Ship Owner in Bridge Collapse Seeks to Limit Its Liability April 2, 2024 By Ethan M Steinberg and Chris Dolmetsch The owner of the ship that rammed into a bridge in Baltimore last week, killing six workers and throwing the...
Pennsylvania County Suing Oil Industry Over Climate Change April 2, 2024 By Michael Rubinkam A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry,...
NFP Acquires Buffalo Broker SDN From Five Star Bank April 2, 2024 Global insurance broker NFP announced it has acquired the assets of SDN Insurance Agency (SDN). SDN handles property/casualty insurance as...
Virginia Teacher Secures Right to Trial Against School Over Shooting by 6-Year Old April 2, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The claims filed by a Virginia teacher who was injured when shot by a 6-year old student will be heard...
Cargo on Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge Included Some Hazardous Materials April 1, 2024 The cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse was carrying hazardous materials, the National Transportation Safety Board said. NTSB...
11-Year-Old Killed While Trying to Park Snowmobile in Garage April 1, 2024 An 11-year-old Maine boy crashed a snowmobile and was killed while attempting to park in his family’s garage in Chapman,...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Advance ‘Hot Work’ Oversight Bill April 1, 2024 By Steve LeBlanc A decade after two firefighters died when they became trapped in a brownstone in Boston’s historic Back Bay neighborhood by...
Baltimore Port Closure Sends Companies Scrambling to Reroute Cargo April 1, 2024 By Tom Krisher, Paul Wiseman, David McHugh and Anne D'Innocenzio The stunning collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is diverting shipping and trucking around one of the busiest ports...
Yellen Sees Insurance Payouts Helping Fund New Baltimore Bridge March 28, 2024 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she expects insurers’ payouts to help cover some of the costs of rebuilding the Baltimore...
Boston Settles Wrongful Death Suit Over Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Man for $4.6M March 28, 2024 The city of Boston will pay about $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the police killing...