New York City Firms’ Return-to-Office Plans Face Persistent COVID Headwinds May 27, 2022 By David Randall Efforts by financial firms and others to bring workers back to Manhattan offices more than two years after the start...
Massachusetts Joins States Suing Makers, Marketers of ‘Forever Chemicals’ May 27, 2022 By Mark Pratt Massachusetts has sued more than a dozen companies involved in the manufacture or marketing of so-called forever chemicals, alleging they...
Jury Grants 2 Former Philadelphia Police Officers $1M Bias Verdict Against City May 27, 2022 By Maryclaire Dale Two former police officers whose gender discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit led Philadelphia’s police commissioner to resign have won a...
Delaware Governor Carney Vetoes Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana May 26, 2022 By Randall Chase Delaware Gov. John Carney on Tuesday vetoed a bill to legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by...
Massive Blaze Damages Newly Renovated Newport Hotel May 26, 2022 NEWPORT, R.I. —Three firefighters were injured battling a major fire at a recently renovated hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, fire...
Federal Judge Upholds New York Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Industry May 26, 2022 By Nate Raymond A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by a group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers challenging the...
New York Opens New Window for Adult Sex Abuse Survivors to Sue May 26, 2022 Adult sexual assault survivors who missed legal deadlines to sue their abusers would get a second chance to file lawsuits...
Hilb Group Adds to Commercial Lines, Surety Business in Tri-State Region May 25, 2022 The Hilb Group said it has acquired a book of commercial property/casualty insurance and surety bond business in its tri-state...
Oil Firms Strike Out Again in Fight Against Massachusetts, Rhode Island Climate Suits May 25, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Exxon Mobil Corp. has lost another round in its fight to stop states from pursuing claims that it has deceived...
New York City to Pay $7M to Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1996 Killing May 25, 2022 By Jennifer Peltz New York City has agreed to pay $7 million to a man who spent 23 years behind bars for a...