Maine Considers Public Flood Insurance Option for Municipalities, Property Owners September 18, 2024 By EMMETT GARTNER/The Maine Monitor State leaders tasked with reviewing Maine’s preparations and responses to climate change-fueled natural disasters are at a crossroads. While Maine...
Construction Workers Recover $77K After Being Denied Prevailing Wage September 18, 2024 A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $77,206 in back wages for five workers employed on a federally funded...
Maury, Donnelly & Parr Acquires Maryland’s Campion Agency September 17, 2024 Baltimore-based Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc. (MDP) reported its acquisition of another Maryland insurance agency, Campion Insurance in Bel Air....
Two Former New York Fire Chiefs Face Bribery Charges Tied to Safety Inspections September 17, 2024 Two former chiefs of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) have been charged with bribery and corruption for allegedly...
Real Estate Firm’s D&O Not Available for Defense in RealPage Antitrust Lawsuit September 17, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A property management firm’s excess insurers are not obligated to defend it in multi-district price-fixing litigation involving use of the...
Civil Trial Begins Into Sexual Abuse Claims by Ex-Patients at Virginia Children’s Hospital September 17, 2024 Testimony has begun in a civil trial against a Virginia hospital that treats vulnerable children, its owner and its former...
Driver Charged With Killing Gaudreau Brothers Was Drunk: Prosecutor September 17, 2024 By Maryclaire Dale The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural...
Court Upholds Mechanic’s $726M Verdict Against ExxonMobil Over Benzene Exposure September 16, 2024 A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has upheld a Philadelphia jury’s $725.5 million verdict against ExxonMobil in a case of...
Boar’s Head Closing Virginia Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak September 16, 2024 By Dee-Ann Durbin Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The Sarasota, Florida-based company said...
Pittsburgh Offers $500,000 to Settle Bridge Collapse Lawsuits September 16, 2024 The city of Pittsburgh is seeking approval of a half-million-dollar payment to settle lawsuits over the collapse of a bridge...