Dozens of Vermont school districts have sued chemical giant Monsanto over toxic contamination in educational buildings from now-banned industrial chemicals known as PCBs. Last year, Vermont became the first state in the country to require older schools to test their …
If a person’s right to bring a personal injury lawsuit has expired by the time of his or her death, the person’s estate is barred from bringing a wrongful death suit in Massachusetts for the benefit of the beneficiaries. The …
A Maryland board approved $2.9 million in compensation Wednesday for a man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death row, for two murders he did not commit. John Huffington was pardoned by former Gov. Larry …
An explosion at a building housing public works equipment in a Pennsylvania township destroyed the structure and heavily damaged some nearby homes, but no injuries were reported. Officials in Lancaster County`s Rapho Township said six employees were coming to work …
Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Chantilly, Virginia-based The Andersen Group. The Andersen Group is a retail insurance agency serving non-profit trade associations, government contractors and engineering services companies in the greater Washington, D.C. …
AM Best has revised its outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed its Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) for the members of Barnstable Group, which includes Barnstable County Mutual Insurance Co. …
A New Jersey business is not liable for injuries suffered by a customer who falls in its snow-covered parking lot in the middle of a snowstorm, before the lot can be cleared. A Costco Wholesale store in North Plainfield, and …
Lockton Adds Jainchill as U.S. Cyber & Technology Product Leader Lockton in New York, N.Y has hired Chuck Jainchill as its U.S. cyber and technology product leader. Jainchill joins Lockton after 16 years at AIG, where he most recently served …
A Philadelphia towing firm and 10 adults one juvenile have been charged in what prosecutors say is a multi-million dollar theft ring that targeted catalytic converters in the Delaware Valley region. Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced that investigators …
Vermont’s workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total disability and for dependent children, as well as the work search requirement for injured workers returning to the job market, changed starting July 1, 2023, the result of new legislation. These workers’ compensation …
