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Court Revives Retaliation Claim by Syracuse University Student Who Reported Sexual Assault

Syracuse University must face a claim by a female student who alleges school officials retaliated against her after she filed a sexual assault complaint against a male athlete. A federal district court in September 2022 dismissed Jane Doe’s deliberate indifference, …

Democrats Preserve Majority With Win in Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race

Democrat Dan McCaffery won an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court in Tuesday’s general election, preserving a strong Democratic majority on a panel that has produced several critical election-related rulings in the presidential battleground state. The seven-member bench, which will …

Judge Trims U.S. Lawsuit Accusing Drug Distributor of Fueling Opioid Epidemic

A federal judge on Monday pared back a U.S. government lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic by failing to report hundreds of thousands of suspicious orders of prescription painkillers. U.S. District …

Virginia Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Wildfires

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency to assist firefighter response efforts on two wildfires around the state due to dry conditions and high winds. Two fires—the Quaker Run Fire in Madison County and the Tuggles Gap …

Frederick Mutual Exiting Personal Lines; Signs Renewal Deal With Farmers of Salem

Frederick Mutual, which is exiting the personal lines market and focusing strictly on commercial lines in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions, has reached a renewal rights agreement with another insurer for the bulk of its personal lines business. Beginning January …

Gallagher to Buy Evans Bank Insurance Operations in Western New York for $40 Million

Western New York’s Evans Bancorp, Inc. has agreed to sell its insurance agency operation, The Evans Agency, to global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for $40 million. The net gain on sale, on an after-tax basis, is expected …

Liberty Brokers Acquires Massabni Insurance in Maryland

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers continues its growth with the acquisition of Massabni Insurance & Financial, a veteran and family-owned agency in Hyattsville, Maryland. The deal was made in partnership with Liberty Boudreau Insurance Services of Owings, Maryland. Massabni Insurance …

Baltimore Officers’ Fatal Shooting of Armed Man Under Investigation

The Maryland attorney general is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred in Baltimore on the afternoon. of November 7 According to the state, officers with the Baltimore police department fatally shot an armed man in 2600 block of Wilkens …

People Moves: Keller, Lynn Join MEMIC; Berisha, Vandermyde Join Rokstone Marine; Rossi Heads Flood Committee

Keller, Lynn Join MEMIC Express Team MEMIC, headquartered in Portland, Maine, hired E.K. Keller as express business segment leader in the Eastern region and Keith Lynn as production underwriter in the company’s Southeast territory. Keller began his insurance career in …

Honeycomb Insurance, Using Tech to Bypass Property Inspections, Expands to Virginia

Honeycomb Insurance, a which says its technology eliminates the need for physical property inspections, has won regulator approval to write policies in Virginia. The company, which began operating in 2021, writes in 15 states, including North Carolina, Pennsyslvania and New …

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