New Jersey’s workers’ compensation insurance premiums will drop by roughly 1 percent in 2009, saving the state’s employers an estimated $33 million. “There are a number of factors that affect workers compensation premium costs,” Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner …
A Connecticut woman has filed a racketeering lawsuit accusing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich of conspiring to cover up sexual abuse of children by priests. The woman is known only as Jane Doe in the lawsuit pending in U.S. …
Connecticut’s Department of Environmental Protection will launch a broad study on the safety of artificial turf playing fields, officials said. Debate has been ongoing in Connecticut and nationwide over whether recycled crumb rubber used to cushion the fields endangers children …
A southeastern Pennsylvania city is facing a series of fires that police say were deliberately set. State Police Fire Marshal John Clifford says during a seven-hour period that began at 9:35 p.m. New Year’s Day, there were three arsons in …
A settlement has been reached in a fatal crash in Westmore that killed two teenagers five years ago and pitted the parents of the driver and the teens against each other. The settlement amount was not disclosed in federal court …
The owner of a now-demolished southern Illinois hotel has agreed to pay $30,000 as part of a settlement with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan over asbestos that she says was improperly removed. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency halted demolition of …
The ripple effect from Bernard Madoff ‘s Ponzi scheme will inevitably flow across the Atlantic concludes an article on the Lloyd’s web site (www.lloyds.com). For many years Madoff’s fund paid high returns, and became a sought-after investment vehicle. However, instead …