Federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit accusing a Virginia company of illegally taking and selling service members’ vehicles. The lawsuit filed Friday accuses Steve’s Towing of Virginia Beach of illegally seizing and selling vehicles belonging to seven service members, including …
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the first state high court ruling on the question, has sided with an insurer and an insurance agency in finding that the Covid-19 losses claimed by three restaurants were not “direct physical loss of …
National insurance agency The Hilb Group reports it has acquired Vermont-based Paige & Campbell, Inc., and its subsidiary the Taylor Palmer Agency in Bradford, expanding the company’s growing presence throughout New England. Based in Barre, Vermont – with additional offices …
A federal judge has given final approval to a $34 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against a plastics company over toxic chemical contamination of soil and groundwater in a southern Vermont community. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation will pay $26.2 …
The New York Times sued an anti-immigration author for the cost of defending itself against defamation in the first lawsuit of its kind under New York’s recently expanded “anti-SLAPP” law to protect critical speech. The company is seeking unspecified fees …
The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, and the committee representing about 300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse have reached an $87.5 million settlement that will establish a trust to compensate the survivors. The trust will be funded by the …
The NFL’s Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter sent Monday to the U.S Federal Trade Commission. The 19-page letter — including testimony, emails and other documents — came as a response to the U.S. House …
It was the snakebite story shared around the globe. At least that’s how it felt to Rachel Myrick, who was bitten by a poisonous snake more than 41/2 years ago in the foyer of a Spotsylvania County restaurant. The “crazy …
Risk Strategies Adds to Private Client Services Team Boston-based specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies announced two hires in its Private Client Services practice. Tim deRosa has joined as chief operating officer, Private Client Services, and Eric Massi as senior vice …
Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21, Gov. Phil Murphy said. “This is a historic step in our work to create a new cannabis industry,” said Murphy, who made the announcement via …
