East News

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 …

Helicopter Crew in Collision With Plane May Not Have Heard Key Instruction: NTSB

The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport may have had inaccurate altitude readings in the moments before the crash, and also may not have heard …

Rural Maine Train Derailment Was Caused by Beaver Dam, Officials Say

SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — A train derailment in rural Maine that spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel and hospitalized three workers was attributable to a beaver dam, state officials said. The April 2023 freight train derailment took …

Virginia Attorney General’s Office Hit by Cyber Attack

Virginia State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are investigating a “sophisticated cyberattack” that struck the Richmond offices of Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares on Wednesday. After learning of the incident, the agency shut down its computer …

New York’s Top Court Weighs Child Victim Act Lawsuit Standards

Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court Wednesday over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his lawsuit against the state in a case that’s being watched by advocates concerned about the legal standards …

Baltimore Sues Glock Over Handguns Easily Converted to Automatic Weapons

Baltimore is suing gunmaker Glock over design features that allow its handguns to be easily modified to become fully automatic weapons, which enables criminals to inflict more damage and makes the city more dangerous, attorneys argue in a complaint filed …

Connecticut’s Captive Insurance Industry Keeps Growing

Connecticut continues to grow its captive insurance industry, adding nine new captive insurers in 2024 for a 17% increase over the previous year. In addition to the nine new captives, the state insurance department also approved 17 new captive protected …

East News Archives by Month