Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Company to Pay $80K to Settle Harassment Suit
Aug 31 2015 // Mel-K Management Company will pay $80,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal...
Russell Named President, CEO of Ohio Mutual Insurance
Aug 28 2015 // Mark C. Russell has been tapped as the next president and chief executive officer of Ohio Mutual Insurance Group, succeeding the company’s current retiring leader Jim Kennedy. Russell comes to Ohio Mutual from...
Ohio Licenses First Captive Insurance Company
Aug 26 2015 // Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor announced that Imprise Financial PCC Inc. is now licensed as Ohio’s first ‘protected cell’ captive insurance company. Through its protected cells, Imprise Financial will...
Ohio Chiropractor to Plead Guilty to $696K Insurance Fraud
Aug 24 2015 // A suburban Columbus, Ohio, chiropractor has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to defrauding health insurance companies for nearly $700,000. The Columbus Dispatch reports 44-year-old Jeffrey Shope is charged with...
Hardy Named an Assistant Director at Ohio Department of Insurance
Aug 21 2015 // Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor has named Andy Hardy as the assistant director of legislative affairs and communications for the Ohio Department of Insurance. Prior to joining the Ohio Department of Insurance, Hardy was...
Safety Violations at Ohio Chicken Plant Lead to $861K in Fines
Aug 17 2015 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the owners of a northeast Ohio chicken processing plant $861,000 for what the agency says are safety violations that expose workers to the risk of amputation,...
Ohio Company Faces $235K in Fines for Health Violations
Aug 13 2015 // A North Lima, Ohio-based ambulance company faces penalties totaling $235,800 for 14 alleged workplace health and safety violations, according to federal safety officials. The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety...
Ohio Steel Company Fined $162K for Workplace Hazards
Aug 10 2015 // Federal safety officials have proposed penalties totaling $162,400 against an Ohio-based steel manufacturer for exposing workers to workplace hazards. While Republic Steel has made a significant investment in personnel,...
Ohio Land Owners Settle Whirlpool Pollution Lawsuit
Aug 10 2015 // A lawsuit against Whirlpool Corp. has been settled over contaminated land in northern Ohio near where dozens of children were sickened with cancer. The land owners settled their suit earlier this summer — months after...
Ohio Couple Awarded $1.3M for Diesel Pumped into Basement
Aug 5 2015 // A jury has awarded than $1.3 million in damages to a couple whose southern Ohio farmhouse was made inhabitable when a fuel deliverer mistakenly pumped 600 gallons of diesel into their basement. The Ross County jury awarded...
Lightning Blamed for Ohio Gas Station Fuel Tank Explosion
Aug 5 2015 // Investigators say lightning has sparked a fuel tank explosion that left a crater 40 feet wide at an Ohio gas station. The blast and fire in the evening on Aug. 3 prompted a temporary evacuation near the Gas Depot in...
Hundreds of Entities Seek Share of Ohio Rock Salt Settlement
Aug 4 2015 // Hundreds of local governments and other public entities are seeking a share of Ohio’s $11.5 million settlement with two rock salt producers that were accused of conspiring to drive up prices. The state alleged that...
Auto, Homeowners Insurance Rates Rise in Ohio in 2014
Aug 3 2015 // The average rates for the top 10 private passenger auto and homeowner’s insurance groups in Ohio increased 2.6 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively, in 2014. The average rate change for auto insurance is similar...
Businesses Report Losses from Lowering of Ohio’s Buckeye Lake
Jul 29 2015 // More than a dozen businesses near central Ohio’s Buckeye Lake say they’ve lost significant revenue with the water kept low as plans are made to replace a deteriorated dam. The businesses detailed their losses...
Ohio Sees Rise in Auto, Homeowners Insurance Rates in 2014
Jul 23 2015 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor announced that average rates for the top 10 private passenger auto and homeowner’s insurance groups in Ohio increased 2.6 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively, in 2014. The...
Product Malfunction Led to Ohio Fireworks Mishap, Officials Say
Jul 22 2015 // The state fire marshal says an apparent product malfunction led to a fireworks mishap that injured nine people in northeast Ohio. The fire marshal determined that American Fireworks did not break any laws or violate any...
Midwest – People
Jul 20 2015 // Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wis., added Laura J. Hughes as chief marketing officer. She has more than 20 years of experience and an emphasis on the financial services industry. Prior to joining Church...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Begins Overcharge Repayments
Jul 10 2015 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has paid hundreds of millions to state employers overcharged for insurance premiums and has dropped its appeal of a decision that led to the payments. The Ohio Supreme Court...
Stricter Teen Driving Laws Now in Effect in Ohio
Jul 7 2015 // Ohio’s teen drivers under the age of 18 will face tighter restrictions went into effect on July 1, an Ohio insurance trade group reported. According to the Ohio Insurance Institute, the new restrictions focus on...
Ohio Court Rules Parents of Firefighter Can Continue With Suit
Jul 6 2015 // An Ohio court says the parents of a firefighter killed seven years ago can sue the maker of an emergency radio and the homeowners growing marijuana in the basement where a fire started. Colerain Township Fire Department...
