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Dad Sues Pennsylvania Eatery After Kids’ Throats Burned by Chemical
Sep 11 2017 // A Pennsylvania man has sued a Chinese buffet where he contends his two young children’s mouths and throats were burned by caustic lye in their apple juice cups. Star Buffet & Grill manager Steve Weng tells LNP...
Insurance Agents & Brokers Announces Directors and Officers Elections
Sep 8 2017 // Membership of the independent insurance agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania recently held elections for volunteer and leadership positions, with terms that began Sept. 1. Larry Wilson of S.T....
Risk Strategies Acquires Pennsylvania’s Cornerstone
Sep 7 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired insurance brokerage Cornerstone Professional Liability Consultants. Terms of the deal are undisclosed. Based in...
Two Charged in Scheme Selling Pennsylvania Driver’s Licenses
Sep 5 2017 // An employee at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation granted driving privileges to more than 30 people without requiring them to show proper documents or take driving tests under a bribery scheme that netted...
Pennsylvania Selects Commissioner Miller to Lead Department of Human Services
Sep 4 2017 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has selected Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller to lead the state’s Department of Human Services, effective Aug. 21. He simultaneously announced in an email to state employees that...
Feds Say Brake Problems Preceded Derailment in Pennsylvania
Sep 4 2017 // Crews encountered air brake problems before a 178-car freight train derailed in Pennsylvania in early August, causing hazardous material to ignite and forcing nearby residents to evacuate, federal investigators said. The...
A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Pennsylvania’s Eastern Atlantic Insurance
Aug 31 2017 // A.M. Best has revised its outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” for Harrisburg, Penn.-based Eastern Atlantic...
Accident at Western Pennsylvania Plant Leaves Two Dead, Four Hurt
Aug 31 2017 // State police say two contractors working on a pipe in an underground pit at a western Pennsylvania power plant were killed when the pipe ruptured, filling the pit with sludge. Police say four other workers above the pit...
Lawsuit: Pennsylvania Train That Crashed Also Overshot Previous Station
Aug 25 2017 // A man who was among dozens of people injured when a commuter train crashed at a suburban Philadelphia terminal is suing the rail company, claiming the train also blew past a previous station before the accident. Passenger...
Pennsylvania Law Firms Hedge Bets on Marijuana Being Legalized Nationwide
Aug 24 2017 // A number of Philadelphia-area law firms are setting up practices to serve the cannabis industry despite concerns of an uncertain future. Many of the city’s biggest law firms – including Duane Morris, Fox...
Pennsylvania Commuter Train Crash Injures Dozens, None Critically
Aug 23 2017 // A commuter train crashed into a parked train at a suburban Philadelphia terminal early Tuesday morning, injuring dozens of passengers and the train’s operator, a transit spokeswoman said. None of the 42 people hurt...
Feds Say Brake Problems Preceded Derailment in Pennsylvania
Aug 23 2017 // Crews encountered air brake problems before a 178-car freight train derailed in Pennsylvania earlier this month, causing hazardous material to ignite and forcing nearby residents to evacuate, federal investigators...
Pennsylvania Lumber Fire Took 1.5M Gallons to Douse
Aug 22 2017 // A fire chief says a Pennsylvania lumber mill fire took 1.5 million gallons of water to douse, though no workers were hurt in the blaze and only one firefighter suffered a minor injury. Lawn Volunteer Fire Chief Daniel...
Pennsylvania’s Venture Programs Adds Rawlings as Senior Underwriter
Aug 22 2017 // Venture Programs, a national insurance program administrator based in West Chester, Penn., has added Brian Rawlings as senior underwriter to support FITLIFE, its new program for fitness, wellness and spa services. As...
Residents Allowed Home After Pennsylvania Derailment
Aug 21 2017 // Residents were allowed to return to the homes they were forced to leave after a train derailment and resulting fires in their small Pennsylvania town occurred August 2, authorities said. Tests on air quality led the...
Pennsylvania Commissioner Miller: Individual Market Instability Will Raise Costs
Aug 21 2017 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller issued a letter to federal Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price detailing the urgent need for stability in the individual health insurance market as...
Pennsylvania Selects Commissioner Miller to Lead Department of Human Services
Aug 18 2017 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has selected Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller to lead the state’s Department of Human Services, effective August 21. He simultaneously announced in an email to state employees that...
Lawsuit Claims Rodent Was Baked Into Sandwich at Pennsylvania Chick-fil-A
Aug 18 2017 // A lawsuit claims a suburban Philadelphia woman got an extra topping on her Chick-fil-A sandwich: a dead rodent. Ellen Manfalouti sued in Bucks County Court over the tiny rodent she claims was baked into the bottom bun of...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Forms Global Contingency & Sports PA Team
Aug 17 2017 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has created a global Contingency and Sports Personal Accident (PA) team and appointed Jonathan Cole as head Contingency and Sports PA, effective immediately. Cole will be responsible for...
Final Evacuees From Pennsylvania Derailment, Fire Return Home
Aug 16 2017 // The last of the evacuated residents of a small Pennsylvania town were finally able to return to their homes one week after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire. CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle...
