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Virginia to Get $1.8M for Tropical Storm Michael Repairs

Virginia will receive $1.8 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for electrical distribution repairs as a result of damages caused by Tropical Storm Michael. The grant will be used to reimburse communities for the actions they took in the …

Retiring Delaware Justice Strine Was Influential in Shareholder Cases

Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court Leo Strine will retire in the next few months, Governor John Carney announced on Monday, a leadership change in the court system that decides disputes for more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies. …

New York DFS Superintendent Lacewell Announces New Executive Appointments

New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell has announced new executive appointments. Steven F. Kluger has been appointed executive deputy superintendent for Capital Markets, James V. Regalbuto has been promoted to deputy superintendent for Insurance – …

Fireworks Blamed for Blaze that Damaged Roof of a Massachusetts Town Hall

Authorities are blaming misfired fireworks for starting a blaze that damaged the town hall in a Boston suburb. Firefighters in Randolph say the small fire broke out around 10 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after the town completed its annual Independence Day …

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York Sues Insurers Over Future Abuse Claims

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has sued more than two dozen insurance companies, seeking to compel them to cover claims filed by people who say they were abused by clerics. Church officials anticipate that numerous alleged abuse victims …

Maryland Agency Outlines Response to Cybersecurity Incident

The Maryland Department of Labor has started notifying about 78,000 customers about potential unauthorized activity in two of its database systems. The department said Friday that while some personally identifiable information may have been accessed without authorization, an investigation by …

New York’s SterlingRisk Insurance Hires Rosu as Senior Program Underwriter

SterlingRisk Insurance, a Woodbury, N.Y.-based, independently owned insurance brokerage, has hired Taryn Rosu as senior program underwriter. In this role, Rosu will handle new business and renewals for the Combined Real Estate Purchasing Enterprise (CREPE), a risk purchasing group that …

SOBC DARAG Acquires Vermont’s Innovative Physicians Solutions RRG

SOBC DARAG has acquired Innovative Physicians Solutions RRG (IPS) in full, effective July 1, 2019, after receiving approval from the Vermont Department of Financial Services for the transaction. Mark Tabler, the current chief operating officer of IPS, will transfer to …

Manhattan Jury Awards Nearly $60M to Ex-Student Burned in Class

A former high school student disfigured by a chemistry experiment was awarded nearly $60 million Monday by a jury that had heard him testify that the fireball left him in unbearable pain and feeling like he was “hopelessly burning alive.” …

New Jersey Framing Contractor Cited for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Navy Contractors Inc. for exposing employees to fall hazards at a work site in Lakewood, N.J. The company faces $84,183 in penalties for repeat and serious safety …

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