New York State, City Lawmakers Look to Curb Lithium-Ion Battery Fires March 9, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Lawmakers in Albany and New York City are pushing measures they hope will curb incidents of lithium-ion battery fires, which...
Firefighters Contain New Jersey Forest Fire That Threatened 15 Homes March 9, 2023 By Wayne Parry LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. (AP) – A wind-whipped forest fire in the southern New Jersey Pinelands that threatened 16 homes...
Connecticut Sues Firearm Companies Over Ghost Gun Sales March 9, 2023 Connecticut on Tuesday sued four gun companies it accused of mailing illegal firearm parts with no serial numbers to an...
New York City Launches Parametric Flood Program With Insurance, Tech Firms March 8, 2023 Insurer Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, and the data technology firm ICEYE have teamed up with New...
Show Must Go On for Broadway Theaters’ Covid Loss Claim, Federal Judge Rules March 8, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A New York federal judge has refused to lower the curtain on a Covid-19 business loss claim by the owner...
1 Dead, 9 Hurt in Stampede at Rap Concert in New York March 8, 2023 Apparently false fears of a shooting at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, sent a crowd surging toward the...
Norfolk Southern Promises $7M for Pennsylvania Communities Affected by Ohio Train Derailment March 7, 2023 Norfolk Southern has promised to pay $7 million in relief to Pennsylvania communities affected by last month’s train derailment over...
Should a State Surcharge Insurers That Underwrite Fossil Fuel Risks? March 7, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Connecticut lawmakers are considering imposing a surcharge on insurers’ premiums from the fossil fuel industry. The proposal (SB-1115) calls for...
Two Agree to Plead Guilty in Massachusetts Driver’s License Scam March 7, 2023 The former manager of a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles branch has agreed to plead guilty to federal extortion charges...
Owner of Chain of Addiction Clinics Charged With Insurance Fraud March 7, 2023 The owner of a chain of clinics treating substance abuse disorders in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and one of the...