East News for December 2023
- 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
- Lawsuit Seeks OSHA Records on Deaths of 3 Amazon Workers
- United Says FAA Staffing Shortages Causing Disruption at Newark Hub
- Maine Joins States Suing Big Oil to Recover Costs of Climate Change ‘Deception’
- World Insurance Acquires New England’s NorthStar Insurance
- New York High Court Upholds Uber Arbitration Mandate For Previously-Filed Injury Case
- Insurer Says Pollution Exclusion Sinks Coverage for Pool Chemical Injuries
- Justice Department Finds Pattern of Misconduct by Trenton Police
- Best Agency to Work For – East Gold Winner: Mackoul Risk Solutions
- Safety Board Cites Oversight, Safety Failures in Bus-Truck Crash That Killed 6, Injured 9
- Afore Adds New Jersey’s BCA Insurance as Mid-Atlantic Partner
- New York Fines GEICO $9.75M, Travelers $1.5M Over Auto Insurance Cyber Breaches
- Suit Claiming Racial, Income Bias in Rental Algorithm Settled for $2.2 Million
- Trucking Firm Owner Sentenced Over Crash That Killed 7 Bikers
- Gunmaker Sig Sauer Must Pay $11 Million Over Pistol That Fired Accidentally
- New Jersey Bakery Fined $385K After OSHA Says Workers Still Exposed to Hazards
- NFP Acquires AnchorGroup in Upstate New York
- Clergy Abuse Victim Whose Parents Kicked Him Out Will Use Settlement to Help Others
- Second Teen Charged in New Jersey Forest Fire; New York Hopes Rain Douses Blaze
- Connecticut Approves 6% Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease for 2025
- Two Hospitalized After Small Plane Hits Another at Pennsylvania Airport
- Biden Requests Funds to Rebuild Collapsed Baltimore Bridge
- Blacks and Hispanics Pay More for Auto Insurance. Study Tries to Answer Why.
- Virginia Seeks $4.4 Billion Additional Federal Aid for Hurricane Helene Recovery
- New York Insurance Broker Caught in $38 Million Nursing Home Tax Fraud Scheme
- Judge Weighs ‘Real Housewives of New York’ Cast Member’s Abuse Allegations
- New York City Issues First Drought Warning in 22 Years
- Massachusetts Police Charge Man With Intentionally Setting Brush Fires
- Bankruptcy Judge Approves Rockville Centre Diocese $320M Sex Abuse Claims Fund
- AM Best Assigns Ratings to New York Healthcare Workers’ Compensation Carrier
- Philadelphia Eagles Seek to Extend Covid-19 Business Insurance Bid Into Overtime
- Safety Board Reports on Hazardous Ammonia Accident at Virginia Food Processor
- Insurer, Contractors Allege Staged Injury Claims Scheme Under New York Scaffold Law
- Voluntary Evacuations Help Firefighters Contain New York State Forest Wildfire
- Sotheby’s Pays $6 Million to Settle New York Sales Tax Evasion Probe
- Malcolm X’s Daughters Sue CIA, FBI and NYPD Over Civil Rights Leader’s Assassination
- What’s Behind New York Fires? Climate Change, Land Use and History
- Emerald Bay Launches Co-Op and Condo Casualty Program with Vanderbilt Properties
- Judge Sets April Trial Date for Palin’s Libel Claim Against New York Times
- US Alleges Contractor Denied Workers Wages, Tried to Deport Any Who Complained
- Jury Awards Baltimore $266 Million in Damages After Opioid Trial
- World Insurance Acquires New Jersey’s United Counties Insurance
- New York State Imposes Burn Ban; Brush Fire in Manhattan; Arrest in Medford Fire
- Massachusetts Still Battling Brush Fires as Drought Conditions Persist
- New Hampshire High Court Invalidates Geico Underinsured Claim Provision
- Amtrak Service Disrupted After Fire Near Tracks in New York City
- Police Cruiser Strikes and Kills Bicyclist Pulling Trailer in Vermont
- Risk Strategies Acquires Felsen Insurance of New Jersey
- New England Grocers Stop & Shop, Hannaford Coping With Cyber Attack
- World Insurance Adds Skylands Insurance Group of New Jersey
- Jury Finds Defense Contractor Liable in Torture at Abu Ghraib Prison
- Jilted Fiancée Must Return $70,000 Ring as Court Ends At-Fault Inquiry
- Sarah Palin, NY Times Have Explored Settlement, as Judge Sets Defamation Retrial
- New Hampshire Landscaper to Pay Employees $310K in Wages, Damages
- Fire Crews on Both US Coasts Battle Wildfires; 1 Death in New York-New Jersey Fire
