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Delaware Police to Pay $50K to Man They Blocked From Warning of Speed Trap

Delaware State Police have agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by a man who said troopers violated his constitutional rights by preventing him from warning motorists about a speed trap. A judgment was entered Friday in …

People Moves: Greaves Joins Fred C. Church From MIT; Connecticut Big I Elects Jones

Greaves Joins Fred C. Church Insurance Commercial Lines Fred C. Church Insurance, headquartered in Lowell, Mass., hired Damual Greaves to its education team as a client executive. Greaves joins Fred C. Church after serving in various risk management roles at …

Judge Orders Camden Diocese to Rework Bankruptcy Plan After Insurers’ Complaints

The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey must rework its bankruptcy plan to better protect insurers from invalid and inflated sexual abuse claims and unreasonable attorneys’ fees. Citing some concerns raised by insurers, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerrold Poslusny Jr. declined …

Court Overturns Rejection of Surgeon’s Arbitration Pact Because It Was Not in Spanish

An eye surgeon’s English language mandatory arbitration agreement with a patient is valid and enforceable where the patient claimed if it had been in his first language, Spanish, he would not have signed it. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has …

Connecticut Can’t Hide Police Report on Hospital Patient’s Death

Police reports about deaths and other incidents in public hospitals cannot be kept secret, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, citing the importance of government transparency and the public`s right to know what happened. A majority of the justices rejected …

Forklift Operator Dies in Accident at Boston`s Logan Airport

A forklift operator has died in an accident at Boston`s Logan International Airport, authorities said Wednesday. The 51-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was an employee of a JetBlue contractor. He was trying to drive a forklift through …

New York AG: Trump Should Be Found Liable For Bank, Insurance Fraud, Even Before Trial

New York’s attorney general on Wednesday asked a state judge to declare, even before the start of a trial, that Donald Trump committed fraud by submitting false statements to bankers and insurers and overstating his net worth by up to …

Connecticut Adds Cancer Presumption to Firefighters’ Workers’ Compensation

A new Connecticut law making it easier for firefighters who develop cancer to receive workers’ compensation benefits will go into effect on October 1, 2023. Approved as part of the state budget bill, this law creates a presumption during the …

One80 Intermediaries Acquires Transportation Agency GMI Insurance

One80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance broker headquartered in Boston, has acquired GMI Insurance, a Pennsylvania-based managing general agent specializing in commercial transportation and related insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Established in 1980, GMI Insurance initially focused on …

Vassar College Hit With Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Women in Pay, Promotions

Vassar College, founded in 1861 to provide equal education for women, has been hit with a class action suit by female faculty members alleging unfair sex discrimination in compensation, evaluations and promotions of female professors in violation of federal and …

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