East News for May 2021
- Robinhood Cannot Block Massachusetts Securities Regulators’ Case, Judge Rules
- Pennsylvania Drops Legal Action Against Restaurants Over Pandemic
- New Hampshire Sex Abuse Class-Action Suit Tossed, Individual Claims Stand
- Woman in Racist Central Park Confrontation Sues Employer Over Firing
- Penn. Court Says Tavern Entitled to Business Income Coverage for COVID-19 Losses
- Lawsuit Dismissed in Death of Woman Buried in Maryland Beach Sand
- Pennsylvania Lawmakers Now Hold Fate of Regulations Waived Amid Pandemic
- Fire Displaces 50 People from Delaware Apartment Complex
- Phase One of Autonomous Corridor Project Begins in Maryland City
- Maine Lawmaker Sued Over Trees Cut Down on Neighbors’ Land
- People Moves: Hub Hires Howard; Prime to Starkweather & Shepley; The Hilb Group Adds Grant
- Worker Falls to Death at Queens Building Under Construction
- To Protect a Community from Climate Change, New York is Elevating a Park
- Delaware Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in $2M Fraud Plot
- Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced to Jail for Filing False Auto Insurance Claims
- Vermont Law Restricts Sale of Products Containing PFAS
- Student Blamed for Cyber Attack on Massachusetts School’s Network
- Staffers Allege that Employer Ignored COVID Precautions in Massachusetts
- As One New Jersey Forest Fire is Contained, a Second Starts
- Lawsuits Over University of Delaware COVID-19 Shutdown Can Proceed
- Ex-Gynecologist in Virginia Gets 59 Years on Fraud Conviction
- Element Risk Management Acquires Pennsylvania’s Smith Insurance
- Brooklyn Landlord Charged in Deadly Fire Started by Space Heater
- Explosion Damages New Hampshire House Under Construction, Worker Burned
- Several Injured in Gas Explosion in Baltimore County
- People Moves: Lockton Hires Haraden, MLMIC Names Schoppmann CEO
- Forest Fire Consumes Hundreds of Acres in Southern New Jersey
- Parties in Connecticut Class-Action Lead Suit to Give Settlement Details
- Supreme Court Backs Energy Firms Against Baltimore on Legal Issue in Climate Case
- Ex-Bank Official in Massachusetts Gets Year in Prison for $1.5M Embezzlement
- Meetings to Be Held on Status of PFAS Chemicals in New Hampshire Communities
- New Vermont Law Waives Time Limit for Physical Abuse Suits
- High Street Insurance Partners Acquires Paladin, Richardi-Demola Insurance Agencies
- Massachusetts Health Boards Overwhelmed, Unready to Protect Workers
- New York to Set Workplace Safety Standards for Airborne Diseases
- Connecticut Offering $280M to Nursing Homes to Avoid Strikes
- Mitchell | Genex | Coventry Agrees to Acquire QualCare Alliance Networks
- NJM Insurance Adds BOP, Commercial Excess, Umbrella Coverage in New Jersey
- Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ John P. Riley Insurance
- Blind Teen Alleges Rhode Island Eatery Violated Her Rights
- Maine Paper Mill That Was Site of Explosion Sues Inspection Firm
- People Moves: MEMIC Names Three to Leadership Roles; USG Hires Starr
- Connecticut Utilities Face Steep Fines for Storm Failures
- Massachusetts Sues Marketing Firm for Role in Opioid Crisis
- Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of Ion Insurance Corporation
- New Hampshire Security Firm Says It’s Not At Fault for Woman’s Death
- Tornado That Struck Chesapeake Bay’s Western Shore Damaged Houses
- Alera Group Acquires Employee Benefits Division of Lamb Insurance Services
- Pennsylvania Takes Next Step to Start Carbon Emissions Caps in 2022
- New Hampshire Bill Would Make Employers Pay for Any Required COVID-19 Test
- Maine One of Latest States to Enact NAIC-Inspired Insurance Data Security Act
- Gallagher Bassett Services Acquires Total Safety Consulting and Its Affiliates
- Ex-Maryland Volunteer Firefighters Indicted on Arson Charges
- AssuredPartners Acquires Massachusetts’ Lehrer & Madden Insurance Agency
- Pennsylvania Contact Tracing Breach Impacts Private Info of 72K People
- Connecticut Officials Mull Utility Fines Over Storm Response
- People Moves: Towne’s Skinner, RT Specialty’s Reynolds Promoted; Buckle Hires Two
- Federal Grant to Bolster Merrimack River Against Floods, Pollution
- AM Best Upgrades Union Mutual Rating to Excellent with Stable Outlook
- USI Insurance Services Acquires Northwest Insurance Service’s Insurance Business
- Baltimore County to Pay $1.1M to Settle Church’s Religious Bias Claims
- Fire at Rehoboth Beach Restaurant Causes $500K Damages
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