Michigan Court Opening Door to More Slip-And-Fall Cases July 6, 2021 By Ed White The Michigan Supreme Court is chipping away at a longstanding legal doctrine that makes it tough to win slip-and-fall lawsuits...
4 Hospitalized in Iowa Adventureland Park Accident July 6, 2021 Four people were hospitalized after a raft overturned Saturday on a ride at Adventureland Park. Six people were on a...
Mom of Toddler Who Died After Missouri Clinic Visit Awarded $1.8M July 6, 2021 The family of a toddler who died just three hours after being misdiagnosed at a Branson, Mo., urgent care clinic...
Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Sued in Alleged Snooping of Nude Patient Photos July 6, 2021 Mayo Clinic has been sued by three female patients who say a former surgery resident viewed nude photographs of them...
Ohio Governor Says Fines to Remain for Pandemic Rule-Breaking Businesses July 2, 2021 By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Refunding fines to Ohio businesses cited for violating public health orders during the coronavirus pandemic would send a “horrible” message...
Company Defends Use of Toxic Chemicals to Fight Illinois Plant Fire July 2, 2021 By John Flesher A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire defended its use of firefighting foam containing...
OSHA Cites Missouri Grain Facility $215K Following Dust Explosion That Severely Injured Worker July 2, 2021 OSHA has cited a Missouri grain-handling facility for one willful and six serious safety violations, and proposed penalties of $215,525....
People Moves: Omaha National in Nebraska Announces Two New Hires, Promotion July 2, 2021 Omaha National Insurance Company has added Jim Hempel as general counsel and David Bird vice president, accounting. Additionally, Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston...
Clergy Sex Abuse in Iowa Was ‘Overwhelming’ But Now Rare, Report Says July 1, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley Roman Catholic priests sexually abused minors across Iowa for decades while church leaders covered it up, but reforms implemented in...
Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses June 30, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by designating them...