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Drug Retailer Rite Aid Prepares to File for Bankruptcy Over Opioid Lawsuits: WSJ

Rite Aid Corp. is preparing to file for bankruptcy in coming weeks to address lawsuits the drugstore chain is facing over its alleged role in the sale of opioids, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with …

Pennsylvania Court Says State Police Must Show How They Monitor Social Media

Pennsylvania`s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state police can`t hide from the public its policy on how it monitors social media. Advocates for civil liberties cheered the decision. The law enforcement agency had argued that fully disclosing its policy …

‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Show Went On Despite Flooding of Theater

Members of a beloved Vermont acting company were sleeping in theater housing when torrential rains and flooding forced them to flee, with water inundating the playhouse’s vast basement of dressing rooms, costumes and props and reaching into the first floor. …

Five Hurt, One Critically, When Wall Collapses at Construction Site

One person was critically injured and four others were hurt when a wooden wall at a home under construction in Massachusetts collapsed on them Wednesday morning, authorities said. The construction workers were trapped in the collapse in Bedford at about …

Rite Aid to Implement Safety Plan for Employees on Handling of Bloodborne Hazards

Drugstore chain Rite Aid has agreed to implement a program to better protect employees, including front-end customer service staff, against hazards related to bloodborne pathogens at all its approximately 370 stores in New Jersey and New York. The agreement follows …

Saint-Gobain to Close New Hampshire Plant Blamed for PFAS Water Contamination

A French company that has been blamed for contaminating drinking water in some New Hampshire communities with a group of chemicals known as PFAS said Wednesday it plans to close its plant there and will work with the state on …

NHTSA Shifts Gears, No Longer Opposes Massachusetts’ Vehicle Data Access Law

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has dropped its opposition to a motor vehicle right-to-repair law in Massachusetts that unlocks vehicle data after the state explained how manufacturers may comply in a way that lessens the cybersecurity risk. NHTSA …

Woman Admits Bribing State Employee to Issue Driver’s Licenses Without Road Test

A woman has admitted to bribing an employee of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to issue driver`s licenses to people who never took a road test. Neta Centio, 56, of Taunton, pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of conspiracy …

Employer Hosting Golf Outing Not Liable for Drunk Driver, Pennsylvania High Court Says

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to extend the state’s liquor liability law to social hosts. The high court cited a half-century of precedent in upholding lower courts in a case where an employer hosting a golf outing for employees …

Insurer Berkley Wants Judge in Virginia to Toss $5.8M Jury Verdict Over Mold Claim

Berkley Assurance Co. is asking a federal judge in Virginia to throw out a $5.8 million jury verdict against it in a case where the insurer maintains a construction firm failed to notify it of its mold claim in a …

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