Homeowners in western Massachusetts have filed $90 million in insurance claims for damage caused by deadly tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities last week, state officials said Tuesday. The state Division of Insurance estimate is the largest in …
As weather forecasters predict an above-normal number of hurricanes this season, chances also increase that one of the storms will hit the mid-Atlantic states. The News Journal of Wilmington (Delaware) reports that the region’s last hurricane-related encounter was with remnants …
A blogger sued for defamation over comments posted on an Internet message board is not entitled to the same protections as a journalist, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The court said that blogger Shellee Hale’s criticism of …
Insurers USAA and NGM Insurance Co. will return a combined $3.4 Million to Massachusetts motorcycle policyholders as part of a settlement with state officials. Attorney General Martha Coakley said that 9,500 checks have been sent to motorcyclists statewide by 12 …
The Bruce Gendelman Insurance Co. has hired Linda Anderson as a commercial lines account advisor. She will focus on the agency’s Defense Base Act insurance program as well as its larger commercial lines accounts. Anderson — based in Virginia — …
A power company will pay $3.75 million as part of a settlement for fouling a western Pennsylvania river with metal discharges from a coal-fired plant. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports GenOn Northeast Management Co. will pay $3.5 million to set up …
A Dunkin’ Donuts employee mistakenly put sugar rather than artificial sweetener into a diabetic woman’s coffee, triggering a reaction that sent the woman to the hospital, according to a civil lawsuit filed Thursday in Philadelphia. Danielle Jordan became dizzy, disoriented …
A northeastern Pennsylvania man suspected of setting more than 20 fires is behind bars on arson charges. Investigators in Lackawanna County say 48-year-old Stephen Giacobbe is the most prolific arsonist in the county’s history. Prosecutors charged Giacobbe on Wednesday with …
Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says that more than 4,000 people have completed online training to become certified crowd managers in nightclubs. Coan said the certifications are mandated under a state law that took effect this month. The law …
Emergency management officials are asking Massachusetts residents and business owners to let the state know about damage sustained in last week’s tornadoes. The information will be collected to assess the magnitude of the damage and assist in determining whether the …
