Latest Michigan Headlines
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Western Michigan Wheat Field Fires Prompt Arson Probe
Jul 14 2021 // A series of wheat field fires in western Michigan prompted an arson investigation, authorities said. Two fires were reported recently just outside the village of Waldron, according to the Hillsdale Daily News. The first...
Michigan’s Top Court Eyeing Liability in Snowmobile Crashes
Jul 8 2021 // The Michigan Supreme Court is looking at a pair of cases that involve possible liability against the state in crashes involving snowmobiles. The issue is whether a snowmobile and a utility vehicle should be considered...
Michigan Court Opening Door to More Slip-And-Fall Cases
Jul 6 2021 // The Michigan Supreme Court is chipping away at a longstanding legal doctrine that makes it tough to win slip-and-fall lawsuits in the state. Donna Livings needed three surgeries after falling in an icy lot as she tried to...
Michigan Reminds Insurers: ‘Zero-Dollar Claim’ Is Not a Loss
Jul 5 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators in a June 15 bulletin reminded property/casualty insurance companies that relying on a “zero-dollar claim” in their insureds’ loss history is not allowed. In Bulletin...
Severe Storms, Flooding in Michigan; Tornadoes in Indiana
Jun 28 2021 // Residents in the Detroit area were cleaning up June 27 after flooding in the area overloaded sewer systems, damaged homes and knocked out power for thousands. Bags of trash lined neighborhood streets in suburban Grosse...
Michigan Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Clients’ Money
Jun 25 2021 // A Muskegon insurance agent charged with fraud and embezzling his clients’ money has pleaded guilty, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS)...
Michigan to Insurers: Zero-Dollar Claim Is Not a Loss
Jun 16 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators are reminding property/casualty insurers that relying on “zero-dollar claim” in their insureds’ loss history is not allowed. In Bulletin 2021-27-INS, issued by Michigan...
Michigan Grocery to Pay $30K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
Jun 2 2021 // A Michigan grocery store chain denied employee a reasonable accommodation and demoted him due to disability, federal authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Meijer Inc., a grocery...
Michigan’s Top Court: Utility Not Liable in Tree Trimmer’s Death
Jun 2 2021 // A city-owned utility in Traverse City, Michigan, can’t be held responsible for the death of a tree trimmer who had contact with a power line. The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Zachary...
New Fee Schedule Could Limit Care for Michigan Crash Victims, Providers Say
Jun 1 2021 // Courtnie Bush, 16, was never supposed to wake up again, much less smile, stand and walk after she was in a car crash in December. Her mom Jenna said what Courtnie accomplished since then is nothing short of a miracle and...
Michigan’s AF Group, Waypoint Partner on Assumed Reinsurance
Jun 1 2021 // Lansing, Mich.-based specialty insurance provider, AF Group, is entering the assumed reinsurance marketplace through a new partnership with Waypoint Underwriting Management. Waypoint is a proven expert in reinsurance risk...
Michigan Companies Cited After Worker Deaths at Ohio Power Plant
May 27 2021 // Two Michigan companies face nearly $200,000 in combined proposed penalties after two workers were killed in the collapse at an Ohio power plant. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that Killen Power...
State Police: Traffic Crash Fatalities in Michigan Up in 2020
May 27 2021 // Nearly 100 more people died in traffic crashes in Michigan last year than in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the state police. The state police Criminal Justice Information Center said on May 26 that 1,083...
Michigan Doctor Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud
May 26 2021 // A West Bloomfield, Mich., physician has been charged with insurance fraud and dispensing prescriptions without a license, the state attorney general’s office reported. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has...
Fire Site in UP Michigan Town Being Treated as a Crime Scene
May 25 2021 // State and federal authorities are pitching in as investigators try to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed three buildings in the historic downtown of an Upper Peninsula village. Investigators in Calumet were...
Michigan Property Owners Win Key Court Ruling in Failed Dams Lawsuit
May 23 2021 // Property owners near dams that failed in the Midland area won a key decision in lawsuits against the state. Judge Cynthia Stephens said the lawsuits can go forward, rejecting a request to dismiss by the Department of...
After Breaches, Michigan Lawmakers Propose $500M to Repair Dams
May 21 2021 // Michigan lawmakers have proposed spending $500 million to repair aging dams a year after a hydroelectric dam failed to hold back floodwaters in the Midland area, causing more than $250 million in damage, draining lakes and...
Attorney: Michigan Flood Victims May Have to Wait for Accountability
May 19 2021 // A lawsuit that accuses the state of Michigan of failing to regulate and enforce safety regulations on a dam that failed, causing an estimated $200 million in damages and destroying 2,500 structures, may not be resolved...
Michigan Man Must Pay Nearly $775K Restitution in Insurance Fraud Case
May 17 2021 // A Michigan man has been ordered to pay restitution of nearly $775,000 for an alleged insurance scam, the state insurance department says. Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Fraud Investigation...
U. of Michigan Missed Chances to Stop Doctor’s Abuse, Report Says
May 13 2021 // Staff at the University of Michigan missed many opportunities to stop a doctor who committed sexual misconduct for decades with long-term consequences for hundreds of patients, including generations of student athletes, a...
