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Bath Iron Works Rigger Suffers Serious Injury in Workplace Accident

A Bath Iron Works shipbuilder is recovering after being “critically injured” in a workplace accident in Bath, Maine, according to the Machinists Union Local S6. Neither the company nor the union would provide specifics on the extent of the worker’s …

Family of Maryland Football Player Who Died Gets Settlement

After a two-year-long process, a family will be awarded a $3.5 million settlement from Maryland after their son, Jordan McNair, died during a university football practice. The Board of Public Works voted unanimously during a meeting Wednesday to approve the …

Lawsuit Over 2017 Connecticut Training Flight Crash Is Settled

The sister of a student pilot who died in a small plane crash in Connecticut in 2017 has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against the flight school she accused of failing to maintain the aircraft. Terms of the settlement over the …

Judge to Rule on Maine Property Boundary Dispute

A Maine judge will hear arguments in a property boundary dispute that resulted in a Dover-Foxcroft garage being cut in half last year. Gabriel Brawn removed half of the building that he believed was on his land using a Sawzall …

Court Rules New Jersey Transit Due $300M in Sandy Damage Coverage

New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that New Jersey Transit has the right to an additional $300 million in insurance coverage based on damage it sustained during Superstorm Sandy. The ruling upheld a lower court’s decision that rejected the claims …

Vermont Man Charged in Eight Arsons Arrested by Federal Agents

A Stowe man charged in eight arsons that police say caused more than $1.5 million in damage to the resort community has been arrested by federal agents. Jeffrey Nolan, 62, made his initial appearance in federal court on Monday on …

Saxe Doernberger & Vita Promotes Clifford, Johnson to Of Counsel

Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. (SDV) has promoted associate attorneys Brian J. Clifford and Kelly A. Johnson to of counsel. Clifford, resident in the firm’s Connecticut office, has represented clients on a range of coverage and litigation matters, including advising …

GEICO Loses Appeal that Sought Coverage From Another Insurer for Lamborghini Crash

In a dispute between two insurers, a federal appellate court ruled that GEICO is solely liable for the cost of replacing a Lamborghini worth more than $100,000 that was totaled in a collision with another vehicle. A panel of the …

Parents of Maryland Teen Who Died in Class File Lawsuit

The parents of an autistic Maryland teenager who died in class after choking on a glove have filed a lawsuit against school officials, saying negligence led to their son’s death. Bryan and Tanya Levy, the parents of 17-year-old Bowen Levy, …

Beacon Mutual Names Hanover’s Tumeinski as Chief Financial Officer

The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company has named Gregg Tumeinski as chief financial officer (CFO). Tumeinski will succeed Cynthia Lawlor, who is retiring after more than 28 years at the Rhode Island workers’ compensation insurer. As CFO at Beacon, Tumeinski will …

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