Pennsylvania insurance regulators are encouraging homeowners to consider buying flood insurance before the start of spring, citing the higher risk of severe flooding during warmer months. Pennsylvania is one of the most flood-prone states in the nation and flooding can …
A gun-rights advocate stopped by police for openly carrying a weapon will settle his lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia for $25,000. Mark Fiorino’s lawyer says the suit wasn’t about money, but about retraining police on open-carry laws. Fiorino, a …
A federal judge said last Thursday the amount of back wages owed minorities affected by discrimination in the city’s firefighter entrance exams could be more than $128 million. In a decision, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said hearings will be …
Sixteen people in Brooklyn, N.Y., have been arrested for their roles in allegedly staging auto accidents to fraudulently receive insurance payouts. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrests on Tuesday, March 6. He said the criminal conspiracy …
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a policy watchdog group based in New York, released its annual report listing the region’s most dangerous roads for pedestrians. The report analyzed federal data from 2008 to 2010. It found that overall, more than 1,200 …
Great Falls Insurance Company, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Auburn, Me., appointed industry veteran Keith Smaldon as director of business development. In his new role, Smaldon will work with agents to help identify and write new business while retaining …
Federal aid to victims of the historic flooding that struck eastern Pennsylvania last year has topped the half-billion-dollar mark. In an update on the aftermath of floods from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said …
Celebrity chef Mario Batali and his business partner have agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged they confiscated a portion of their restaurant workers’ tips. According to court papers filed in Manhattan federal court in New …
Connecticut officials are encouraging other states to consider suing credit-rating agencies that gave high grades to risky mortgage-backed securities that plummeted in value when the housing market collapsed in 2007-2008. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen’s office on Wednesday briefed other …
Eight drugmakers are being sued by a consumer advocacy group that alleges their programs offering coupons that lower the cost of copayments for brand-name medicines are illegal. Community Catalyst alleges that the couponing programs violate federal bribery laws because they’re …