- NYC Man Charged With Insurance Fraud in Staged Car Crash Captured By Dashcam
- Abiomed to Pay $57K to Resolve Alleged Gender-Based Promotion Discrimination
- Judge Says NY Can’t Use ‘Unconstitutional’ Law to Block Migrant Buses From Texas
- Fires Flare in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Amid US East Drought
- 15 Homes Evacuated as Crews Battle Another Wildfire in New Jersey
- People Moves: Vantage Insurance Partners Names Butcher CEO
- Pennsylvania Home Health Care Agency to Pay $810K in Back Wages, Damages
- Massachusetts Voters Allow Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize
- Time Dwindling for Flood-Affected Connecticuters to Apply for Assistance
- Pennsylvania Prohibits Fires on State Lands as Dry Conditions Persist
- Navarro Wins Delaware Insurance Commissioner Reelection
- NY Governor: $20 Million Available in Home Resiliency Grants, Loans
- Massachusetts Governor Urges Safety Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Fire Season
- Hilb Group Secures $2 Billion Round of Financing
- DOL Seeks Reinstatement, Back Wages From Pennsylvania Manufacturer
- DOL Recovers $877K in Wages, Benefits for Employees Underpaid By NY Contractors
- Judge Delays Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Karen Read Until After Criminal Trial
- Uber Proposes Cutting NYC Driver Minimum Pay on Lower Gas Prices
- 60,000 Wawa-Branded Tumblers Recalled Because Their Metal Straws Can Cut Customers
- US Shippers Avoid East Coast Ports on Risk of Second Strike
- Maryland Fears Mobile Home Values Will Shrink as Insurance Disappears
- PepsiCo Beats New York State’s ‘Predatory’ Lawsuit Over Plastics Pollution
- Retrial Begins in Civil Suit Against Contractor Accused in Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal
- Delaware Voters to Elect Insurance Commissioner
- Penn Nursing Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Improve Firearm Storage
- Jaywalking Is Now Legal in New York City. It’s Still Risky.
- Court Upholds Firing of Philadelphia Cops Over Offensive Facebook Posts
- Federal Court Upholds New York’s Ban on Guns in Sensitive Places
- Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor
- Trick or Treat? Lawsuit Alleges Some Hershey Candy Wrappers Contain PFAS
- New York Reduces Workers’ Compensation Assessment Rate for 2025
- Ship Owner in Baltimore Bridge Collapse Blames Maryland, Others in Liability Case
- Allstate, Roberto Clemente Agency Settle Racial Bias, Fraud Dispute
- King Risk Partners Acquires Connecticut’s Suzio Insurance
- New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Rates to Drop 6.9% for 2025
- Massachusetts Reports 18 Brush Fires; Smoke Blankets Eastern Communities
- AI Weapons Scanners in NYC Subway Found Zero Guns in Month Test
- Where’s the Meat? Lawsuit Claims Subway Sandwich Skimps on Filling
- Judge Approves Healthcare Advisor’s $1.5M Data Breach Settlement
- Lawsuit Alleges Child Sexual Abuse of WWE ‘Ring Boys’ in Maryland
- Homeowners Insurance Does Not Cover Cryptocurrency Theft, 4th Circuit Affirms
- Crews Fight Large Brush Fire in Massachusetts; Separate Fire Kills 1
- US Nuclear Regulator Begins Review on Three Mile Island Restart
- Connecticut Declares State of Emergency, Burn Ban Due to Severe Fire Conditions
- Lawsuits Claim Children Were Sexually Abused in Pennsylvania Juvenile Facilities
- Jury Awards Family $5.4M, Says Coach’s Actions Caused Son’s Suicide
- Title Insurer Settles Kickback Charges With District for $500K
- Parents of Student Disciplined for Using AI Sue School
- Maryland Lawmakers Approve Caps on High-Cost Prescription Drugs
- Tracking Web Users Does Not Violate Wiretap Law, Massachusetts High Court Rules
- Gas Leak Kills 2 in Home Previously Busted for Illegal Marijuana Operation
- Former Propane Worker Charged in Virginia House Blast That Killed Firefighter
- Penn State to Pay $1.25M to Resolve Claims of Cybersecurity Non-Compliance
- 80% of Residents Say New York City Is Unprepared for Climate Risks
- Risk Strategies Adds Blaisdell Insurance to Benefits Practice in New England
- Firefighter Killed Responding to Connecticut State Park Fire
