A federal jury in New Hampshire has awarded $21 million to a woman blinded and scarred by a prescription drug she took for shoulder pain. Karen Bartlett, 51, of Plaistow suffered extreme burns to her skin, mucus membranes and eyes …
K&K Insurance, based in Ft. Wayne, Ind., named Todd Bixler president and CEO. Bixler joined K&K Insurance in 1986 as controller, responsible for financial reporting and accounting operations. His subsequent positions of increasing responsibility with K&K included chief financial officer, …
Risk modelers say Hurricane Earl caused very minimal damage as it passed by the East Coast and agents in the hardest hit area of the United States, the Outer Banks of North Carolina, say they have been receiving few claims. …
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is set to expire on Sept. 30, just as the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season reaches its height. The House has already passed an extension, while a Senate panel is slated to hear a bill …
It’s a scenario that plays out in countless grocery stores, convenience stores, even restaurants and fast food chains, around the country. A person slips on the floor and a lawsuit springs up seemingly before the plaintiff even hits the ground. …
David J. Firstenberg is joining Greenville, South Carolina-based trucking insurer Canal Insurance Co. as president and chief executive officer. Firstenberg succeeds John Pollock, who has served as interim CEO since the retirement of Charles M. Timmons, Jr. in December 2009. …
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The family of a former Massachusetts student who received electric shocks at a special needs school has agreed to receive $65,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming the treatment was inhumane and violated the student’s civil rights. The privately operated Judge …
Insurance network Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services said three New England agencies have joined its ranks. The new agencies are New Haven, Connecticut-based Abbate Insurance Associates Inc., Norwood, Massachusetts-based Lydon & Murphy Insurance and Turner Falls, Massachusetts-based A.H. Rist Insurance Agency. …
A federal judge has ruled that a social services agency that wanted to open a group home for recovering drug addicts in Framingham can move forward with its lawsuit against the town. Judge Douglas Woodlock on Thursday denied a motion …
