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Protester Sues Police for Over Arrest Near Maine Home of Federalist Society’s Leo

A demonstrator arrested outside the home of conservative legal activist Leonard Leo contends police violated his First Amendment rights. Eli Durand-McDonnell, 24, of Bar Harbor, contends in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday that two police officers singled him out among …

High-Profile Forensic Scientist Lee Liable for Fabricating Evidence in Murder Case

Famed forensic scientist Henry Lee was found liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case that sent two Connecticut men to prison for decades for a crime they did not commit, a federal judge ruled Friday. Ralph “Ricky” Birch and …

New York City Agrees to Pay $13M to Settle Suits Over Arrests of 2020 Protesters

New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept through the city …

Connecticut Man Wrongly Convicted in 1984 Shooting of Baby Sues New Haven and Police

A Connecticut man who was exonerated after serving 28 years in prison for killing a baby in 1994 has filed a lawsuit against the city of New Haven and six now-former police officers involved in his arrest. Adam Carmon, 51, …

New York Technology Firm Sued for Not Hiring Engineer Who Is Deaf

A Rochester, New York technology firm has been charged with allegedly violating federal law by ending its interview with and failing to hire a qualified applicant for an engineering role because he is deaf. According to a lawsuit by the …

TD Garden Not Liable for Bruins Fan’s Slip-and-Fall

TD Garden’s owner Delaware North and its janitorial service are not liable for the injuries an attendee at a Boston Bruins hockey game suffered when he slipped and fell on the Boston arena’s concourse floor. Alexander Raheb had argued that …

Gas Leak From Bad Fitting Cited in Chocolate Factory Explosion Where 7 Died

Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday, while noting they have yet to determine the cause …

Failure of Doubler-Plated Hull Likely Caused Sinking of Gloucester Fishing Vessel

The failure of the doubler-plated hull under the engine room likely caused the flooding and sinking of a fishing vessel near Gloucester, Massachusetts last year, according to an investigative report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The fishing vessel Grace …

Rain Insurance Payout Helps DICK’S Sporting Goods Open Recover Lost Revenue

When a rainstorm hit Endicott, New York this past weekend, the organizers of the DICK’S Sporting Goods Open PGA TOUR Champions event at En-Joie Golf Course were shielded with a rain insurance policy provided by Vortex Weather Insurance. The DICK’S …

Young Agency Group of Virginia Joins World Insurance

Insurance broker World Insurance Associates acquired the business of Young Insurance Agency Group, Inc. of Portsmouth, Virginia on July 1, 2023. Young Insurance, founded in 1973, offers business, personal and life and health insurance, as well as security services. William …

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