- Connecticut Obtains Settlement Over Data Breach Affecting Webster Bank Customers
- Former IT Worker Used Secret Company to Take $6.7M From United Way
- Unison Risk Advisors Adds Avondale as First to Join Its Non-Retail Division
- Trump Sued for Defamation by Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’
- Town’s Highway Supervisor Not Exempt From Liability for Crash
- Manhattan’s The Vessel, Closed After Suicides, Reopens With New Safety Features
- Meta Must Face Massachusetts Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
- Boston Subway Car That Derailed Was Going 36 mph in 10 mph Zone
- OSHA: Waterproofing Contractor’s Safety Failures Led to Worker’s Crushing Death
- Four Charged In $10 Million No-Fault Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Judge Tosses Philadelphia Eagles and 76ers Covid Loss Cases
- Worker Injured While Drunk on the Job Wins Claim Approval
- People Moves: RT Specialty Promotes Kochmer, Jackson and Fagan
- Pennsylvania’s Enders Insurance Joins Unison Risk Advisors
- New York Updates Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation to Address AI Risks
- Court Finds Ambiguity But No Bad Faith by Insurer in Bible App Data Claim
- Jury Awards $30 Million to Woman Injured During C-Section
- Pennsylvania Contractor Ordered to Pay $85K Owed to 6 Workers on Federal Projects
- State Says Exiting Steward Health Lacks Required Insurance for Employees, Physicians
- Jury Says J&J Must Pay $15 Million to Man Who Claims Talc Caused His Cancer
- Vermont Approves Union Mutual Affiliation With N&D Group
- New Jersey Transit Light Rail Crash Kills Operator; 23 Passengers Hurt
- Blaze That Killed Two Baltimore Firefighters in 2023 Ruled Accidental
- Delaware Workers’ Compensation Rates to Drop 8.4% and 9.2%
- New York Mets Hit With Class Action Alleging Biometric Privacy Violations
- Pilot Dies in Crash of Replica WWI-Era Plane During Upstate New York Airshow
- Ex-New York Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Speed Inspections
- Second Umpire Sues MLB, Alleges Retaliation for Sexual Assault Complaint
- Delaware High Court Rescues Insurance Agency’s Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm
- Firefighters Still on Site More Than Week After Incinerator Trash Fire
- EPA Proposes $4.2M Settlement Related to 2019 Explosion at Philadelphia Refinery
- Executive Stole $4.8 Million From Compensation Program for Children Injured at Birth
- Insurance Broker Caught Pocketing $137K Commissions by Forging Policy Applications
- Citi Pushes Back on New York’s Online Fraud Suit: We’re Not ‘Bad Guys’
- No Sovereign Immunity for Virginia City or Truck Driver In-Between Garbage Pick-Ups
- American Water Reports Cyber Incident; Shuts Down Customer Portal
- Leader of Crew That Stole 500 Catalytic Converters Worth $2 Million Sentenced
- Baltimore Unveils Details of $45M Opioid Litigation Settlement With Walgreens
- People Moves: Walsh Joins Lockton as New England Market Leader
- Karen Read Seeks Delay in Wrongful Death Civil Lawsuit Until Murder Trial Is Done
- Couple Seriously Injured in Uber Crash Blocked From Court by Uber Eats Terms
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Yanks Dentist’s COVID Insurance Coverage Win
- Massachusetts Governor Healey Names Caljouw as Insurance Commissioner
- Maryland Approves $2.75 Million Settlement in State Police Discrimination Case
- Lawsuit Filed Over Road Rage Shooting by Off-Duty Police Officer
- Massachusetts Man Charged With Defrauding Home Repair Insurance Provider
- AssuredPartners Acquires Halstead Agency of Massachusetts
- Maryland Governor Aims to Reduce Vacant Properties in Baltimore by 5,000
- 1 in 10 Tri-State Properties at High Flood Risk: New York Fed
- Virginia School Board Settles With Teacher Fired Over Trans Student’s Pronouns
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Farmers Insurance of Flemington
- Vermont Diocese Files for Bankruptcy With No Insurance Left for Past Abuse Claims
- Employer, Workers’ Comp Insurer, Survivor Join Baltimore Bridge Collapse Litigation
