Radio Calls for Help Sent 45 Seconds Before Mexican Ship Hit Brooklyn Bridge May 21, 2025 By Susan Haigh The Mexican navy tall ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge was underway for less than 5 minutes before its masts...
Massachusetts Denies 7.1% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike After 2024 ‘Excessive’ Cut May 20, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Michael Caljouw has rejected an industry proposal to raise workers’ compensation rates by 7.1%. As a result,...
New England’s Shield Health Settles Data Breach Cases for $15.3 Million May 20, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Shields Health Care Group has agreed to pay $15.3 million to settle federal and state class actions filed against it...
Maryland Officials Say Autopsies Misclassified Deaths in Police Custody May 20, 2025 By Brian Witte and Lea Skene An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 deaths in police custody that should have been considered homicides,...
US Aviation Authorities Probe LaGuardia Runway Close Call May 20, 2025 By Allyson Versprille Federal safety officials are probing an incident at New York’s LaGuardia airport earlier this month, during which a Republic Airways...
Turbulent Waters May Have Been Factor in Mexican Ship’s Crash Into Brooklyn Bridge May 19, 2025 By Susan Haigh and Joshua Goodman When a Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, it was maneuvering in turbulent waters. The tide had...
People Moves: Castillo to Head Protecdiv’s Construction; Snyder Joins Mass. Workers’ Comp Council May 19, 2025 Protecdiv, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hired David Castillo as executive vice president and national construction practice leader. In this newly...
Capital One to Pay $425 Million to Settle Claims Over Savings Accounts May 19, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Capital One has agreed to pay $425 million to settle nationwide litigation accusing it of cheating savings account depositors out...
Maine Lawmakers Thwart Move to Allow Mennonites to Self-Insure May 19, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Maine lawmakers last week rejected a measure that would have permitted followers of the Mennonite religion to self-insure for motor...
Mexican Navy Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge, Killing Two on Crew May 18, 2025 By Myles Miller and Brandon Sapienza A Mexican naval vessel carrying 277 people scraped the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, leaving two crew...