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Connecticut Worker Injured in 50-Foot Fall from Tree

A worker in Connecticut suffered serious injuries Monday when he fell about 50 feet from a tree and landed on a small shed, police said. The man was up in the tree in Mystic preparing it for removal when it …

Two Dead in Industrial Accident in Delaware

Two men installing an antenna on a water tower in Delaware were killed Monday when a strong wind tipped over the lift that was holding them, authorities said. State police said the men were installing an antenna on a water …

Eight Years Later, Sandy Still Costing Transit Systems Billions

Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder of the daunting challenges facing mass transit in the New York region. Eight years ago Thursday, Superstorm Sandy pushed the …

Selective Insurance Appoints Bennett, Floro to Leadership Team in New Jersey

Selective Insurance has appointed two new members to its leadership team. Cyndi Bennett took the helm as the company’s new executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO), and Giunero Floro has joined Selective as senior vice president and …

New Jersey Man Charged for Fraudulent Insurance Claim After DWI Wreck

A Roselle, N.J., man has been criminally charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim for repairs on a luxury vehicle he wrecked while intoxicated earlier this year, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Roselle Police Chief Brian Barnes …

Hub International Acquires Virginia’s The Olson Insurance Agency, Insure All

Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the insurance brokerage assets of The Olson Insurance Agency LLC and Insure All LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The owners of The Olson Agency and Insure All, Max …

Robinson+Cole Expands New York Office with Eight Member Financial Lines Team

Robinson+Cole has expanded its New York office with the addition of two partners, John F. McCarrick and Erica J. Kerstein, as well as two counsel, Phyllis A. Ingram and Sedgwick M. Jeanite, and four associates, Meryl E. Breeden, Joseph A. …

Rhode Island Climate Change Suit Remains in State Court

A lawsuit filed by the state of Rhode Island against 21 fossil fuel companies seeking damages for the impacts of climate change will be allowed to proceed in state court, a federal appeals court has ruled. The decision Thursday by …

Disbarred New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation Funds

A disbarred attorney based in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., has pled guilty in White Plains federal court to stealing government funds. Gustavo L. Vila’s plea results from his theft of approximately $1 million that the U.S. Department of Justice’s 9/11 Victim …

Navarro, Pillsbury Eye Election as Delaware’s Next Insurance Commissioner

Delaware is set to elect its next insurance commissioner tomorrow. Dr. Julia Pillsbury is the candidate for the Republican party, while current Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro is running for re-election with the Democratic party. Navarro was elected to his …

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