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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires New York’s United Dealer Services

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired United Dealer Services LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Highland Mills, N.Y., United Dealer Services LLC is a retail insurance broker and program administrator. It provides a range of …

Vermont Sues Opioid Drugmaker Over Marketing Practices

Vermont on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against drugmaker Purdue over what it called deceptive marketing of OxyContin and other prescription opioid painkillers that the attorney general says helped lead to the drug crisis in Vermont and around the country. The …

Marijuana Advocates Urge New York to Make It Legal, Affordable

Marijuana advocates told a New York panel considering legalization that it should be affordable and accessible to everyone rather than enriching corporate producers and state tax coffers. Of about 30 people who spoke at the first of 15 “listening sessions” …

Parents of Penn State Hazing Victim Settle with Fraternity

The parents of a Penn State University student who died after a night of hazing and drinking have settled with the national organization of the fraternity he was pledging, their lawyer said. The amount for which Jim and Evelyn Piazza, …

Pryor Cashman Hires Loeber as a Partner in New York City

Pryor Cashman has hired insurance coverage attorney Christopher Loeber to the firm’s New York office to lead the newly-created Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice. With more than 20 years of experience, Loeber joins as a partner, having previously been with …

Concord Specialty Risk Hires Paul in New York

Concord Specialty Risk has hired Rustin I. Paul Esq. as executive vice president of Reps and Warranty Insurance Underwriting, where he will have a leading role in the future of the firm’s Reps and Warranty Insurance practice. Paul will be …

Eleven Aboard Flight from Dubai Hospitalized in Apparent Flu Outbreak

Eleven people on an Emirates airline flight were taken to a New York City hospital suffering flu-like symptoms on Wednesday after scores of passengers and crew complained of feeling sick during a 14-hour trip from the Middle East, officials said. …

East Coast Warned Hurricane Florence May Visit Next Week

As the remains of Tropical Storm Gordon soak the Mississippi Valley, forecasters are tracking a major hurricane deep in the Atlantic Ocean that could threaten the U.S. East Coast next week. Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm with winds of …

Plane from Dubai Held at New York Airport; 100 Passengers Reported Ill

As many as 100 passengers and crew reported feeling ill on Wednesday during an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York, and health workers were evaluating them as the airplane sat on the tarmac of JFK International Airport, authorities said. …

Massachusetts Attorney General Releases Report on Protecting Workers

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has released an annual Labor Day report to describe her office’s efforts to combat wage theft and other forms of worker exploitation. The report, “Protecting Massachusetts Workers,” was released Monday. The office’s fair labor division …

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