Auto Dealer’s Insurer Not Liable for Auctioneer Employee’s Crash That Killed 5 November 29, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A tragic accident at a Massachusetts auto auction company is not covered by the insurance of the auto dealer that...
Proposed Settlement Bars Financing Firm From Victim Compensation Funds November 28, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York attorney general have resolved years-long claims of deceptive practices...
City of Baltimore Sues Big Tobacco to Recover Costs of Cigarette Litter Damage November 28, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The city of Baltimore has filed a lawsuit seeking to hold cigarette manufacturers accountable for cleanup costs and environmental damages...
New York Permitting Out-of-State Adjusters to Expedite Snowstorm Claims November 22, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The New York Department of Financial Services announced it will issue temporary permits to qualified out-of-state independent insurance adjusters in...
Insurers Told Expunged Crimes Off-Limits as New York Licenses First Cannabis Shops November 22, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson New York has approved its first 36 retail marijuana dispensary licenses, awarding them to 28 applicants with prior cannabis convictions...
United Airlines to Pay Buddhist Pilot $305K to Settle Religious Discrimination Claim November 18, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson United Airlines will pay $305,000 to a Buddhist pilot and will provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit...
New York Declares State of Emergency as Upstate Braces for Intense Snowstorm November 17, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency for 11 counties as a winter storm is...
Insurer FM Global Upheld in Firing of Longtime Executive Who Claimed Age Bias, Retaliation November 17, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Rhode Island-based Factory Mutual Insurance Co. properly handled the firing of a long-time employee who claimed his axing in 2018...
Judge Approves $56M Settlement Over COVID Deaths in Veterans’ Home in Massachusetts November 16, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in Springfield has given the green light to a $56 million settlement between the state of Massachusetts...
Chubb Agrees to Defend Basketball Hall of Fame Against Unlawful Funding Claims November 10, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Basketball Hall of Fame has succeeded in getting Chubb subsidiary Federal Insurance Co. to defend it in a case...