United Airlines to Pay Buddhist Pilot $305K to Settle Religious Discrimination Claim November 18, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson United Airlines will pay $305,000 to a Buddhist pilot and will provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit...
New York Declares State of Emergency as Upstate Braces for Intense Snowstorm November 17, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency for 11 counties as a winter storm is...
New Hampshire Body Shop Owner ‘Winging’ Own Case Beats State Farm in High Court November 17, 2022 By Jim Sams Collision repair shop owner Steve Piispanen didn’t hire an attorney because he considers them to be “not educated” when it...
Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s Vinton Insurance Services November 17, 2022 The Hilb Group announced that it has acquired Towson, Maryland-based Vinton Insurance Services, building on the company’s growing presence in...
NFP Acquires Philadelphia Staffing Firm Juno Search Partners November 17, 2022 Insurance broker NFP reports it has acquired Juno Search Partners, a Philadelphia-based search and staffing firm. Juno specializes in contingent...
Insurer FM Global Upheld in Firing of Longtime Executive Who Claimed Age Bias, Retaliation November 17, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Rhode Island-based Factory Mutual Insurance Co. properly handled the firing of a long-time employee who claimed his axing in 2018...
Trump Firm’s Longtime CFO, Still on Payroll, Testifies on Tax Scheme at Fraud Trial November 17, 2022 By Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister Donald Trump’s jail-bound longtime finance chief is still a company man, collecting a hefty salary from the former president’s namesake...
Relation Insurance Buys Garrity Agency in Massachusetts November 16, 2022 California-headquartered broker Relation Insurance Services reports it acquired the assets of Garrity Insurance in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Nov. 1. Serving...
Judge Approves $56M Settlement Over COVID Deaths in Veterans’ Home in Massachusetts November 16, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in Springfield has given the green light to a $56 million settlement between the state of Massachusetts...
Jury Adds $2.5M in Damages to Rape Verdict as Filmmaker Haggis Vows to Appeal November 16, 2022 By Jennifer Peltz Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered Monday to pay an additional $2.5 million in damages in a rape lawsuit, bringing...