The financial toll from tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities has risen dramatically. The state’s Division of Insurance estimated Thursday that residents have filed 8,200 insurance claims totaling $140 million for damage caused by the June 1 tornadoes, …
The family of a 4-year-old Massachusetts boy who died after falling from a mall escalator has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Mark DiBona of Dudley died March 12 after falling from a second-floor escalator in a Sears store at the …
Homeowners in western Massachusetts have filed $90 million in insurance claims for damage caused by deadly tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities last week, state officials said Tuesday. The state Division of Insurance estimate is the largest in …
Insurers USAA and NGM Insurance Co. will return a combined $3.4 Million to Massachusetts motorcycle policyholders as part of a settlement with state officials. Attorney General Martha Coakley said that 9,500 checks have been sent to motorcyclists statewide by 12 …
A Dunkin’ Donuts employee mistakenly put sugar rather than artificial sweetener into a diabetic woman’s coffee, triggering a reaction that sent the woman to the hospital, according to a civil lawsuit filed Thursday in Philadelphia. Danielle Jordan became dizzy, disoriented …
Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says that more than 4,000 people have completed online training to become certified crowd managers in nightclubs. Coan said the certifications are mandated under a state law that took effect this month. The law …
Emergency management officials are asking Massachusetts residents and business owners to let the state know about damage sustained in last week’s tornadoes. The information will be collected to assess the magnitude of the damage and assist in determining whether the …
Residents of 19 small communities in central and western Massachusetts were left to deal with widespread damage this week, after at least two late-afternoon tornadoes shocked emergency officials and residents more accustomed to dealing with snow and bone-chilling cold than …
A Massachusetts jury has found that Phillip Morris Inc. was not responsible for the death of a longtime smoker whose family claimed the company’s cigarettes could have been made safer. The Worcester Superior Court jury returned its verdict Thursday after …
Central Massachusetts-based William Palumbo Insurance Agency has named William “Bill” S. Shields leader of its construction risk division. A veteran of the construction industry, Shields began his career at Modern Continental Construction Co. as corporate risk manager. He most recently …
