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Couple Staged Half Million Dollar Fraud Against Theater Nonprofit, Insurer Claims

May 21 2024 // Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. is suing a Connecticut couple the insurer alleges defrauded its insured, a Florida theater nonprofit, by using the organization’s checking and credit card accounts for more than a...

King Insurance Acquires Marcus Agency in Connecticut

May 16 2024 // Florida-based King Insurance Partners announced it has acquired Marcus Insurance, an independent agency based in Wethersfield, Connecticut. The terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1941, Marcus Insurance is a family-run...

Connecticut Establishes Fund for Fallen Police Officers’ Survivors

May 16 2024 // Connecticut has established a Fallen Officer Fund, which will provide $100,000 to the surviving family members or beneficiaries of any Connecticut local or state police officer killed in the line of duty or who sustained...

4 Killed in Yet Another Wrong-Way Highway Crash in Connecticut

May 13 2024 // A driver going the wrong way on Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway crashed head-on into a minivan early Thursday, killing all four people in the vehicles and closing one side of the highway for nearly seven hours, state...

Slain Visiting Nurse’s Husband Sues Employer, Alleging It Ignored Safety Concerns

May 8 2024 // The husband of a Connecticut visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday, alleging her employer repeatedly ignored workers’ safety concerns about...

Crews Demolish Connecticut I-95 Overpass Damaged During Fuel Truck Inferno

May 7 2024 // A bridge damaged in a fiery crash that kept Interstate 95 in Connecticut closed Thursday and Friday has been demolished.A live camera operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation on Saturday showed excavators...

Medical Marijuana Law Does Not Impair Employers’ Right to Drug-Free Workplace

May 6 2024 // A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace.The Connecticut Appellate Court on March 19 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a nonprofit...

Probe Into Death of Nurse on Home Visit Alleges Employer Failed to Protect Workers

May 3 2024 // A home health care company failed to protect a visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist at a Connecticut halfway house and should be fined about $161,000, federal workplace safety...

Connecticut Weighs Wide-Ranging Bill to Regulate AI. But Its Fate Is Uncertain.

May 1 2024 // The Connecticut Senate recently pressed ahead with one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm, including manufactured...

Driver Charged in Fiery Crash That Shut Connecticut Highway Bridge

Apr 29 2024 // A man accused of causing a fiery crash that shut down a major Connecticut highway bridge and killed a fuel delivery truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide, police said Thursday.State police said Reginald...

Connecticut M&A Advisor Agrees to Pay $1.5M to Settle Data Breach Class Action

Apr 26 2024 // Merritt Healthcare Advisors, a Connecticut mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm for healthcare practices, has agreed to a $1.525 million settlement of a class action stemming from a 2022 data breach.The money...

‘It’s in the Mail’ Is Not Good Enough to Protest Workers’ Compensation Claim

Apr 25 2024 // A Connecticut employer lost its right to contest a workers’ compensation claim because although it mailed its notice to the workers’ compensation law judge within the 28 day statutory period, the judge did not...

Grand Jury Indicts ‘Hole in Won’ Owner on Prize Insurance Fraud Charges

Apr 10 2024 // A federal grand jury in Connecticut returned a six-count indictment charging a Norwalk, Connecticut business owner with fraud offenses related to his operation of a prize insurance business.According to the officials,...

No State Charges for Connecticut Troopers Cited in False Ticket Data Probe

Apr 9 2024 // Six state troopers and a constable who may have falsified data about traffic stops won’t face state criminal charges, Connecticut’s top prosecutor said Friday.Chief State’s Attorney Patrick...

East Coast 4.8 Earthquake Causes Disruption But No Injuries or Sweeping Damage

Apr 7 2024 // An unusual East Coast earthquake shook millions of people from New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers to rural New England on Friday, causing no widespread damage but startling an area unaccustomed to temblors.The U.S....

Medical Marijuana Law Does Not Impair Employers’ Right to Drug-Free Workplace

Mar 22 2024 // A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace.The Connecticut Appellate Court on March 19 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a nonprofit...

How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background Part 1: Alabama through Georgia

Mar 19 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Insurance licenses can be hard to get and keep, even for those with the most pristine backgrounds. So, what’s an insurance producer to do if they find themselves...

Connecticut Weighs Ban on Legacy Admissions at Private and Public Colleges

Mar 18 2024 // Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University.A bill was advanced to the...

Connecticut State University Dormitory Fire Displaces 60 Students

Mar 8 2024 // A dormitory fire Monday at Central Connecticut State University is forcing 60 students into temporary housing, the university said. The started around 6 p.m. on the first floor of F. Don James Hall, the university said....

Connecticut Residents Sue Kimberly-Clark Over PFAS Use That Firm Denies

Mar 6 2024 // Some of manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s neighbors in New Milford, Connecticut believe the paper goods manufacturer has contaminated their soil and drinking water with PFAS chemicals.Three of them have filed a...