New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Gun Carry Bill With Insurance Mandate December 21, 2022 By Mike Catalini New Jersey lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation overhauling rules to get a firearm carry permit after this summer’s...
Hilb Group Expands in New York Region With Commercial Book Acquisition December 20, 2022 The Hilb Group has acquired a book of commercial property/casualty business in the tri-state region. Hilb Group did not identify...
Massachusetts Fines Benefit Manager Over Workers’ Compensation Drug Prices December 20, 2022 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that a pharmacy benefits manager, Health E Systems, has agreed to pay $275,000 for...
Death Claim Filed Too Late for Malpractice Reform Law, Says Pennsylvania High Court December 20, 2022 By Jim Sams The two-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice death claims applies even if the medical records available obscured the legal...
Dog Attack Clearly Excluded From Apartment Complex Owner’s Policy December 20, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The animals exclusion in an apartment complex owner’s liability policy is not ambiguous and the insurer rightfully denied a claim...
Maryland High Court Joins Others in Backing Insurer in Covid-19 Claims Denial December 19, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Maryland Supreme Court has backed an insurer in rejecting a luxury brand company’s claim that its all-risk commercial property...
New York Jury Convicts Lawyer, Doctor in $31M Trip-and-Fall Insurance Fraud December 19, 2022 A New York attorney and surgeon were convicted by a Manhattan jury of six counts of fraud for participation in...
Transgender Worker Sues New Hampshire Employer Alleging Bias in Health Plan December 19, 2022 By Kathy McCormack A transgender woman in New Hampshire filed a discrimination complaint Friday against the manufacturing company where she works as a...
Massachusetts Adds Cannabis Risks Curriculum to Driver Education Program December 19, 2022 Beginning next month, Massachusetts will adopt a curriculum designed to educate teens on the risks of driving while under the...
Virginia Beach Settles With Lynch Family Over Police Shooting December 16, 2022 The city of Virginia Beach will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit from the family of a Black man...