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Carnegie Mellon to Pay Students $4.8M for Shifting to Remote Classes During COVID

Carnegie Mellon University has agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of students whose in-person classes were moved online when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The proposed settlement has been agreed to by …

Massive Fire at Pennsylvania Aerospace Plant Prompts Evacuations

Schools were closed and residents were ordered to shelter-in-place Tuesday after a large fire broke out at an aerospace manufacturer’s facility in a town north of Philadelphia, officials said. The fire broke out at SPS Technologies in Jenkintown around 9:30 …

King Risk Partners Acquires Kerr Agency in Connecticut

Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners announced its acquisition of the Kerr Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency located in Simsbury, Connecticut. This strategic acquisition furthers King Risk Partners’ expansion across the Northeast. Kerr is King’s fifth agency in Connecticut. …

Family of Man Killed in Copter-Plane Midair Collision Files $250 Million Claim

The family of a Connecticut man killed in the January 29 collision of an American Airlines plane with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River has filed a $250 million claim against the government. A Chicago law firm, …

Harvey Weinstein Alleges Brother, Others Duped Him Over $45M Loan

Jailed and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein alleges in a new lawsuit that his brother, Bob Weinstein, and other executives at their now-defunct film company duped him into guaranteeing a $45 million loan in 2016, but diverted funds for their …

In $17M Suit, Cannabis Grower Claims Nearby Farm’s Pesticides Contaminated Its Crops

A Massachusetts cannabis grower is suing a neighboring berry and vegetable farm for allegedly rendering its entire cannabis harvest unusable by incorrectly spraying chemicals in a way that caused them to drift onto its cannabis crops and contaminate them. River …

Husband Sues Travel Firm Over Wife’s Death in Hippo Attack on Safari

A New Jersey man whose wife was killed in a horrific hippopotamus attack last year during a safari in Africa is suing the U.S. company that arranged the trip, alleging it failed to ensure their safety and did not adequately …

Delaware Bill Would Limit Investor Lawsuits as Companies Consider Exiting State

Delaware lawmakers on Monday proposed changes to the U.S. state’s widely used corporate law that would limit shareholder lawsuits after several high-profile companies said they might move their legal home to another state. The bill sets out steps that corporate …

Virginia Governor Seeks Major Disaster Declaration for Winter Storm Floods

Citing damages and outages caused by dangerous winter storms and flash flooding across parts of Buchanan County and elsewhere over the past week, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has submitted a request for an expedited major federal disaster declaration to President …

Norwich Diocese Reaches $31 Million Fund Agreement With Abuse Survivors

The bankrupt Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut and advocates for survivors of clergy sex abuse have reached an agreement on a $31 million compensation fund. The plan, which is subject to the approval of the bankruptcy court, seeks to …

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