February 24, 2020
Police in Vermont’s largest city have arrested a man accused of setting a series of fires that caused about $74,000 in damage. Robert Barbin, 57, is facing charges of arson and reckless endangerment. Burlington police say he ignited a fire …
February 24, 2020
Vermont’s attorney general announced a settlement with three of the state’s nursing homes over allegations of neglect that resulted in serious injuries to three residents and the death of a fourth. The settlement with the three Genesis Healthcare subsidiary-operated nursing …
February 24, 2020
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Delaware’s largest city involving deaths and injuries of firefighters who responded to an arson. The lawsuit sought to hold Wilmington officials liable for the deaths of three firefighters and serious injuries suffered …
February 21, 2020
Massachusetts’ new hands-free driving law takes effect this Sunday, February 23rd. The law, signed by Governor Charlie Baker in November, is intended to reduce the number of distracted driving injuries and deaths in the state. It imposes penalties enforced by …
February 21, 2020
A mortgage company staffer who created hundreds of fraudulent wire transfers to steal roughly $2 million from the firm has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison. Dilcia Mercedes of Camden, N.J., will also have to serve three …
February 21, 2020
A lawsuit has been settled between Virginia Tech and a former student who was accused of overseeing a ceremony that violated the school’s hazing policy. The federal lawsuit filed last month “has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of both …
February 21, 2020
New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro has announced the arrest and arraignment of an Oswego County court stenographer who routinely added zeros to billing invoices to insurance carrier clients over the course of several years, resulting in her alleged …
February 21, 2020
SterlingRisk Insurance, a Woodbury, N.Y.-based independently owned insurance brokerage, has hired Kaitlin Friedman as alternative market leader. A licensed property and casualty insurance broker, Friedman also provides wholesale support to the SterlingRisk Programs Department. Much of Friedman’s experience centers on …
February 20, 2020
Fast-food chain Wendy’s has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations that it violated child labor laws by having teenage employees at dozens of Massachusetts restaurants work later and longer than allowed, the state attorney general’s office announced Tuesday. The …
February 20, 2020
J.E.D. Insurance & Financial Service Agency recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. The full-service agency specializes in home, automobile, life and business insurance. J.E.D. Insurance is located in the …