- After Firefighting Foam Spill, Maine Water Tests Below Danger Level
- Jury Awards $24M to Pennsylvania Man Injured in Botched Spinal Surgery
- Delaware’s Workers’ Compensation Claims Cost Grew 3% a Year: WCRI
- Jury Awards $300M to 3 Women Over Alleged Sex Abuse by Virginia Doctor
- Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Costs to Drop Again in 2025
- Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Vermont for Late July Flooding
- Jury Awards $2.78 Million to Nanny Over Hidden Camera in Bedroom
- House Explosion That Killed 2 Linked to Propane System, Fire Officials Say
- Longshoremen Seek Lost Wages in Suit Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse
- Rockville Diocese Reaches Bankruptcy Agreement With $323M for Sex Abuse Claims
- Penn State to Pay $703K to Resolve Gender Pay Discrimination Claims
- New York State Insurance Fund Swapped Coal Assets for Responsible Index ETF
- Appellate Judges Skeptical of New York Civil Fraud Case Against Trump
- Connecticut Flood Recovery Centers for Small Businesses Now Open
- New York City Weighs Slashing Cab Insurance 75% to $50,000 to Aid Drivers
- US Court Says Man Can Sue Pennsylvania Over 26 Years of Solitary Confinement
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Members of Coverys Companies
- Alex Jones’ Infowars to Be Liquidated at Auctions to Pay Sandy Hook Families
- Snowmobiler Who Crashed Into Black Hawk Helicopter on Path Awarded $3 Million
- Norcross Defense Team Pans Racketeering Case as ‘Crime Thriller With No Crime’
- 3 Tufts Lacrosse Players Remain Hospitalized With Rare Muscle Injury
- People Moves: Greggains Joins Irwin Siegel as President; Plymouth Rock Appoints Fornari
- Cape Cod Margaritaville Contractor Owes $300K in Workers’ Pay Plus $70K Penalty
- Vandal in Rampage at Car Dealer Damages 75 Vehicles
- US Court Declines to Dismiss Mandarin Hotel COVID-19 Claim Against Insurers
- Maryland Joins in Suing Dali Ship Owner, Operator for Baltimore Bridge Collapse
- Last of Eight Bulls Eyed Escaping From Mall Rodeo Recaptured: Video
- Road Work Inspector Who Survived Baltimore Bridge Collapse to File Claim
- 12 University Lacrosse Players Diagnosed With Rare Muscle Injury After Workout
- Jury Awards $116M in Death of Passenger in No-Door Helicopter Crash
- Town Expects Insurance Will Help Cover $14.9M Wrongful Incarceration Settlement
- FBI Boards Vessel Managed by Firm That Operated Ship Blamed for Bridge Collapse
- Police Chase Ends with Driver Dead and 7 Officers, Civilian Taken to Hospital
- Couple Accused of Using Theater Group’s Credit Card Settles With Insurer
- Vermont City Pays $215K to Settle Lawsuit Accusing Officer of Excessive Force
- While Other States Struggle, New Hampshire Boasts Insurance Is ‘Going Quite Well’
- Pennsylvania AG Launches Website for Reporting Data Breaches as Required by Law
- Insurers End ‘Cats’ Fight
- Maine Bill Would Require Army to Use State Crisis Laws to Remove Weapons
- Connecticut Aquarium Pays $12K to Settle Investigation Into Whale Deaths
- Families of Construction Workers Killed in Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Sue
- Report Found System Issues Prior to Firefighting Foam Spill at Airport
- OSHA Orders Building Materials Supplier to Reinstate Whistleblower Truck Driver
- Amazon Drivers Join Teamsters in New York, Union Says
- People Moves: Davis Joins MEMIC as Senior Underwriter; Davis Joins Alliant as Senior VP; Monte Joins Alliant M&A Team
- Maine Considers Public Flood Insurance Option for Municipalities, Property Owners
- Construction Workers Recover $77K After Being Denied Prevailing Wage
- Maury, Donnelly & Parr Acquires Maryland’s Campion Agency
- Two Former New York Fire Chiefs Face Bribery Charges Tied to Safety Inspections
- Real Estate Firm’s D&O Not Available for Defense in RealPage Antitrust Lawsuit
- Civil Trial Begins Into Sexual Abuse Claims by Ex-Patients at Virginia Children’s Hospital
- Driver Charged With Killing Gaudreau Brothers Was Drunk: Prosecutor
- Court Upholds Mechanic’s $726M Verdict Against ExxonMobil Over Benzene Exposure
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