A federal judge in Pennsylvania said the insurance-buying mandate in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is unconstitutional, the latest ruling over an issue likely to be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner in …
Tens of thousands of evacuated Pennsylvania residents were allowed to return home starting Saturday as rivers swollen by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee receded across Pennsylvania after flooding that was the worst in some areas since Hurricane Agnes nearly …
A judge has dismissed insurance fraud charges against a southwestern Pennsylvania fire chief and his wife accused of stealing about $20,000 in unemployment compensation but says authorities can proceed on conspiracy and theft counts. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says Fayette County …
A western Pennsylvania family has settled its lawsuit over claims its drinking water was polluted and home value wiped out by natural gas drilling on neighboring properties. Stephanie and Chris Hallowich settled their lawsuit Tuesday against a trio of companies …
AIC Holdings appointed Robert G. Purdy to president and CEO of AIC Underwriters, based in Philadelphia, PA. Purdy will be responsible for leading the underwriting, marketing and operations strategies for the AIC Underwriters’ middle market workers’ compensations business, including the …
Vito Gaeta has joined NSM Insurance Group as director of Construction Programs. Gaeta previously held the position of senior underwriter for ACE USA. Conshohocken, Pa.-based NSM is a national commercial P/C insurance program manager.
An administrative judge has ordered a small Pennsylvania mining company to pay $900,000 in fines related to the 2006 explosion that killed a miner and resulted in criminal charges against three others, a newspaper reported Friday. Federal officials say the …
A St. Louis-bound Greyhound bus that overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, sending 14 people to the hospital, was the latest in a series of bus accidents in the Northeast this year. The bus from New York City stopped in Philadelphia …
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel Tuesday upheld the suspension of a Philadelphia woman’s car registration for allowing her insurance to lapse, although one judge scolded the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for filing an appeal when evidence showed the woman had …
A proposal to stiffen sentences for arson in Pennsylvania has run afoul of a debate over the use of mandatory minimum sentences in the commonwealth. State Sen. John Rafferty Jr., R-Chester, introduced the measure in March in response to the …
