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Mass. judge throws book at injury case perjurer

Worcester (Massachusetts) Superior Court Judge Francis Fecteau has sentenced a Templeton man to two and one-half years for committing perjury in a workers’ compensation claim proceeding at the Department of Industrial Accidents. The judge also ordered the man to read …

OneBeacon Completes Headquarters Move to Boston Suburb of Canton

OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. has officially relocated its headquarters from 1 Beacon Street in downtown Boston to the nearby suburb of Canton, Mass. According to the company, the 280,000 square-foot facility brings together more than 1,000 employees who formerly worked …

Developing federal issue

The idea of a federal catastrophe program has been getting mixed reaction in Washington. The Bush Administration and key Republicans including Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., have outright opposed the idea, which has among its supporters the Republican governor of Florida, …

Editor’s Note: Developing federal issue

The idea of a federal catastrophe program has been getting mixed reaction in Washington. The Bush Administration and key Republicans including Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., have outright opposed the idea, which has among its supporters the Republican governor of Florida, …

Mass. judge throws book at injury case perjurer

Worcester (Massachusetts) Superior Court Judge Francis Fecteau has sentenced a Templeton man to two and one-half years for committing perjury in a workers’ compensation claim proceeding at the Department of Industrial Accidents. The judge also ordered the man to read …

Majority of medical malpractice claims close without payment

The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported. BJS conducted a study of medical malpractice …

Mass. Ruling Gives New Hope to Advocates of Auto Assigned Risk Plan

Whether Massachusetts will implement an assigned risk plan for its private passenger auto market was considered a dead issue when in January the incoming Patrick administration suspended rules to create one, but now the administration has signaled that the idea …

U.S. House Passes Bill Granting Shareholders Vote on Executive Pay

The U.S House of Representatives today passed by a vote of 269 to134 legislation to allow shareholders of public companies to approve or disapprove of a company’s executive compensation plans. H.R. 1257, the “Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act,” will …

Tornado Losses in N.J., Conn., Ohio Could Top Those of Great Plains States

Most people associate tornado activity with the “Tornado Alley” of the Great Plains states. While this is true in terms of the sheer numbers of tornadoes and losses, surprisingly, catastrophe modeling shows that New Jersey tops the list of the …

Educating Public is Next Challenge for Mass. Health Care Experiment

For the past year, those working on the Massachusetts landmark health care law have labored largely out of the limelight, drafting new regulations and enrolling the state’s poorest citizens in new subsidized health insurance programs. Come May 1, the law …