The Diocese of Trenton and lawyers for five men who were abused by a New Jersey priest in the 1970s and 1980s said they have reached a seven-figure settlement. The diocese said allegations against the Rev. Ronald Becker, who died …
Federal safety regulators say a piece of machinery that killed a Yale University student lacked required safeguards. Michele Dufault, a senior, was killed April 12 when her hair was pulled into a fast-spinning lathe as she worked alone in a …
A federal judge has ruled against a New York City plan to deactivate 15,000 fire alarm boxes, saying that doing so would discriminate against the deaf and hearing-impaired. The fire department last year said the move would save the city …
A Vermont town being sued by its former treasurer is denying the allegations of her civil suit. Nearly a year after Linda Stone filed the suit against the town of Irasburg, the town filed an answer in court, citing municipal …
Harold Field has been given leadership and profit center responsibility of the New York City office for wholesale broker Swett & Crawford. In addition to his new sales leadership responsibility, Field will continue to serve as a broker in the …
A Boston firefighter who claimed disability benefits due to a back injury but still competed as bodybuilder has been found not guilty of fraud by a federal jury. Albert Arroyo was acquitted on two counts of mail fraud by a …
Vito Gaeta has joined NSM Insurance Group as director of Construction Programs. Gaeta previously held the position of senior underwriter for ACE USA. Conshohocken, Pa.-based NSM is a national commercial P/C insurance program manager.
The family of a mentally ill Vermont man shot to death by Vermont State Police troopers is asking a federal appeals court to order a wrongful death trial. The family of Robert Fortunati wants a new trial on their claims …
The number of gun crimes at Virginia bars and restaurants declined slightly during the first year of a new state law that allows people with permits to carry concealed firearms into establishments that serve alcohol, a newspaper reported Sunday. According …
New Hampshire’s Insurance Department is seeking proposals for the design of a new logo to be used on a variety of publications and items. The scope of services requested includes supplying the blanks for exhibit banner and table cover printing. …
