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Specialty Program Group Buys Euclid Fiduciary

New Jersey-headquartered Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG) has acquired the assets of Euclid Specialty Managers, LLC, which does business as Euclid Fiduciary, from Euclid Insurance Services, Inc. Euclid Fiduciary, based in Vienna, Virginia, is a managing general agency specializing in …

Judge Puts New Jersey’s Stricter Gun Carry Law on Hold

Suggesting that New Jersey’s recent concealed carry law infringes on the public’s Second Amendment rights, a federal judge on Monday put a temporary hold on the legislation drafted after the U.S. Supreme Court expanded gun rights last year. A legal …

Beach Town, State of New Jersey Exchange Lawsuits in Sand Dunes Battle

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A beach town that is defying New Jersey’s order not to shore up its eroding sand dunes is suing the state for $21 million. That’s how much North Wildwood says it spent over the past …

Trial Set for Black Army Officer Suing Police Over Violent Traffic Stop in Virginia

A U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police in rural Virginia, but never arrested, will argue to a jury that he was assaulted and falsely imprisoned and that his vehicle was illegally searched. Video of …

Massachusetts Gov. Healey Names Cabinet-Level Climate Chief

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey marked her first full day on the job Friday by issuing an executive order creating what she says is the nation’s first cabinet-level state climate chief. Healey said the climate chief will be charged with working …

Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Seeks Child Sex Abuse Claim Window

]Pennsylvania’s new state House speaker declared Friday that no other legislation will pass his chamber until it approves a constitutional amendment granting child sexual abuse victims the power to file what would otherwise be outdated claims. House Speaker Mark Rozzi, …

Catholic Diocese Challenges Maine Law Allowing Older Sex Abuse Claims

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is challenging a Maine law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, allowing a wave of new lawsuits. A motion in the first of the new civil …

Boston Subway Operator Investigated in Crash Says He Blacked Out

The operator of a light rail train that struck the rear of another train in the Boston area in the summer of 2021, sending 24 passengers and three workers to the hospital, told investigators that he blacked out and may …

Utility Finds No Gas Leaks Near Explosion That Destroyed 3 Philadelphia Homes

Utility officials say they found no natural gas leaks in the vicinity of an explosion that left three homes destroyed in a northeast Philadelphia neighborhood and sent five people to hospitals a few hours into the new year. Officials from …

Massachusetts High Court: Policy Terms, Not Common Law, Control in Loss Prevention Cost Claim

In a pollution liability case, the Massachusetts high court has determined that an insurer does not have a common law duty to cover the expenses that a business incurred in its efforts to prevent an imminent covered loss. Salad dressing …

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