Archibald Insurance
- IICF Raises $1.4 Million for Northeast Nonprofits
- How Underground Abandoned Mines Pose Danger When Land Collapses
- New York Expands Workers’ Compensation For Mental Health to All Workers
- Connecticut Court Upholds $965 Million Sandy Hook Verdict Against Jones
- Jury Awards $452 Million in Damages For Insulin Patch Trade Secrets Theft
- Father of Victim of NYC Subway Chokehold Sues Defendant Daniel Penny
- Failure to Produce Proof of Purchase Dooms Insurer’s Product Liability Case
- Baltimore First Responders Rush to Contain Fire in City’s Wood Refuse Area
- Massachusetts Cites Burger King, Settles With Popeyes Over Labor Law Charges
- Healthcare Staffing Agencies Denied Overtime Wages, Misclassified Employees
- Former State Employee Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud and Felony Theft
- Maryland to Require Security Guard Licensing, Proof of Insurance
- As Providence Mutual Exits Auto Insurance Business, Plymouth Rock to Get Renewals
- How Vermont Community Helped One Family Recover After Floods Took Everything
- Lake-Effect Snowfall Buries Great Lakes Region
- Agents Charged in $250 Million Off-Shore Insurance Scheme
- New Jersey Shore Resort Town and State Settle Litigation Over Deteriorating Beaches
- People Moves: Bertoldi Joins Alliant to Lead Litigation Insurance Practice
- Brewery Managers Caught With Hands in Tip Jar, Says US Department of Labor
- People Moves: Hatchette Named Deputy Insurance Commissioner in Maryland
- Hoboken Dealing With Ransomware Attack
- Prosecutors Say Retail Thieves Stole $2M in Products Then Resold Them
- Best Agency to Work For – East Bronze Winner: USI Insurance Sevices
- Ex-TV Host Charlie Rose Resolves Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- Parts of New York, Pennsylvania Buried by Up to 4 Feet of ‘Lake-Effect’ Snow
- West Haven Gains $1 Million From Insurance for Employees’ Theft of Covid Funds
- New Jersey Using Buyouts and Barriers to Battle Flooding
- Best Agency to Work For – East Silver Winner: Deland, Gibson
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