COVID-19 Orders Not an Excuse for Business to Skip Rent, Connecticut Court Rules May 12, 2022 By Pat Eaton-Robb Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that executive orders issued by Gov. Ned Lamont affecting restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic could...
Day Camp Operator in Massachusetts Blames Benjamin Moore Stain for Fire May 11, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A company that runs a day camp for kids in Massachusetts is blaming Benjamin Moore for a fire on its...
Court Says Federal Law Preempts, Tosses New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety May 11, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of failing...
Two Barges Break Free in Flooding, Float Down the Potomac May 11, 2022 WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Two construction barges broke free from their moorings amid flooding on the Potomac River over the...
Video Gives More Detail on Collapse of Pittsburgh Bridge May 10, 2022 By Mark Scolforo Video footage from a bus of the bridge collapse in Pittsburgh this year shows one end of the structure had...
High Hazard Dams in New Hampshire Growing in Number May 10, 2022 By Michael Casey The number of dams in in New Hampshire most at risk of failing has increased 51% in the past three...
U.S. Labor Board Accuses Starbucks in Buffalo of Retaliatory Firings May 10, 2022 By Josh Eidelson Starbucks Corp. violated federal law by firing, threatening, and carrying out surveillance on union activists in New York, U.S. labor...
Exclusion Left Off Declarations Page Ruled Unenforceable ‘Hidden Trap’ in New Jersey May 9, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A three-judge New Jersey Superior Court appellate panel has ruled that an intra-family liability exclusion in a Travelers (St. Paul)...
New York City to Settle Lawsuit Over Wrongful Murder Conviction for $10.5M May 9, 2022 New York City will pay $10.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who spent...
Vermont Financial Services Regulator Pieciak Announces Run for State Treasurer May 9, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Vermont’s former chief financial services regulator, Mike Pieciak, announced last Friday that he is running to be state treasurer. Pieciak...