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Connecticut Establishes Fund for Fallen Police Officers’ Survivors

Connecticut has established a Fallen Officer Fund, which will provide $100,000 to the surviving family members or beneficiaries of any Connecticut local or state police officer killed in the line of duty or who sustained injuries that were the direct …

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Occurred After Ship Lost Power Multiple Times

The container ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March lost power multiple times on both the day of the fatal accident and the day before, according to a preliminary report. The Dali, which sails under the …

High Court: E-Scooter Rider Hit by Car Not Eligible for No-Fault PIP Benefits

A man injured when he was hit by a car while he was operating a low speed Segway electric scooter is not entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits under New Jersey’s no-fault auto insurance law, the state’s Supreme Court …

Exxon Is Hit With $726 Million Verdict Over Benzene and Cancer

A jury in Philadelphia found Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for $725.5 million in damages due a former mechanic who claimed its petroleum products exposed him to benzene that caused his cancer, according to his lawyers. The jury found that the …

Most of 15 Million Bees Saved After Bee-Laden Truck Crashes

A tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million honey bees to be used to pollinate blueberry fields crashed and overturned on Interstate 95, officials in Clinton, Maine said. The driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution Thursday night while first …

Gay Employees Sue New York City for Withholding IVF Coverage

A former New York City assistant district attorney and his husband are suing the city, claiming its health plan discriminates against gay male couples by denying them coverage of in vitro fertilization benefits. The city plan’s definition of “infertile” violates …

Truck Driver Who Fatally Struck 3 Pennsylvania Highway Workers Fell Asleep at Wheel

A truck driver fell asleep at the wheel before striking a construction vehicle and killing three workers on the shoulder of a Pennsylvania highway in April, authorities said Friday. Pennsylvania State Police said the 24-year-old driver from Roxbury, Massachusetts fell …

Massachusetts Faces Off Against Uber, Lyft in Trial Over Status of Gig Workers

Uber Technologies and Lyft are set to face trial on Monday in a U.S. lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general alleging the ride-share companies misclassified their drivers as independent contractors rather than more costly employees. The non-jury trial in Boston comes …

American Coastal to Sell Interboro to Forza Holdings, Completing Personal Lines Exit

American Coastal Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­ Corp. (ACIC) has agreed to sell its subsidiary Interboro Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­ Co., a New York domiciled insurer, to Forza Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­ Holdings, a Houston-based firm that funds insurance organizations serving coastal property owners. Forza will expand its coastal coverage …

4 Killed in Yet Another Wrong-Way Highway Crash in Connecticut

A driver going the wrong way on Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway crashed head-on into a minivan early Thursday, killing all four people in the vehicles and closing one side of the highway for nearly seven hours, state police said. State police …

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