East News for January 2024
- State Troopers Arrested for Alleged Commercial Driver’s License Bribery Scam
- Bill to Ban Smoking in Atlantic City Casinos Advances
- Connecticut Sues 28 Firms for Alleged Contamination by ‘Forever Chemicals’
- Virginia Police Officer Denied Workers’ Compensation Despite Statutory Presumption
- People Moves: Lezynski Joins Alliant Americas in New Jersey From USI
- Small Farmers Hit by Extreme Weather Would be Helped by New Crop Insurance Program
- NRA Chief LaPierre Defends His Spending, Luxury Travel in New York Civil Trial
- No Injuries Reported After Steeple of Historic Connecticut Church Collapses
- Hacking Allegations Expose E-Prescription System Cyber Risk
- U.S. Finds Ex-Gov. Cuomo Sexually Harassed Employees, Outlines New York Reforms
- Jersey Shore Town Fighting State Over Beach Erosion Suffers Winter Storm Damage
- Jury Awards Carroll $83 Million in Defamation Case Against Trump
- Pennsylvania Counties Dealing With Cyber Incidents
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Farmers Mutual Fire of Pennsylvania
- People Moves: XPT Hires Binding and Brokerage Team; Integris Promotes Cronin
- Empire State Building Lands New York Insurer With Lease for Full Floor
- New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Against Casino in COVID Business Interruption Case
- Virginia Lawmakers Advance Nominees to Fill Powerful Regulatory Agency Vacancies
- Mother of Disabled Girl Allegedly Raped Sues Pittsburgh School District, Starbucks
- Webster Bank Closes Acquisition of Medical Claims Firm Ametros
- Risk Strategies Acquires Medical Liability Agency in Virginia
- Maryland Settles Lawsuit With Tri-Gas & Oil Over Fuel Leak at Storage Facility
- Sandy Hook Denier Alex Jones Eyes Settlement With Families, Bankruptcy Exit
- School Crossing Guard Beats City’s Bid to Stop Her Workers ‘ Compensation Benefits
- Patriot Growth, FBinsure Add 3 Rhode Island Agencies
- Crew Member Fell Asleep on Trawler That Crashed on Maine Rocks, Owner Says
- New Jersey Expands Workers’ Compensation for First Responders
- Pennsylvania Slashes Insurance Licensing Fees, Speeds Up Application Reviews
- Massachusetts Hospital Faces Class Action Over Christmas Cyber Attack
- Roof Claim for Damage by Vultures Fails on Ordinary, Not Expert, Meaning of ‘Infestation’
- 5 Firefighters Injured Battling Pittsburgh Blaze; 2 Fell Through Roof
- The Hartford to Start Offering Vermont’s Family Leave Insurance Program for Employers
- Family Warned School About Threats to Son Killed at Graduation: Report
- 37 Massachusetts Communities Qualify for State Disaster Aid for December Flooding
- Family of Inmate Who Died by Suicide in Virginia Jail Gets $1.75M From Psychiatrist
- Erie Strategic Ventures Backs Wagmo, Roots Automation, Trust & Will
- Keystone Agency Partners Secures $300 Million in Additional Financing
- Robinhood Settles Massachusetts Regulators’ Trading Case for $7.5 Million
- Safety Investigators Find No Engine Problems With News Helicopter That Crashed
- Fishing Trawler That Crashed on Maine Coast to Be Demolished
- 14 People in Yale Building Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires New England’s Rowley Agency
- Connecticut Sees Growth in Captive Insurers for Fourth Straight Year
- Philadelphia Home Healthcare Agency to Pay $1.6M in Back Pay, Damages
- Lobstermen’s Suit Against Conservation Group Over ‘Do-Not-Eat’ List Dropped
- People Moves: Nunnally Joins Alliant in Boston; Hilb Names Harm to Carrier Relations; Arthur Hall Promotes Marshall
- Insurer Blocked From Rescinding Policy After Fire Claim Due to ‘Extra’ Apartment
- New York Proposes Guidance Governing Insurers’ Use of AI
- Mayday Call From Burning Cargo Ship Prompted Doomed Rescue Effort
- Grubhub to Pay $3.5M to Massachusetts Restaurants for Overcharging During COVID
- Vermont Continued to See Steady Growth in Captives in 2023
- Record High Tide in Maine Washes Away 3 Historic Fishing Shacks
- Emergency Federal Aid Approved for Connecticut Following Severe Flooding
- Former Philadelphia Police Commander to Be Reinstated After Arbitrator’s Ruling
- Judge Limits Delaware’s Sweeping Climate Change Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies
- Harvard Sued by Jewish Students Over ‘Rampant’ Antisemitism
- Worker Tells of Fleeing Burning Jeep on Cargo Ship Where 2 Firefighters Died
- EBay to Pay $3 Million Penalty Over Harassment of Couple Behind Critical Newsletter
- Massachusetts Hospital Wins COVID-19 Claim Under Disease Contamination Endorsement
- People Moves: Marsh Names Hennessy Northeast Leader; Lively Joins Alliant in Boston; ShoreOne Adds Carlson as CFO
- Safety Board Can’t Determine What Caused 2022 Helicopter Crash Near Philadelphia
- Worker on Long Island Killed While Working on Septic System When Dirt Collapses
- Connecticut Extends PTSD Benefits to All Workers Under Workers’ Compensation
- People Moves: Donegal Names DeLamater Chief Operating Officer; Deas Succeeds Him in Field Operations
- New York Construction Firm Pleads Guilty to Safety Violation Causing Death of Employee
- New York Civil Trial Against NRA Leader LaPierre Over ‘Lavish Spending’ Opens
- Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Over 2022 Philadelphia Fire That Killed 9 Kids, 3 Adults
- Maryland Governor Signs Order on AI Use, Creates Cybersecurity Task Force
- 100 Firefighters Battled Blaze at Former Singer Sewing Machine Factory
- New York Seeks $370 Million in Damages in Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial
- Federal Agency Blames ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for 2021 D.C. Metro Train Derailment
- Prominent Black Church in New York Sued by Yale Professor for Gender Bias
- Cohen Vows to Appeal Denial of Retaliatory Imprisonment Liability Claim Against Trump
- Because ‘Location’ Is Ambiguous in Marine Cargo Policy, Travelers Must Pay Fire Loss
- New York City Subway Collision With Another Train Injured More Than 20 People
- Flooding at Boston Hospital Disrupts IVF Services for 200 Patients
- Court Says Bulk of GEICO’s $2.3 Million Fraud Case Belongs in Arbitration
- New York City Sues 17 Bus Companies for Transporting Migrants From Texas
- Vermont Lawmakers See Flood Recovery, Public Safety, Opioid Crisis as Priorities
- Kennedy Cousin Whose Murder Conviction Was Overturned Sues Cop, Connecticut Town
- Small Earthquake Shakes Maryland Suburbs
- Medical Biller Charged With Stealing $1 Million in Workers’ Compensation Payments
- Was Man Who Died at Train Station a Passenger or Trespasser? Court Wants to Know.
- Massachusetts Hospital Still Recovering From Christmas Cyber Incident
- New York Fund for Injured Black Car Drivers Wins Surcharge Fight
- New York City Parkway Crash Takes 5 Lives
- New York City Woke to Early Morning Tremor
- Top East Insurance Journal Fraud Stories of 2023
- New Jersey Provides Tools to Implement New Flood Risks Disclosure Law
- New York Governor Again Vetoes Bill Allowing Emotional Damages in Wrongful Deaths
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