Yes, it’s illegal to text while driving in Virginia, just as it is in 29 other states. And yes, police see the same things on the roads that all motorists see: distracted drivers paying more attention to their cell phones …
A federal judge has ruled that a social services agency that wanted to open a group home for recovering drug addicts in Framingham can move forward with its lawsuit against the town. Judge Douglas Woodlock on Thursday denied a motion …
A federal jury in New Hampshire has awarded $21 million to a woman blinded and scarred by a prescription drug she took for shoulder pain. Karen Bartlett, 51, of Plaistow suffered extreme burns to her skin, mucus membranes and eyes …
New York investigators have arrested seven people for workers’ comp fraud as part of a three-county sweep in Upstate New York. In one instance, the investigators used surveillance video to record a Poughkeepsie man, Nicholas Fortuso, walking freely for nearly …
New Jersey-based JM Associates has named Jean-Baptist Tateossian as vice president. Tateossian previously served as vice president with American Home, a division of AIG based in New York, where he oversaw excess casualty underwriting divisions. He also held various insurance …
Oxygen levels were dangerously low in a Tarrytown, New York manhole where a sewer worker collapsed and died and a firefighter died trying to save him, a fire department official said. Autopsies were planned in hopes of learning what killed …
New York excess line brokers must soon renew their business entity licenses if they want to avoid possible licensing delays later this year, the Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY) said. All business entity licenses for excess line brokers …
Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers, which oversees Massachusetts’ residual market for auto insurance, has appointed two members to its governing committee. The new committee members are Joseph P. Leahy Jr., a principal of Leahy & Brown Insurance and Realty in Springfield, and …
The New York Giants have been sued by a woman and her husband who claim she was attacked by fans during a New York Jets game played at Giants Stadium last year. Michelle Munoz says she attended the Sept. 20 …
Sword Insurance, which provides policy administration, distribution and related services, has relocated its headquarters to Sleeper Street in Boston. CEO Steve Hauck said the move brings all of Sword’s Boston staff into a single location, and better accommodates the firm’s …
