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Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party: Pennsylvania High Court

A Pennsylvania employer cannot be sued for blocking an employee from suing the third party responsible for her workplace injury, the state’s high court has ruled in reversing two lower courts. In a case involving an employee who was bitten …

Hub Acquires Brady Risk Management of New York

Global insurance broker Hub International Limited reported that it has acquired the assets of Brady Risk Management, Inc. of Huntington, New York. Brady Risk is a risk management, risk transfer and insurance firm that serves key industry segments, including restaurant …

Manhattan Parking Garage Collapse Kills 1, Injures 5

A parking garage collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, killing one worker, injuring five and crushing cars as concrete floors fell on top of each other like a stack of pancakes, officials said. Vehicles tumbled into what looked like …

New York Names InnSure to Manage Clean Tech Insurance Innovation Project

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the nonprofit InnSure will administer the state’s $6.5 million insurance innovation fund that includes grants to encourage the development of new insurance policies and products that support new clean technologies. The initiative, announced …

Small Town Debates Students’ Pastry Mural. Is It Art or Zoning Violation?

CONWAY, N.H. (AP) – Bakery owner Sean Young was thrilled when high school art students covered the big blank wall over his doorway last spring with a painting of the sun shining over a mountain range made of sprinkle-covered chocolate …

4 Penobscot Indians Accuse Maine Priests of Sexual Abuse

Four Native Americans who say they were abused by three Roman Catholic priests on their reservation in Maine are the latest to bring lawsuits since the state fully lifted the statute of limitations for child sex crimes. The Penobscot Nation …

Judge Allows Roberto Clemente Jr. Agency Fraud Claim Against Allstate

The son of the late Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente alleges that Allstate Insurance Co. committed fraud when it cancelled his family agency’s agreement after accusing them of fraud for using auto insurance discounts that the insurer …

A Look Back at Boston Marathon Bombing Insurance Claims

Ten years ago, on April 15, 2013, two brothers placed pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The devices detonated within seconds of each other, killing three people, injuring more than 260 others, and causing property …

Thieves Grab Hundreds of Thousands of Dimes From Parked Truck

A truck containing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of dimes was broken into while it was parked overnight at a Philadelphia store, and authorities say the thieves apparently made off with at least $100,000. The theft was reported around …

Cleanup Underway After Freight Train Derailment, Fire in Maine

SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) – Railway owner Canadian Pacific Kansas City is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine that sent three railway workers to the hospital for treatment, officials said …

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