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Coast Guard Blames Pilot for Cargo Ship Grounding in Chesapeake Bay in March

A Coast Guard investigation into the grounding in March of a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay faulted the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway, saying he relied too much on one piece of equipment to navigate …

Cosby, NBC, Studio Face New Sex Abuse Lawsuit Under New York’s Filing Extension

Five women who have long accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them early in their careers have filed the latest lawsuit against the 85-year-old comedian — and this one calls NBCUniversal, a studio and a production company complicit in the …

Report Blasts Virginia School System’s Handling of Sexual Assaults

A special grand jury convened at the request of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued a scathing report against a northern Virginia school system accusing it of mishandling a student who sexually assaulted classmates at two different high schools last …

Virginia Court Reverses, Rules for Single Limit in GEICO Uninsured/Underinsured Case

An auto insurance policy that includes coverage for both uninsured and underinsured motorists does not require the insurer to pay the policy limits twice, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled. The high court reversed a ruling by a Richmond city judge …

Two Killed in Explosion at Virginia Welding Business

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Two people were killed Monday when a storage tank exploded at a Virginia welding business, a fire official said. Firefighters responded to Neptune Welding on Virginia Beach Boulevard just after 11 a.m., news outlets reported. …

Workers’ Comp Board Upheld in Banning Chiropractor Accused in Kickback Probe

The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board acted within its authority when it barred a chiropractor accused of taking kickbacks from treating injured workers, a state appellate court ruled Thursday. The Third Department of the Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal …

Massachusetts Settles With Walmart Over Workers’ Compensation Drug Prices

Retail pharmacy Walmart, Inc. has agreed to pay $500,000 to Massachusetts after allegedly failing to follow the state’s prescription pricing procedures designed to keep costs down in the workers’ compensation insurance system, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. As a result …

Union Bay Acquires Pennsylvania’s LaBrozzi Insurance

Union Bay Acquisition, an aggregator of insurance agencies agent based in Princeton, New Jersey, has acquired LaBrozzi Insurance Group, Inc. of Bradford, Pennsylvania. Terms were not disclosed. Debra LaBrozzi is the founder of LaBrozzi Insurance Group, which offers home, auto, …

Maine Jury Awards Ex-Trooper $300,000 in Whistleblower Case

A jury in Maine awarded a now-retired state trooper $300,000 Friday after finding that the state police retaliated against him when he raised concerns about the agency’s intelligence gathering work. George Loder, 53, filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that he …

Parents of Gunman in Deadly Pennsylvania State Trooper Shooting Settle Suit

The parents of a gunman who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago in an ambush of a police barracks have settled a lawsuit that accused them of partial responsibility for the attack. Tiffany Dickson, …

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