Communities across the eastern United States were clearing away downed trees and power lines Tuesday after severe storms killed at least two people, damaged homes, cut electricity to more than 1.1 million homes and businesses, and canceled or delayed thousands …
The estate of a Maryland man who, along with one of his children, was killed in a fire in his home is not entitled to all of the proceeds from the fire insurance policy because the homeowner still had a …
The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned a trial court and ruled that municipalities and government agencies are not entitled to qualified immunity for negligent operation of emergency vehicles. In a case involving a car accident caused by a Bloomfield police …
NEW YORK (AP) __ As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of steel debris onto a busy Manhattan thoroughfare Wednesday, the owner and operator of the failed crane are facing scrutiny over past safety …
DOVER, Del. (AP) __ A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a Delaware hospital system performed an autopsy on a 16-week-old fetus despite the parents refusing to give their consent. Superior Court Judge Patricia Winston denied a …
The Catholic Diocese of Rochester and sexual abuse survivors have reached settlements with additional insurers on amounts available to cover abuse claims, bringing the total fund now available to survivor claimants to $126.35 million. The latest settlements are with insurers …
The owner of a Massachusetts physical therapy clinic who defrauded 24 auto insurers by submitting largely bogus treatment claims was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison and ordered to pay $7,383,756 in restitution. Gyulnara Bayryshova, the 57-year-old owner of …
NEW YORK (AP) — A towering construction crane caught fire high above the West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday morning, causing its long arm to snap off, smash against a nearby building and plummet to the street as people ran …
The collapse of a New York City garage in April was caused by the negligence of the owners of the building, according to State Farm, which is suing them to recover $1.5 million in payments to the garage’s customers who …
A jury’s $2.8 million punitive damage award against an insurance agency and broker that tried to poach a competitor’s staff and book of business was not excessive even though it was more than 10 times the total amount of compensatory …