Latest Michigan Headlines
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Insurance Quantified Acquires Michigan’s Groundspeed Analytics
Jun 22 2023 // Insurance Quantified, a commercial P&C underwriting technology provider, announced it has acquired Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Groundspeed Analytics, an ingestion and data solutions provider for the commercial P&C...
Michigan State Students Wounded in Shooting Take Steps Toward Lawsuit
Jun 14 2023 // EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Two students who were among eight killed or wounded in a winter shooting at Michigan State University are taking steps toward suing the school. Attorneys for Nate Statly and Troy Forbush,...
Braidwood v Becerra and Its Impact on Preventive Service Access
Jun 14 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Since Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, it’s faced many challenges, and the newest comes from a court case recently decided by a judge in...
Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Give Sex Abuse Victims More Time to Sue
Jun 9 2023 // LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue for damages as the state again looks to overhaul laws following multiple...
Michigan Wildfire Fully Contained
Jun 8 2023 // GRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan wildfire that’s burned more than 3 square miles (7.7 square kilometers) amid hot, dry conditions is now fully contained, the state Department of Natural Resources said...
Michigan Wildfire Sparked by Campfire on Private Land
Jun 5 2023 // GRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan wildfire that’s burned more than 3 square miles (7.7 square km) amid hot, dry conditions was sparked by a campfire, the state Department of Natural Resources said...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Michigan’s Morris Insurance Group
Jun 1 2023 // World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Morris Insurance Group, Inc. of Clinton Township and Rochester, Michigan on April 1, 2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Morris was...
Special Report: How U.S. Doctors Buy Their Way Out of Trouble
May 24 2023 // When federal enforcers alleged in 2015 that New York surgeon Feng Qin had performed scores of medically unnecessary cardiac procedures on elderly patients, they decided not to pursue a time-consuming criminal...
Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge Cleared as Safe After Being Hit by Crane
May 23 2023 // ST. IGNACE, Mich. (AP) – A crane being towed on a barge hit the main span of the Mackinac Bridge, although an official says inspectors found no significant damage to the span linking the Michigan’s lower and...
Wisconsin Tribe Asks Court to Shut Down Oil Pipeline
May 19 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline the tribe says is at immediate risk of being...
BP Subsidiary to Pay Record $40M Penalty Over Lake Michigan Refinery Pollution Violations
May 19 2023 // A BP subsidiary will pay a $40 million penalty and install technology to control releases of benzene and other contaminants at its Whiting oil refinery on the Indiana shoreline of Lake Michigan, Biden administration...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Morris Insurance Group in Michigan
May 18 2023 // World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Morris Insurance Group Inc. of Clinton Township and Rochester, Michigan Morris is an insurance agency providing personal insurance, commercial insurance and health...
Families Affected by Michigan School Shooting Win Key Decision in Lawsuit
May 17 2023 // A group of families won a key court victory in an effort to pin some responsibility on a Michigan school district for a shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded in 2021. The families can pursue claims...
4 Killed in Michigan When SUV Crashes Into Highway Bridge Pier
May 16 2023 // An SUV slammed into a bridge pier along an interstate highway in Detroit, throwing four young men from the vehicle and killing them, state police said. The GMC Yukon was going fast when it hit the pier around 8 p.m. Sunday...
Michigan Attorney General Charges 6 With Criminal Enterprise Targeting Accident Victims
May 12 2023 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Director Anita Fox from the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced a criminal enterprise and related charges against. six individuals who are accused of...
Michigan Paper Mill With Fungal Infections Outbreak Reopens
May 12 2023 // ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) – A northern Michigan paper mill has resumed operations after closing for three weeks to deal with an unusual outbreak of fungal infections. The Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba reopened Monday,...
Two Workers at Michigan Plant Hurt After One Falls Into Lye
May 8 2023 // GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – Two workers were being treated for chemical burns Friday after one fell into a vat at a Grand Rapids electroplating plant, authorities said. The Grand Rapids Fire Department was sent on a...
Michigan Baby Formula Manufacturer Sued for Disability Discrimination
May 4 2023 // Mead Johnson & Company, a manufacturer of baby formula, violated federal law at its Zeeland, Michigan facility by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal...
EEOC Sues Michigan Hospital for Religious Discrimination
May 1 2023 // Mercy Health St. Mary’s, a Grand Rapids hospital and member of the Trinity Health system, violated federal law when it failed to provide a religious accommodation to an applicant and declined to hire him because of...
Federal Authorities File Charges in Michigan Over Diesel Engine Tampering
Apr 27 2023 // GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – Federal authorities in Michigan filed charges Wednesday against nine people in a scheme to defeat air-pollution rules by tampering with software and hardware in heavy-duty diesel...
