An insurer has been upheld in its denial of coverage in a first ruling on Covid-19 business interruption insurance by a New York appellate court. The appeals court upheld a New York county court—and said it agreed with various other …
Lawmakers in Maine have made a move toward banning pesticides that contain long-lasting chemicals. The proposal would ban distribution of pesticides with intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances by 2030. The Maine House of Representatives approved the ban Thursday, the …
Global insurance broker Hub International has acquired the assets of Marketing Management Associates, Inc. of Landover, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Marketing Management Associates is a commercial and personal lines insurance agency. The Marketing Management Associates team …
A Maine jury has sided with a media company in a lawsuit over newspaper stories about sex abuse allegations involving a former police captain. The case stemmed from articles that were published in the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier seven years …
Big oil firms totally failed to make a federal case in their defense of a lawsuit seeking to hold them accountable for damages caused by climate change. The city of Baltimore won its fight to have its climate change lawsuit …
Alex Jones was questioned Wednesday by lawyers for families of Sandy Hook victims in Connecticut, where a judge had ordered the Infowars host to face mounting fines until he appeared for a deposition. Relatives of some of the 20 children …
Maryland lawmakers passed a measure last week to create a paid family leave program, sending the legislation to Gov. Larry Hogan. The bill, approved by supermajority votes by Democrats who control the legislature, would enable workers to take up to …
Workers’ compensation costs for employers in Pennsylvania are going down for the sixth straight year. Acting Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys approved a loss-cost filing, including a 6.25% reduction in loss costs, which should lead to lower premiums for many Pennsylvania …
A New York man who spent nearly 40 years trying to clear his name after a jury tainted by antisemitism wrongfully convicted him of arson has finally been vindicated. Lawyers for Barry Jacobson — who were helped in their efforts …
New Hampshire released an expanded list Tuesday of police officers who it determined may have credibility concerns due to a range of infractions from excessive force to lying. The list of 174 officers, released following legislation passed last year, aims …
