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CHURCH OPPOSES SEX LAWSUIT EXTENSION:

Roman Catholic Church officials in Pennsylvania say a proposal that would allow sexual-abuse victims from decades ago to file lawsuits...

COURT REVERSES $3M ASBESTOS AWARD:

Maryland’s second-highest court has reversed a $3 million jury verdict won by a former paper mill worker who alleged his...

JOHNS HOPKINS RESPONSE CENTER:

How governments can best prevent, prepare and respond to mass casualties, whether from natural events such as Hurricane Katrina or...

HOUSE BILLS

HB-4: Authorizes any clerk of court to establish an ancillary office during a state of emergency; HB-6: Extends time limit...

INSURER TO PAY $8 MILLION:

State Farm Insurance has been ordered to pay more than $8 million to a tow truck driver and his sister-in-law...

SENATE BILLS

SB-1: Provides for registration of sex offenders in emergency housing, enhances penalties for failure to register, and requires re-registration under...

OSHA CAVE-IN FINDING:

A Franklin, New Hampshire contractor faces $50,750 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for...

FORMER COMMISSIONER DEBELLIS DIES

Former Insurance Commissioner Michael “Mickey” DeBellis died in Greenville, Ala., on Nov. 15. He was 77. DeBellis was commissioner under...

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