All the headlines from our Pennsylvania Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 11 2017 // A Pennsylvania man has sued a Chinese buffet where he contends his two young children’s mouths and throats were burned by caustic lye in their apple juice cups.Star Buffet & Grill manager Steve Weng tells LNP...
Sep 8 2017 // Membership of the independent insurance agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania recently held elections for volunteer and leadership positions, with terms that began Sept. 1.Larry Wilson of S.T....
Sep 7 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired insurance brokerage Cornerstone Professional Liability Consultants. Terms of the deal are undisclosed.Based in...
Sep 5 2017 // An employee at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation granted driving privileges to more than 30 people without requiring them to show proper documents or take driving tests under a bribery scheme that netted...
Sep 4 2017 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has selected Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller to lead the state’s Department of Human Services, effective Aug. 21.He simultaneously announced in an email to state employees that Jessica...
Sep 4 2017 // Crews encountered air brake problems before a 178-car freight train derailed in Pennsylvania in early August, causing hazardous material to ignite and forcing nearby residents to evacuate, federal investigators said.The...
Aug 31 2017 // A.M. Best has revised its outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” for Harrisburg, Penn.-based Eastern Atlantic...
Aug 31 2017 // State police say two contractors working on a pipe in an underground pit at a western Pennsylvania power plant were killed when the pipe ruptured, filling the pit with sludge.Police say four other workers above the pit...
Aug 25 2017 // A man who was among dozens of people injured when a commuter train crashed at a suburban Philadelphia terminal is suing the rail company, claiming the train also blew past a previous station before the accident. Passenger...
Aug 24 2017 // A number of Philadelphia-area law firms are setting up practices to serve the cannabis industry despite concerns of an uncertain future.Many of the city’s biggest law firms – including Duane Morris, Fox...
Aug 23 2017 // A commuter train crashed into a parked train at a suburban Philadelphia terminal early Tuesday morning, injuring dozens of passengers and the train’s operator, a transit spokeswoman said.None of the 42 people hurt in...
Aug 23 2017 // Crews encountered air brake problems before a 178-car freight train derailed in Pennsylvania earlier this month, causing hazardous material to ignite and forcing nearby residents to evacuate, federal investigators said.The...
Aug 22 2017 // A fire chief says a Pennsylvania lumber mill fire took 1.5 million gallons of water to douse, though no workers were hurt in the blaze and only one firefighter suffered a minor injury. Lawn Volunteer Fire Chief Daniel...
Aug 22 2017 // Venture Programs, a national insurance program administrator based in West Chester, Penn., has added Brian Rawlings as senior underwriter to support FITLIFE, its new program for fitness, wellness and spa services.As senior...
Aug 21 2017 // Residents were allowed to return to the homes they were forced to leave after a train derailment and resulting fires in their small Pennsylvania town occurred August 2, authorities said.Tests on air quality led the...
Aug 21 2017 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller issued a letter to federal Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price detailing the urgent need for stability in the individual health insurance market as...
Aug 18 2017 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has selected Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller to lead the state’s Department of Human Services, effective August 21.He simultaneously announced in an email to state employees that...
Aug 18 2017 // A lawsuit claims a suburban Philadelphia woman got an extra topping on her Chick-fil-A sandwich: a dead rodent.Ellen Manfalouti sued in Bucks County Court over the tiny rodent she claims was baked into the bottom bun of...
Aug 17 2017 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has created a global Contingency and Sports Personal Accident (PA) team and appointed Jonathan Cole as head Contingency and Sports PA, effective immediately.Cole will be responsible for...
Aug 16 2017 // The last of the evacuated residents of a small Pennsylvania town were finally able to return to their homes one week after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire.CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle...