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Conner Strong & Buckelew Acquires Pennsylvania’s Armstrong, Doyle & Carroll

Camden, New Jersey-based insurance brokerage Conner Strong & Buckelew has acquired Wayne, Pennsylvania-based brokerage firm, Armstrong, Doyle & Carroll. In business since the 1950s, Armstrong, Doyle & Carroll is a privately held firm specializing in managing national and local benefit …

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks LGBTQ Order at New York’s Yeshiva University

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a court order that would have forced Yeshiva University to recognize an LGBTQ group as an official campus club. The court acted Friday in a brief order signed by Justice Sonia Sotomayor that indicated …

New York Revises Compensation Fund, Workers’ Compensation Claims for 9/11 Victims

Ahead of the 21st anniversary of 9/11, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed several bills into that that seek to support to 9/11 victims and survivors and their families. This new laws target barriers and delays in the Victim Compensation …

Amica Wins Providence Civic Center Naming Rights Formerly Held by Dunkin’ Donuts

Insurance company Amica has reached a 10-year deal for the naming rights to the downtown Providence arena that for two decades has been known as the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The 14,000-seat facility will now be known as the Amica Mutual …

Virginia Lawmakers Again Fail to Fill Vacancy on Key Regulatory Agency

Virginia lawmakers elected a handful of local judges Wednesday but failed yet again to fill a vacancy on the powerful State Corporation Commission, which regulates a wide range of business interests. The lack of action during the politically divided General …

Vermont Nursing Home Sued Over Racial Abuse Claims

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Vermont nursing home over allegations that it allowed patients to racially abuse Black staff members. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Burlington says the long-term care facility Elderwood …

Adoption Agency Can Deny Services to Unmarried, Gay Couples, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled that New York state could not require a Christian family services agency to provide adoption services to unmarried or same-sex couples. New Hope Family Services in Syracuse professes that it cannot provide adoption services to same-sex …

New York Trial Begins in Bond Insurer Case Over Mortgage-Backed Securities

Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. cannot prove its $2.7 billion case against Bank of America over troubled mortgage-backed securities on evidence that BofA was a “bad actor” before the 2008 financial crisis, an attorney for the bank said on …

More Rainfall Following Downpours Floods Rhode Island Streets, Buildings

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The heavy rain that caused street flooding and forced the closure of major roads in Rhode Island on Labor Day continued on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly 11 inches of rain had fallen in …

Maine Privacy Law Survives Challenge by Internet Service Providers

One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of telecommunication providers has dropped its bid to overturn the Maine standard. Maine created one of the toughest rules in the …

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