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Former Washington NFL Player Denied Workers’ Compensation for Hip

Stuart Anderson, who played linebacker for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders) in the mid-1980s, has lost his bid to collect workers’ compensation medical benefits. Anderson filed clams in 2018 and 2019 seeking benefits …

N.J. High Court to Hear E-Scooter Rider’s Bid for No-Fault Auto Benefits

David Goyco says he was like a bicyclist when he was injured while riding his low-speed electric scooter and hit by a car. Thus, he contends, he is entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits from his auto insurer, Progressive …

Medical Costs for Injured Workers in Delaware Fell During Pandemic: WCRI Study

Changes in the availability of medical services during the pandemic was one of the drivers of Delaware workers’ compensation claims costs in 2020 and 2021. A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that total costs per …

Victim Killed by Falling Mast on Maine Schooner Carrying Tourists Was a Doctor

ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — A woman killed when a mast snapped and toppled onto the deck of a historic sailing vessel that carries tourists off the Maine coast was a physician at the hospital where three other victims were taken …

Families Blame Faulty Vehicle for Ship Fire That Killed Two New Jersey Firefighters

The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship said Friday a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo onto the ship caused the fire. Relatives of Newark firefighters Captains Augusto …

Erie Insurance Appeals Maryland’s Finding that it Engaged in Discriminatory Practices

Erie Insurance Co. is taking its tiff with the Maryland insurance commissioner over the handling of discriminatory practices findings to federal appeals court. The insurer maintains that the Maryland Insurance Administration has not afforded it adequate opportunity to respond to …

Mining Company Employee Killed in Western Pennsylvania Mine Accident

HOLLSOPPLE, Pa. (AP) — A mining company employee was crushed to death in an accident involving a shuttle car in a western Pennsylvania mine, authorities said. LCT Energy said in a statement that the man became trapped between the car …

Jersey Shore Town Sues to Overturn Toxic Waste Settlement Where Childhood Cancer Cases Rose

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore town where childhood cancer cases rose is trying to overturn a settlement between the state and the corporate successor to the company that dumped toxic waste into the water and ground for …

Bankruptcy Judge Denies Survivors’ ‘Hopeless’ Bid to Sue Rockville Diocese Insurers

The judge overseeing the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy has denied a request by the committee representing sexual abuse claimants for permission to sue the church’s insurers, calling the filing a “hopeless” exercise. The committee is protesting that the …

New England Threatened by Another Tropical Storm: Weather Watch

For the second time in less than a month the Canadian Maritimes and the US New England region are facing the risk of another tropical threat. Tropical Storm Philippe, which has spent the last week and half meandering through the …

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