Declarations
Brady in court “At that moment I wasn’t sure what was happening, if that was normal or not normal.” New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady testifying that he watched his mentor, Charlie Weis, move in and out of consciousness after …
The Hanover Searches for New CFO
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. announced that Edward J. Parry III, The Hanover’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, has resigned his positions and plans to leave the company, effective June 15, 2007. A search for his successor is …
Malpractice Suit by Former Pats’ Coach Ends in Mistrial
A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis’ medical malpractice lawsuit after a juror collapsed and several doctors — including the two defendants — rushed to his aid. The juror, an older man, began moaning as …
Vt. Surgeon Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million
A federal court jury ordered a Brattleboro, Vt. surgeon to pay $1.1 million to a Massachusetts man who lost part of his leg after a burn on his toe became infected. The jury ruled on Monday after a five-day trial …
N.J. Civil Union Law Goes Into Effect
Hundreds of gay couples received the same legal protections as married couples early Monday when a law took effect to make New Jersey the third U.S. state to offer civil unions. The civil unions — which offer the legal benefits …
WKF&C Adds Insurance Agents’ Professional Liability Coverage
WKF&C Agency, Inc. has expanded its professional liability facility to include coverage for insurance agents and brokers. The nationwide managing general agency for excess and surplus lines said the coverage, written by underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, would be available …
Patrick Administration Holds Hearing Today on Mass. Assigned Risk Plan
There is another public hearing today in Boston on a proposed assigned risk plan for the Massachusetts auto insurance system, a plan that has been in the works and the subject of multiple hearings since 2003. Last month, the Gov. …
Agents Urge Mass. to Scrap Assigned Risk Plan
Massachusetts insurance agents today urged the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick to halt the implementation of a proposed auto insurance assigned risk plan begun by his predecessor, Mitt Romney. Implementation of the Massachusetts Assigned Insurance Plan (MAIP) was ordered in …
West has highest number of “unacceptable” levees
Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans Flood was a wakeup call to the nation on the vulnerability of the nation’s levee systems. So after completing its notification of levee owners, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the locations …
Risky levees in 27 states could trigger flood insurance mandate
The Army Corps of Engineers reported that 122 levees from Rhode Island to California are at risk of failing, potentially affecting thousands of people and requiring millions of dollars in repairs. According to Butch Kinerney of the Federal Emergency Manage-ment …
