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#1 Massachusetts High Court Reverses, Says Uber Can Force Paralyzed Rider to Arbitrate
Jun 11 2024 // Uber can require that a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver go to arbitration over his $63 million damages claim without a trial, the highest court in Massachusetts has ruled, overturning a...
#2 RiverStone Acquires Electric Insurance; Plymouth Rock Gets Renewal Rights
Jun 3 2024 // RiverStone International reports it has closed on its acquisition of Electric Insurance Co. and its two subsidiaries, Elm Insurance Co. and Electric Insurance Agency. Electric Insurance is a Beverly,...
#3 Massachusetts Town Loses $446,000 in Cyber Attack
Jun 12 2024 // The Massachusetts town of Arlington reports it has lost $445,945 in funds intended for a contractor working on a high school building project that were instead diverted to hackers orchestrating a wire fraud scam. Town...
#4 Massachusetts Drivers Lose Second Bid for Class Certifications Over Lost Resale Value
Jun 7 2024 // Three Massachusetts drivers have hit a dead end for the second time in their drive for court certification of class actions against two auto insurers over missing payments for the lost resale value of vehicles. Superior...
#5 Massachusetts Orders 14.6% Cut in Workers’ Compensation Rates
Jun 27 2024 // Massachusetts businesses will see an average 14.6% reduction in workers’ compensation rates—a cut that is almost twice the size of what the insurance industry’s rating bureau proposed in its filing. The lower...
#6 Uber and Lyft Agree to Higher Wages, Work-Accident Insurance in Mass. Settlement
Jul 1 2024 // BOSTON (AP) — Drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour and will be eligible for occupational accident insurance paid by the companies for up to $1 million for work-related injuries...
#7 Massachusetts 911 System Restored After Outage Caused by Firewall, Not Cyber Attack
Jun 20 2024 // The 911 system across Massachusetts was restored Tuesday after going down for several hours, which made it impossible for anyone to reach emergency services through the call number. The Massachusetts State Police announced...
#8 Massachusetts Allows Uber to Force Paralyzed Rider to Arbitrate
Jul 1 2024 // Uber can require that a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver go to arbitration over his $63 million damages claim without a trial, the highest court in Massachusetts recently ruled, overturning a...
