Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Hold the Phone: Massachusetts’ Hands-Free Driving Law Takes Effect
Mar 9 2020 // Massachusetts’ new hands-free driving law went into effect February 23rd. The law, signed by Governor Charlie Baker in November, is intended to reduce the number of distracted driving injuries and deaths in the...
Officials Say 250 in Coronavirus Quarantine in Massachusetts
Mar 6 2020 // Massachusetts officials are launching an aggressive plan to regularly disinfect the state transit system and are calling on colleges and high schools to cancel study abroad programs as more than 700 residents have been...
Dollar Tree Stores Faces $523K in Penalties for Safety Violations in Massachusetts
Mar 6 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit, storage and fire hazards at a store in Boston, Mass. The national discount retailer...
39 States Investigating E-Cigarette Maker Juul Over Marketing to Underage Users
Feb 27 2020 // A group of 39 state attorneys general on Tuesday announced an investigation into Juul Labs Inc.’s marketing practices, adding to mounting legal and regulatory problems for the e-cigarette maker over its role in the...
NiSource’s Columbia Gas to Pay $53M, Plead Guilty for Massachusetts Gas Explosions
Feb 26 2020 // Columbia Gas of Massachusetts has agreed to accept responsibility for the gas explosions on Sept. 13, 2018, in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover that killed one individual, injured 22, and damaged homes and...
Declarations
Feb 24 2020 // Fair Report Privilege “The defendants’ statements were privileged; such a privilege cannot be evaded simply by relabeling a deficient claim.” — Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Barbara...
Hold the Phone: Massachusetts’ Hands-Free Driving Law to Take Effect
Feb 21 2020 // Massachusetts’ new hands-free driving law takes effect this Sunday, February 23rd. The law, signed by Governor Charlie Baker in November, is intended to reduce the number of distracted driving injuries and deaths in...
Wendy’s Pays $400K to Resolve Child Labor Law Allegations in Massachusetts
Feb 20 2020 // Fast-food chain Wendy’s has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations that it violated child labor laws by having teenage employees at dozens of Massachusetts restaurants work later and longer than allowed, the...
Massachusetts’ J.E.D. Insurance & Financial Service Agency Joins SAN Group
Feb 20 2020 // J.E.D. Insurance & Financial Service Agency recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. The full-service agency specializes in home,...
Massachusetts Chemical Plant Re-Opens a Day After a Series of Explosions
Feb 18 2020 // A Massachusetts chemical manufacturing plant re-opened Friday, a day after at least six explosions at the facility forced workers to evacuate and blew a hole in the roof. Seqens North America, formerly PCI Synthesis, in...
State Lawsuit Alleges Juul Advertised Vaping on Teen Websites
Feb 13 2020 // E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. bought online advertisements on teen-focused websites for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Seventeen magazine after it launched its product in 2015, according to a lawsuit filed on...
Massachusetts’ Warren Insurance Agency Joins Satellite Agency Network Group
Feb 5 2020 // Warren Insurance Agency Inc. recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. Warren Insurance Agency was founded in 1979 by its owner, Edward...
Deadline to File Claim in Massachusetts Natural Gas Disaster Approaching
Feb 3 2020 // Officials are reminding Merrimack Valley residents that Friday is the deadline to file a claim in the $143 million class action settlement stemming from 2018’s natural gas explosions and fires. Lawyers encourage...
FBinsure Acquires Massachusetts’ Nimiroski Insurance Agency
Feb 3 2020 // FBinsure has acquired the Nimiroski Insurance Agency, an independent agency located in Attleboro, Mass. Established in 1963, Nimiroski Insurance has been an active member of the Attleboro community for more than 50 years,...
Massachusetts’ Morse Insurance Agency Acquires Connolly Insurance
Jan 30 2020 // Morse Insurance Agency Inc., a provider of personal and business insurance in Southeastern Massachusetts, has acquired Connolly Insurance. The transaction became effective January 1, 2020. Morse Insurance has been a...
The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ Group Brokerage Insurance Agency
Jan 29 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Group Brokerage Insurance Agency LLC (GBIA). The transaction became effective January 1, 2020. Located in Waltham, Mass., GBIA is an employee benefits agency primarily providing group...
Massachusetts’ Risk Strategies Promotes Hoffman, Smith as Executive Vice Presidents
Jan 28 2020 // Risk Strategies, a Boston, Mass.-based, privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has promoted Tracy Hoffman and Matthew Smith as executive vice presidents of its National Health Care Practice....
CoreLogic Completes Acquisition of Massachusetts’ Location Inc.
Jan 27 2020 // CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, has completed the company’s acquisition of Location Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based leader in geographic data sciences and...
Massachusetts’ EverQuote Hires Brainard as EVP of Engineering, Marketplace
Jan 23 2020 // EverQuote Inc., a Cambridge, Mass-based online marketplace for insurance shopping in the U.S., has hired David Brainard as executive vice president of Engineering, Marketplace. In this role, Brainard will serve as the...
Massachusetts’ Sayata Labs Hires King Flynn as Head of Insurance
Jan 22 2020 // King Flynn has joined Sayata Labs, a Boston, Mass.-based, Axa-backed insurtech startup, as head of Insurance. Sayata helps insurance carriers and brokers accelerate their mid-market cyber business while simultaneously...
