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...
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Navarro Wins Primary Election September 13, 2024 Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro won this week’s Democratic primary for the post, gaining more than 70% of the vote...
Duffy Agency Acquires Neighboring Cowan Agency in Massachusetts September 13, 2024 Duffy Insurance Agency, based in Lynn, Massachusetts, has acquired The Cowan Insurance Agency of Haverhill, also in Essex County. The...
Plumbing Supply Firm Loses Appeal Over Sales Reps’ Overtime Pay September 13, 2024 A federal appeals court has upheld a district court ruling that a wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies has wrongly exempted...
Maryland Supreme Court Hears Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Arguments September 13, 2024 By Brian Witte and Lea Skene The Supreme Court of Maryland heard arguments on Tuesday about the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s...
Justin Timberlake Reaches Plea Deal to Resolve Drunken Driving Case September 13, 2024 By Philip Marcelo Justin Timberlake is scheduled to enter a new plea Friday in his drunken driving case in New York’s Hamptons, prosecutors...
Hospital to Pay $65M to End Suit Over Cyberattack That Exposed Patients’ Nude Photos September 12, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Lehigh Valley Health Network has agreed to a $65 million settlement of a class action with patients and employees affected...
New York City Cab Crash Sends Rider on ‘Nightmare’ to Get Insurance Money September 12, 2024 Carlos Quiles says he was seriously injured in May 2022 when the Uber he was traveling in crashed into two...
Vermont Lags in Risk Management for Natural Disasters Including Flooding September 12, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Vermont has failed to complete many actions in its five-year hazard mitigation plan aimed at reducing the risk from natural...
How Social Media Complicates Defamation Claims and How to Handle Them September 12, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Five professional models who sued long after a state’s three year statute of limitations expired may pursue their defamation claims...