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3 Massachusetts Firms to Pay $325K Over Asbestos Work at State University

A Waltham-based construction contractor, Devens-based plumbing contractor, and Woburn-based demolition company will pay up to $325,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations of illegal asbestos work during a renovation project at Fitchburg State University (FSU) in the spring and summer …

When ‘Preparing for Work’ Falls Under Virginia Workers’ Compensation

An employee who was injured while scraping ice off his company-owned truck parked at his home is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission has ruled, reversing a deputy commissioner’s denial of benefits. “We find that the …

People Moves: WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in Northeast; Jones Heads Arbella Foundation

WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in Northeast Broker WTW, headquartered in London, has made two leadership appointments to its North American Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) surety business in the U.S. Tom Rhatigan has been appointed Northeast senior director and …

Trenton Officials Urge Probe of Arena Security After Fatal Stabbing During Tournament

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Officials in New Jersey’s capital city are calling for an investigation into security measures at an arena where a man was stabbed to death during a high school basketball game last week. Mercer County prosecutors say …

Pedestrian Killed by New York Police Cruiser in Multivehicle Accident

A New York City police cruiser struck and killed a 52-year-old woman in a multivehicle accident while responding to an emergency call, police said. The crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Far Rockaway section of Queens. Officials …

Connecticut Insurance Firm Owner Pleads Guilty in $40M Fraud Scheme

The owner and manager of a Connecticut insurance firm pled guilty this week in federal court in White Plains, New York to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, according to prosecutors. Between 2015 and 2019, Anthony Riccardi, and …

3 Firefighters Critically Injured, 19 Others Hurt in Staten Island Wind-Swept Fire

Three New York City firefighters were critically injured Friday in what the commissioner said was a “very close call” as wind-swept flames tore through a Staten Island duplex. They are alert and expected to survive, officials said. Firefighters rescued a …

Former Wilmington Trust Executive Reaches Civil Suit Deal With SEC Over 2008 Crisis

A former executive of the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has reached a settlement with federal securities regulators in a related civil …

High-Rise Fire in Maryland Kills One, Displaces 400 Residents

One person died and one is in critical condition after a fire early Saturday at a high-rise apartment building in a suburb of Washington, D.C., the Washington Post and other local media reported. The fire in downtown Silver Spring sent …

Excess Insurer Pays Before Municipal Pool in Boy’s Beach Death, New Jersey High Court Rules

AmeriTrust subsidiary Star Insurance Co. must pay the $9 million balance of a $10 million settlement in the death of a 12-year old boy who died after a trench he dug on a Long Branch, New Jersey beach collapsed on …

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