The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has informed Springfield (Massachusetts) Public Schools that the district’s data has been breached as a result of the recent cyberattack that closed schools last week. The breach appears to include staff and student information. …
An auto insurer in Massachusetts can withhold medical payments (MedPay) benefits to insureds whose medical expenses have been paid by their primary health insurer. The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld Commerce Insurance Co.’s denial of MedPay benefits in accordance with …
A late-filed workers’ compensation claim can be considered valid where the lateness is due to the identity of the claimant’s employer being concealed from her. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) has upheld a deputy commissioner’s ruling that found an …
Where were you on September 11, 2001, when you heard that at 8:46 a.m. a hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) in Manhattan? And that minutes later hijackers crashed United …
Public school students in Springfield, Massachusetts have been told they can return to their schools on Monday, September 14 after the schools were closed on Tuesday due to a cyber incident. According to Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and school officials, …
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a racketeering lawsuit by ride-sharing firm Uber against several injury law firms, doctors and pain clinics alleging they conspired to extract inflated auto insurance claims payments through staged accidents, unnecessary surgeries and …
After six years of civil and criminal charges and proceedings, online shopping company eBay and several former executives will pay a total of $55.7 million to settle claims over a relentless cyberstalking and harassment campaign targeting a Massachusetts couple. In …
The city of Baltimore and about 11 private entities including dockworkers and small businesses should not be allowed to collect for any economic losses from the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge in 2024, the owner and manager of the Dali …
Just days before the civil trial on claims against the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali was to begin, Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine settled wrongful death suits with the families of the six construction workers killed when …
The state of New Hampshire is getting tougher with drivers using smartphones or other electronic devices while driving. Gov. Kelly Ayotte has signed into law a measure that hikes the financial penalties and adds license suspension for repeat offenses involving …