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Day Camp Operator in Massachusetts Blames Benjamin Moore Stain for Fire

A company that runs a day camp for kids in Massachusetts is blaming Benjamin Moore for a fire on its property, alleging that the manufacturer’s stain products caused materials to combust. According to the complaint filed in federal court in …

Court Says Federal Law Preempts, Tosses New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety

A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of failing to adequately protect thousands of workers at two New York City facilities against COVID-19. The Appellate Division in Manhattan said …

Two Barges Break Free in Flooding, Float Down the Potomac

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Two construction barges broke free from their moorings amid flooding on the Potomac River over the weekend and floated downstream before being snagged by underwater materials, a National Park Service official said. The larger barge carrying …

Video Gives More Detail on Collapse of Pittsburgh Bridge

Video footage from a bus of the bridge collapse in Pittsburgh this year shows one end of the structure had already fallen when an expansion joint at the other end was pulling apart, federal investigators said Thursday. The National Transportation …

High Hazard Dams in New Hampshire Growing in Number

The number of dams in in New Hampshire most at risk of failing has increased 51% in the past three years, according to an Associated Press analysis. The state saw its numbers of high hazard dams in either poor or …

U.S. Labor Board Accuses Starbucks in Buffalo of Retaliatory Firings

Starbucks Corp. violated federal law by firing, threatening, and carrying out surveillance on union activists in New York, U.S. labor board prosecutors alleged in a complaint. The agency’s Buffalo regional director said in a filing Friday that the company illegally …

Exclusion Left Off Declarations Page Ruled Unenforceable ‘Hidden Trap’ in New Jersey

A three-judge New Jersey Superior Court appellate panel has ruled that an intra-family liability exclusion in a Travelers (St. Paul) auto insurance policy amounts to a “hidden pitfall” and is unenforceable because it was not cited on the policy’s declarations …

New York City to Settle Lawsuit Over Wrongful Murder Conviction for $10.5M

New York City will pay $10.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who spent 24 years in prison on a murder conviction that was overturned after a witness who had placed him at the …

Vermont Financial Services Regulator Pieciak Announces Run for State Treasurer

Vermont’s former chief financial services regulator, Mike Pieciak, announced last Friday that he is running to be state treasurer. Pieciak made the announcement in Montpelier just days after stepping down from his post as commissioner of the Department of Financial …

People Moves: A.I.M. Mutual Picks Landers as New President, CEO

New England workers’ compensation specialist A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies has named Daniel A. Landers as president and chief executive officer. Landers succeeds Michael E. Standing, who passed away in October. Landers brings 30 years of workers’ compensation insurance experience to …

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