COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state’s product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation, a decision that …
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with Ryan Companies US Inc. to resolve allegations that the federal contractor’s employees faced sexual harassment, a hostile work …
ALKEME announced the acquisition of Relion Insurance Solutions, one of Iowa’s largest insurance agencies with over 140 years of history serving Iowa and surrounding areas. Relion Insurance Solutions, formed through the merger of two of Iowa’s largest independent agencies in …
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is urging residents to review their auto, home, and renters’ insurance policies to ensure they fully understand their coverage and have a plan to pay policy deductibles in the event of …
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four women who accused Curtis Hill of drunkenly groping them at a bar when he was Indiana’s attorney general dropped their civil lawsuit against him hours before jury selection was set to begin on Monday. The women …
An Iowa woman pled guilty to one count of presenting false information to an insurer over an alleged fraudulent injury at a casino, following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Tonya Weber, age 35, of Marshalltown, pled …
J. Scott Penny, chief acquisitions officer of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), and David Dybdahl and Cynthia Statz, owners of American Risk Management Resources Network, LLC (“ARMR”), announced that a Bridge Specialty Group company and subsidiary of Brown & Brown, …
U.S. Department of Labor inspectors found a Cleveland, Ohio bakeware manufacturer failed to prevent two workers from suffering injuries that resulted in amputations, incidents that could have been avoided with proper safety measures. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
Private equity-backed snack producer Hearthside Food Solutions has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end an investigation by Illinois authorities into allegations the business used child labor at facilities in the state. Hearthside, which filed for bankruptcy last month, has …
The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that employers should see a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in 2025, marking the fourth straight year of decreased rates. The projected rate reduction is based off preliminary figures collected by …
