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Proposed Class Action Alleges Liberty Mutual Website Violates Pennsylvania Law

Liberty Mutual Insurance is the target of a proposed class action alleging that the company uses spyware on its website that violates Pennsylvania’s electronic surveillance law. The suit claims the company uses “session replay” spyware, namely Clicktale and Datadog, to …

New Jersey Sues Town That Defied Ban on Repairing Eroded Beach

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A sand storm at the Jersey shore is escalating. New Jersey is suing a coastal town that repaired beach erosion from a fall storm in defiance of a state order not to do so. And …

Maine Catholic Church Hit With More Sex Abuse Claims Under Revised Law

Four people in Maine have filed lawsuits with claims that they were sexually abused by Catholic priests as children. Three men sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland on Thursday in Cumberland County Superior Court. The men allege they were …

Appeals Court Allows New York to Keep Enforcing New Gun Law

A federal appeals court panel said New York can continue enforcing a new state law banning guns from “sensitive” places like parks and theaters while the judges consider a legal challenge. The temporary stay from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court …

Germany’s BASF to Restore Polluted Superfund Site in New Jersey

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The German chemical company BASF will restore damaged natural resources at a notorious Superfund site where decades or pollution and illegal dumping caused vast contamination of the environment, New Jersey officials said Monday. The state …

Foggy Conditions, Low Altitude Cited in Report on Plane Crash into Power Lines

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — A small plane that crashed into a Maryland electricity transmission tower last month was flying below minimum altitudes while approaching an airport in foggy nighttime conditions, according to a preliminary report on the crash. The pilot …

Insurer Liable for COVID Shutdown of Tina Turner Play, New York Appellate Court Rules

Producers of a Broadway play based on the life of pop star Tina Turner, which was shut down because of COVID-19, may pursue its business-interruption claim despite a communicable disease exclusion in the policy, a New York appellate court ruled. …

Vermont to Offer Voluntary Paid Leave for State Workers Before Private Program

The state of Vermont is going to begin offering paid family and medical leave to its 8,000 employees next summer as part of a voluntary program that in following years will be expanded to private businesses and individuals, Gov. Phil …

New York’s Marenco Agency Joins Renaissance Network

Marenco Insurance Agency has joined the Renaissance independent insurance agency network in New York. The family-owned property/casualty agency, founded in 1961, is located in New Rochelle, New York. It also serves clients in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Florida. Renaissance offers …

Pawtucket Settles Candidates’ Free Speech Claims Over Political Sign Restriction

The city of Pawtucket is lifting restrictions on political campaign signs under a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, officials said Tuesday. The ACLU filed suit in July on behalf of two Democratic candidates for the …

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