Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
U of M, Carmakers Fund Research Toward Communicating Cars
Sep 9 2014 // A group of companies, including several large automakers, have joined a public-private research initiative to lay the groundwork for a system that wirelessly connects vehicles and helps smooth the flow of traffic, the...
2017 Cadillacs to Feature Hands-Free Driving, V2V Technology
Sep 8 2014 // General Motors Co., the largest U.S. automaker, will introduce a Cadillac model in two years that can travel on the highway without the driver holding the steering wheel or putting a foot on a pedal. The 2017 Cadillac...
Group Appeals to Michigan Supreme Court in Auto Claims Case
Sep 5 2014 // A group is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to force an insurance fund that charges drivers a fee to open its books to the public. The Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault won its case in Ingham County only to see the state...
Syncora’s Strategy in Detroit Bankruptcy Proceedings Backfires
Sep 2 2014 // Syncora Guarantee Inc., an opponent of Detroit’s municipal debt-adjustment plan, saw a legal strategy backfire when a judge ruled that the company made “scandalous and defamatory” allegations about the...
Michigan Businessmen Sue Enbridge over 2010 Oil Spill
Aug 25 2014 // A trial is underway in a lawsuit brought by two men who say a 2010 Michigan oil spill destroyed their business. Charles Blakeman Jr. of Bellevue and Robert Patterson of Mason say they were prevented from guiding disabled...
Michigan Renters to Split $500K Settlement in Harassment Suit
Aug 22 2014 // At least 13 women will share a more than $500,000 settlement after a federal lawsuit said a Grand Rapids, Mich., apartment manager sexually harassed tenants. A judge approved the settlement with the entities that own and...
Johnston Joins J.M. Wilson as Assistant Underwriter in Michigan
Aug 20 2014 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M., Wilson has added Samantha Johnston as assistant property/casualty underwriter in its Portage, Mich., office. Johnston began at J.M. Wilson as a property/casualty...
40% of Properties Flooded in Detroit Suburb; Governor Declares Disaster
Aug 15 2014 // Officials in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn say about 40 percent of homes and commercial properties in the city were flooded or had sewer backups in their basements when heavy rain hit the area on Aug. 11. The National...
Michigan-Based Kellogg to Suppliers: Disclose Carbon Emissions
Aug 14 2014 // Kellogg said it will step up efforts to reduce planet-warming emissions in its supply chain as part of a broader initiative designed to be more environmentally friendly. Under the plan, the Battle Creek, Mich.-based food...
Severe Floods Overwhelm Detroit Area; Slow Vehicle Production
Aug 13 2014 // A woman died when her vehicle became stranded in 3 feet of water in suburban Detroit, after heavy rain across southeastern Michigan left many roads impassable. Fearing more motorists could become stranded a day after a...
Survey: Michigan Business Owners Optimistic About Future
Aug 4 2014 // Owners of Michigan’s small and medium-size businesses voiced their confidence in Michigan’s economic future in the latest Future Business Index, published in partnership with the Michigan Business Network and...
Trucking Company Owner Pleads Guilty in Missouri to Cargo Theft Scheme
Aug 4 2014 // A Memphis, Tenn., business owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a cargo theft scheme that included a theft in West Plains, Mo. Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri,...
Survey: Michigan Business Owners Optimistic About Future
Jul 25 2014 // Owners of Michigan’s small and medium-size businesses have voiced their confidence in Michigan’s economic future in the latest Future Business Index, published in partnership with the Michigan Business Network...
Supreme Court Could Get Obamacare Subsidies Question
Jul 23 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court may not be done with Obamacare yet. With appellate courts reaching opposite conclusions on the same day about a crucial financing provision of the 2010 law, a third showdown before the justices is...
Trucking Company Owner Pleads Guilty in Missouri to Cargo Theft Scheme
Jul 18 2014 // A Memphis, Tenn., business owner pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a cargo theft scheme that included a theft in West Plains, Mo. Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri,...
Michigan Bill Limiting Lawsuits Against Insurers Sent to Governor
Jul 7 2014 // A bill approved by Michigan Legislature that further limits certain consumer lawsuits against insurance companies under the state’s Consumer Protection Act has been sent to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature. The...
Eastern Alliance Insurance Opens First Michigan Office
Jul 1 2014 // Eastern Alliance Insurance Group has announced it will open an office in Grandville, Mich. as part of the company’s geographic expansion plan. The Grandville office, at 3980 Chicago Drive, is the company’s...
Large Michigan Health Insurers Seeking Big Rate Increases in 2015
Jun 27 2014 // Most people buying their own health insurance in Michigan could see near double-digit premium increases next year. State insurance regulators said that dominant insurers Blue Care Network and Blue Cross Blue Shield want to...
Michigan Officers Stop 13,700-Plus in Seat Belt Enforcement Push
Jun 24 2014 // The state says recent stepped-up enforcement of seat belt regulations by law enforcement officials in 40 Michigan counties led to more than 13,700 traffic stops. Preliminary reports released June 23 indicate that stops...
Michigan Bill Limiting Lawsuits Against Insurers Awaits Governor’s Signature
Jun 17 2014 // A bill approved by Michigan Legislature that further limits certain consumer lawsuits against insurance companies under the state’s Consumer Protection Act has been sent to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature. The...
