Maryland Fears Mobile Home Values Will Shrink as Insurance Disappears November 4, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Owners of mobile and manufactured homes in Maryland’s coastal communities and their insurance agents are having difficulty finding insurance coverage...
PepsiCo Beats New York State’s ‘Predatory’ Lawsuit Over Plastics Pollution November 4, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York’s lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use...
Retrial Begins in Civil Suit Against Contractor Accused in Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal November 1, 2024 By Matthew Barakat A military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago is...
Delaware Voters to Elect Insurance Commissioner November 1, 2024 On November 5, Delaware voters will decide who will be the state’s insurance commissioner. Incumbent Trinidad Navarro is running for...
Penn Nursing Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Improve Firearm Storage November 1, 2024 The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has been awarded a $3.2 million, five-year grant to develop an evidence-based secure...
Jaywalking Is Now Legal in New York City. It’s Still Risky. November 1, 2024 By Philip Marcelo Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is...
Court Upholds Firing of Philadelphia Cops Over Offensive Facebook Posts November 1, 2024 The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for...
Federal Court Upholds New York’s Ban on Guns in Sensitive Places October 31, 2024 By Larry Neumeister A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t mean New York can’t enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public...
Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor October 31, 2024 An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety...
Trick or Treat? Lawsuit Alleges Some Hershey Candy Wrappers Contain PFAS October 31, 2024 Just two days before Halloween, The Hershey Co. was hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that the packaging of...