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News for December 2008
December 31, 2008
- Fatalities on New Hampshire Roads up in 2008
- Officials Say Wrong Fuel Caused Philadelphia Fire
- In Vermont, Flooding Threat Wanes
- Delaware Law Requires Sale of Only Fire-Safe Cigarettes
December 30, 2008
- Falling Ice Hits Child in Parked Car in New Hampshire
- Connecticut Creates Online Service to Verify Workers' Comp Coverage
- Explosion Levels Long Island House; No Injuries
- Maine Ferry Company Fire Investigated
- Unattended Candle Blamed for Newark Apartment Fire
December 29, 2008
- New York Giant Burress Fumbles Insurance on $140K Mercedes
- Worker Dies after Falling from Pittsburgh Condo
- Connecticut Jury Awards $197K for 'Horse Teeth'
- Economic Link Suspected in Maine Arson Fires
- New Hampshire Attorney General Warns of Auto Insurance Scam
December 23, 2008
- Insurers Adding Resources to Speed Recovery from Northeast Storms
- NYC's Personal-Injury Payouts Rose in Fiscal Year 2008
December 22, 2008
- Ex-Beacon Mutual VP Faces New Rhode Island Indictment
- Investigators: New York Biker Bought Insurance after Crashing
- Former Pennsylvania Chiropractor to Serve 4 Years for Fraud
December 19, 2008
- Explosion at Massachusetts House Kills 1
- Company to Pay $16M in Fatal Big Dig Collapse
- Vermont Jury Awards $3.6M to Victim in Priest Sex Abuse Case
- Motorcycle Work May Have Led to Fatal Pennsylvania Fire
December 18, 2008
December 17, 2008
- Delaware Gets $197K in Mattel Settlement over Lead in Toys
- New York's Top Court Rejects Liability Claim against Tobacco Firms
- Ex-New Jersey Politician Sentenced to Prison for Insurance Fraud
- Insurer Agrees to Pay Settlement with Fired Hartford Housing Chief
December 16, 2008
- Insurance Tax Increase among New York Governor's Budget Proposals
- Panel to Hear Appeal in Maryland Mine Collapse
- Seven Sentenced in New York for $1M Insurance Fraud Scheme
December 15, 2008
- Study Shows Illness near Vermont Asbestos Mine
- Pennsylvania Hospitals, Docs Sue over Malpractice Fund
- New York Woman Charged with $31K Workers' Comp Fraud
December 12, 2008
- Court Rules New Jersey Couple Can Sue Ford over Accident
- New York City Construction Worker Injured by Concrete
- Cleanup Agreement Reached for Massachusetts Landfill
- A.M. Best Lowers Outlook for The Hingham Group
December 11, 2008
- Connecticut Taxis Have Unusually High Crash Rates
- Massachusetts Doctors' Group Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit
- PURE to Offer Personal Lines Coverage in Connecticut
December 10, 2008
- New York Insurers Object to $140M in 'Back-Door Taxes'
- Maine Mercury Cleanup at Issue in Federal Ruling
- 3,000 Tickets Issued During Virginia Road Safety Crackdown
- Medical Malpractice Screening under Scrutiny in New Hampshire
December 9, 2008
- Massachusetts Companies Settle with OSHA in Worker's Death
- Father of Ex.-Governor Spitzer Loses $1.3M Bias Suit
- Maryland Fire Destroys Large Apartment Building
December 8, 2008
- Rhode Island Top Court to Hear Arguments in Club Fire Case
- Vermont Workers' Comp Rates Likely to Go Down
- Pennsylvania Mother Sues Crocs over Son's Escalator Injury
- Bus Driver Injured after Crash with Wild Turkey
- Connecticut Town Settles Lawsuit over Suspect's Death
December 5, 2008
- Family of New Yorker Trampled at Wal-Mart Sues Retailer
- Thief-Trapping Bait Car Donated by Allstate Coming to New York Suburb
December 4, 2008
- Rhode Island Senate Proposes Crack Down on Drunken Driving
- New Delaware Insurance Commissioner Names Transition Team
- Massachusetts Diocese Pays $4.5M for Abuse Claims
December 3, 2008
- New York and French Regulators Sign Cooperation Agreement
- Mass. Court: Professional Liability Policy Excludes Document Theft
- Relatives of Nun Killed by Falling Closet Sue New York County
- Virginia Says Road Fatalities Declined from Last Thanksgiving
- Philadelphia Food Workers Claim Bias, Sue for $200M
- Connecticut Family Reaches $2.3M Settlement in Drunken Driving Case
December 2, 2008
- Woman Falls into Construction Ditch in Maryland
- Vehicle Fatalities in Maine Down So Far For Year
- Feds: Rhode Island Not Doing Enough to Fight Drunk Driving
December 1, 2008