Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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World Insurance Associates Acquires Massachusetts’ Pope Insurance Agency
Nov 18 2021 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Pope Insurance Agency Inc. of Plainville, Massachusetts, on October 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pope Insurance Agency Inc. is a multi-line insurance...
Massachusetts Gig Worker Ballot Measure Backers Submit Signatures
Nov 17 2021 // Backers of a measure that asks Massachusetts voters to treat drivers for app-based companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc as independent contractors rather than employees said on Tuesday they had gathered enough...
Massachusetts Study Finds Fatal Opioid Overdoses Rose Among Workers
Nov 10 2021 // Fatal opioid overdoses nearly doubled in recent years among Massachusetts workers, with the construction, farming and fishing industries among the hardest hit sectors, according to an updated study from the state...
Smith Brothers Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ Oxford Insurance Agency
Nov 4 2021 // Smith Brothers Insurance, based in Glastonbury, Connecticut, has acquired Oxford Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency in Oxford, Massachusetts. The transaction is effective November 1, 2021. The acquisition...
Massachusetts Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax, Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 4 2021 // The owner of a now-defunct Peabody, Massachusetts, construction company pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud the IRS of payroll taxes and to defraud his workers’ compensation insurance carrier by...
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Cheating Chicken Products Suppliers
Nov 4 2021 // A Massachusetts man who pleaded guilty to defrauding Texas chicken products companies out of $630,000 through a fake invoice scheme has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison, prosecutors said. Yannick...
Insurer to Pay $625K to Settle Deceptive Practices Claims in Massachusetts
Nov 3 2021 // An insurance company has agreed to pay $625,000 to settle allegations that it used deceptive and illegal practices to sell health insurance plans to Massachusetts residents, the state attorney general’s office said...
Proposed Mass. Bill Limits Auto Claims Investigations, Shifts Payments to Insurers
Nov 2 2021 // A proposed bill was heard last month in the Massachusetts legislature that aims to place a time limit on auto insurance claims investigations and would make investigating insurers responsible for premium payments until the...
Massachusetts Health Network Hacked; Patient Information Exposed
Nov 2 2021 // A Worcester, Massachusetts, health care network says someone hacked into its employee email system, potentially exposing the personal information of thousands of patients. UMass Memorial Health notified patients earlier...
Publicis Loses Bid to Escape Massachusetts Opioid Marketing Lawsuit
Nov 1 2021 // A unit of French advertising company Publicis Groupe SA on Friday lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general claiming it helped OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP fuel the U.S. opioid...
Insurer Responsible for Damages After Massachusetts Officer Injured During Training
Oct 26 2021 // Driving a truck too fast and injuring a fellow officer during a firearms training is not within the scope of employment duties for a Massachusetts police officer, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found. This means...
Massachusetts Train Conductor Who Lost Part of Finger Sues Rail Operator
Oct 25 2021 // A conductor on a Massachusetts commuter rail train is suing the company that runs the system, alleging that a malfunctioning door amputated part of his right ring finger. Allen Chin, of Quincy, is suing Keolis Commuter...
The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ Forrest Insurance Agency
Oct 22 2021 // The Hilb Group acquired Massachusetts-based Forrest Insurance Agency, increasing its property/casualty offerings and presence throughout New England. The transaction became effective October 1, 2021. Agency principals...
Massachusetts Bakery Agrees to Settle Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Oct 18 2021 // A Massachusetts bakery has agreed to pay up to $95,000 in penalties and restitution, require anti-bias training for employees, and revise its anti-discrimination policies to settle allegations that an employee was...
Massachusetts Alleges Improper Asbestos Removal, Disposal in Salem
Oct 15 2021 // The former owners of a Salem property recklessly cut corners that probably led to the release of asbestos during demolition at the site, the state attorney general’s office said in a lawsuit. The office alleges in...
Convicted Massachusetts Shoe Company Exec to Forfeit Home to Feds
Oct 11 2021 // A former executive at a Massachusetts shoe manufacturer convicted last month of embezzling $30 million from the company must also now surrender his $800,000 home, according to court records. A federal forfeiture notice...
Ex-Homeless Shelter Head in Massachusetts Charged with Stealing $1.5M
Oct 8 2021 // The former head of a Massachusetts homeless shelter stole about $1.5 million in part by secretly renting properties he owned to the shelter at above-market rates, prosecutors said. Manuel Duran, 69, then falsely certified...
Asbestos, Lead Paint, Mold Found at Senior Center in Massachusetts
Sep 20 2021 // Three western Massachusetts towns are looking for a new home for their senior center after an environmental assessment found asbestos, lead paint and mold in the 90-year-old building they had been using. The South County...
Ex-Shoe Company Exec in Massachusetts Gets Nearly Six Years for Embezzlement
Sep 17 2021 // A former executive at a nearly 140-year-old shoe manufacturer in Massachusetts has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for embezzling $30 million from the company and spending it on luxury items and travel for...
Platforms’ Gig Worker Measure Moves Step Closer to Ballot in Massachusetts
Sep 2 2021 // Massachusetts’ attorney general on Wednesday gave backers of a proposed ballot measure, which would define drivers for app-based companies like Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. as independent contractors rather...
