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Boston School Dean Ordered to Pay $10M for Shooting Student

A former dean at a Boston high school known affectionately by students as “Rev” has been ordered by a federal judge to pay more than $10 million in damages to a former student he was convicted of trying to kill …

PCF Acquires Professional Warranty Service of Virginia

Utah-based PCF Insurance Services (PCF) has acquired Professional Warranty Service Corp., a specialty insurance and home warranty company based in Chantilly, Virginia. Founded in 1995, PWSC provides risk management to the new home construction and property management industries. As a …

Renaissance Network Adds Frank Financial Agency of Massachusetts

Dale A. Frank Financial has become a member of Renaissance’s network of New England-based independent agencies. Dale A. Frank Financial is an independent financial services firm in Sunderland, Mass. that offers homeowners, auto, business, and specialty coverage products. Other recent …

Union Mutual Invests in Vermont Solar Project

Union Mutual Insurance Co. recently announced its participation in community-owned solar project under development by the Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op of Middlebury. As the sole Series A member investor, Union Mutual has provided roughly one-third of the capital to construct …

State Farm Alleges $2.6M Auto Insurance Fraud by New Jersey Chiropractors, Doctors

Insurer State Farm is fighting what it says is a fraudulent medical scheme that has been exploiting New Jersey’s personal injury protection (PIP) benefits law since 2014. The insurer is seeking to recover $2.6 million in what it claims are …

Lawsuit Against Massachusetts Police Alleges Wrongful Arrest of Black Man

A suburban Boston police officer who was pursuing a white suspect pinned a 20-year-old Black man to the ground as he was walking home and placed a knee on the man’s neck despite having no evidence that he was involved …

Safety Insurance Cites Q2 Combined Ratio, COVID Claim Court Win

Boston-based Safety Insurance touted a combined ratio of 92.1 and a win in a COVID-19 business interruption court case as highlights for its second quarter. However, second quarter net income was $7.9 million compared to $37.7 million for the comparable …

New Jersey Contractor Arraigned for Worker Death at Poughkeepsie Construction Site

A New Jersey construction company and its principal have been charged with willfully violating federal workplace safety regulations at a Poughkeepsie, New York construction site where a wall collapsed, killing a worker in 2017. Prosecutors allege that the death was …

Workers’ Compensation Pays for Home Modifications. What About a New Home?

Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law authorizes modifications to a home to accommodate an injured employee’s needs. It also may require paying for a new van for a disabled worker. However, does the law go so far as to require an employer …

New Hampshire Motorcycle Crash Trial Hears Drugs, Alcohol Testimony

A substance made when the body breaks down heroin was present a truck driver’s blood just hours after he was involved in a 2019 crash that killed seven motorcyclists, a forensic toxicologist testified this week. The metabolite, referred to as …

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