October 6, 2022
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by employees of the Massachusetts veterans’ home at the center of a devastating COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 who said their constitutional rights were violated because they were forced to work in “inhumane …
October 5, 2022
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said his office has filed criminal charges against 19 individuals and 13 separate businesses for alleged motor vehicle “title washing.” Prosecutors allege the businesses and individuals coordinated to purchase totaled vehicles, falsify inspection information, and …
October 5, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by the Connecticut State Police Union in its challenge of a police accountability law that allows public disclosure of certain state trooper personnel files and internal investigation reports. At …
October 5, 2022
A New York state task force created after a 2018 limo crash that killed 20 people issued a safety report with recommendations including equipping the vehicles with side impact protection devices and taking them off the roads after a certain …
October 4, 2022
The Hilb Group reports that it acquired New York-based Abatelli Insurance Agency on Sept. 1, further expanding its presence in the tri-state area. Based in Whitestone, New York, Abatelli Insurance Agency is a third-generation family-run business that has served the …
October 4, 2022
A claims adjuster working for Columbia Gas has been indicted in connection with stealing more than $28,000 and the identities of four victims of a 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced. Lashaunda Studaway, of Jackson, …
October 4, 2022
FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) –The son of a 77-year-old man who died after sustaining injuries during a traffic stop in Virginia earlier this year has filed a $6 million lawsuit that alleges the deputies involved in his father’s arrest used …
October 3, 2022
A New York doctor last week pled guilty to performing unnecessary surgeries as part of a scheme by doctors and lawyers to obtain insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents, according to federal prosecutors. A litigation funding company …
October 3, 2022
After watching days of testimony that included the parents of slain children breaking down on the witness stand, a Connecticut jury soon will have the difficult task of coming up with a dollar amount that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should …
October 3, 2022
A funeral home operator accused of leaving bodies unattended without refrigeration must pay $5.5 million to the daughter of a man whose body lay decomposing for up to two weeks. The jury’s award on Friday marked the conclusion of the …