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GEICO Charges New York Pharmacy, Medical Clinics With $3.7M in Prescription Fraud

Insurance company GEICO has filed suit against a New York pharmacy and five medical clinics and their owners alleging they perpetrated a fraudulent scheme under the New York no-fault auto insurance system by submitting more than $3.7 million in fraudulent …

Police in Massachusetts Town Move Quickly, Recover 16 Stolen Vehicles in 36 Hours

Auburn, Massachusetts police report they recovered 16 cars within 36 hours of them being stolen from a local auto rental business. Three Boston men have been charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle and other charges. All of the vehicles …

Maryland’s Workers’ Compensation Bars Non-Dependent Child’s Wrongful Death Claim

A non-dependent adult child whose father died on the job does not have a right to bring a wrongful death claim against her late father’s employer, the Maryland Appellate Court has ruled. The appeals court affirmed a circuit court that …

Defense Expert at New York Trump Trial Testifies He Sees No Evidence of Fraud

Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial last Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor`s testimony that backed him up. With testimony winding down …

Maury, Donnelly & Parr Acquires Maryland Agency

Baltimore-based insurance agency Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc. has acquired another Maryland agency, Wetzel & Lanzi, Inc. Wetzel & Lanzi is a family-owned, independent insurance agency located in Lutherville-Timonium. Since 1974, W&L has offered personal insurance coverage as well as …

New York Fines Dental Insurer $400K Over Data Breach

New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $400,000 from dental insurance provider Healthplex, Inc. for failing to properly protect the personal and medical information of New Yorkers. Healthplex, a Long Island-based company, had inadequate data security practices that made …

NRA to Have Surprising Defender in Supreme Court Free Speech Case: the ACLU

In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, the National Rifle Association will be represented by frequent nemesis the American Civil Liberties Union in an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. The New York-based civil liberties group confirmed Saturday that …

New York College Faces Students’ Lawsuit Over Abuse by Ex-Con Who Lived on Campus

Two former students are suing Sarah Lawrence College, arguing the New York school failed to protect them from Lawrence “Larry” Ray as the ex- convict moved into his daughter’s housing on campus and began grooming her friends for abuse. The …

Patriot Growth Adds Connecticut Benefits Firm

Pennsylvania-based Patriot Growth Insurance Services reports it has acquired Blueprint Benefit Advisors of Hamden, Connecticut. Blueprint provides employee benefits, human resource support, benefits technology, and compliance services. This deal expands Patriot’s footprint in the New England region, which currently consists …

Police Officer and Utility Worker Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash at Work Site

A pickup truck driver in a suburb of Boston is accused of crashing into a police officer and a utility employee at a work site, killing them, then pulling a knife on another officer before stealing his cruiser and crashing, …

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