East News
News for August 2008
August 29, 2008
- Pittsburgh Professor Gets 3 DUIs in 8 Days
- Upstate New York Factory Worker Dies in Accident
- Connecticut Says Use of Fake Auto Insurance Cards Growing
- Homeless Man Injured in Maryland Building Blaze
August 28, 2008
- New York Workers' Comp Rates to Drop 5 Percent
- Delaware to Add More 24-Hour Traffic Monitoring Cameras
- Residents Approve $6.6M Settlement Over Mass. Paint Factory Explosion
August 27, 2008
- Pennsylvania Woman Gets 63 Months in Insurance-Arson Case
- Pennsylvania Chiropractor Charged in Staged Bus Accident Claims
August 26, 2008
- Bodybuilding Ex-Boston Firefighter Claims 'Extreme' Pain
- More than $400 in Copper Piping Stolen from Delaware Home
- Boy, 14, Crashes Car during New York Joyride, Injuring Mates
August 25, 2008
- New York Freezes Malpractice Insurance Rates
- $6.6 Million Settlement Proposed in Mass. Chemical Explosion
- Pittsburgh Company Probing Whether Death Tied to Recall
August 22, 2008
- New York City Bus Workers File Lawsuit against Diesel Makers
- Pennsylvania County Declared Disaster Area after Fire
- New Jersey Town Settles Lawsuit from Fire That Killed 4
August 21, 2008
- High Car Stacks Blamed in Rhode Island Recycling Yard Fire
- Feds Won't Buy Flood-Prone New Hampshire Homes
- Pennsylvania Policeman Settles Retaliation Suit for $52K
August 20, 2008
- DA: Worker's Torch Started Pennsylvania Apartment Fire
- Rhode Island, Town Reach $20M Deal in Club Fire Suits
- Rhode Island Lead Paint Cleanup Proceeds under DuPont Deal
- New York Man Charged with Giving Alcohol to Cabin Fire Victim
August 19, 2008
- Liberty Mutual Sues New York over Workers' Comp Law Changes
- Study Plots Rising Sea Level in Delaware
- New York Contractor Gets Jail Time For Certificate Fraud
August 18, 2008
- Weather Service: No Tornado after Rare New York City Warning
- Lawyers in Rhode Island Lead Paint Case Argue Court Costs
- Vermont Storms Trigger Disaster Declaration
- Police: Mortgage Woes Led Pennsylvania Men to Arson
- Angelo Joins OneBeacon Professional Partners
August 15, 2008
- Huge Glass Panel Falls 50 Stories in New York, Injures 2
- Man Seriously Injured at D.C. Construction Site
- Campaign Donations Focus of Del. Insurance Commissioner Debate
August 14, 2008
- Mass. Considering Traffic Flaggers Instead of Police at Construction Sites
- Judge: Caesars Atlantic City Discriminated against Men
- New York Flood Insurance Notification Rules Change at Month's End
- Maryland Man Charged for String of Arsons in Baltimore
August 13, 2008
- Connecticut Insurance Dept Recovers $630K for Policyholders
- Pennsylvania Landlord Sued over Fire That Killed 4 Kids
- Upstate New York Swamped by Flooding from Rain Runoff
- Pittsburgh Man Convicted 11th Time for DUI
August 12, 2008
- Storm Damages Closes Delaware Zoo
- Pennsylvania Hands Out $600k in Insurance Fines
- Vermont Bar's License Suspended after Fatal Crash
August 11, 2008
- NASCAR Defends Firing of Former Official Now Suing for Discrimination
- Ex-Lead Paint Firms Seek Reimbursements after R.I. Suit
- New York Arrests 4 for Dumping Car in Lake to Scam Insurer
- Fake Fire Marshals Descend on Rhode Island City
- Maryland Family Displaced After Tree Falls on House
- Former Pennsylvania Firefighter Gets Probation for Arsons
August 8, 2008
- New York Law Increases Penalties for Bribing Crane Inspectors
- Possible Food Contamination Hits 2 New England States
- Asbestos Cleanup at Vermont School to Cost $50K
August 7, 2008
- Two New York City Window Washers Die in Accident
- Connecticut Company Fined $200K for Alleged Safety Hazards
- New Hampshire Church Ready to Reopen after Arson Repairs
- Best, S&P See No Change in Hanover's Ratings on AIX Purchase
August 6, 2008
- N.J. High Court: Annoying Not Harassment
- Rhode Island Arraigns Allegedly Drunkest-Ever Driver
- The Hanover to Acquire AIX Holdings
August 5, 2008
- Delaware Court Rebuffs D&O Insurer on Proportionate Defense Costs
- Delaware Enacts Insurance Laws on Weather Claims, Firefighters, Teens
- Safety Insurance Net Income Steady for Q2 Under New Mass. Auto System
- Two New York Contractors Face Workers' Comp Fraud Charges
August 4, 2008
- Maryland Fire Destroys 19th-Century Church
- N.Y. Showing of Prejudice Before Insurers Disclaim for Late Notice
August 1, 2008