Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio’s battleface Adds Vacation Rental Damage Insurance
Jan 21 2022 // Columbus, Ohio-based Insurtech battleface has added vacation rental damage to its benefit options. The new product provides insured travelers with protection against covered losses while staying in a vacation...
Ohio Teen’s Suit Says Coaches Made Him Eat Pizza Despite Religion
Jan 3 2022 // An Ohio high school football player who says coaches forced him to eat a pizza covered with pepperoni grease in violation of his religious beliefs is suing his former district and the ousted coaches. The former Canton...
Ohio Car Dealership to Pay $390K over Age Discrimination Suit
Dec 21 2021 // Davis Automotive Group, Inc., doing business as BMW Cleveland, an automobile dealership located in Solon, Ohio, will pay $390,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by...
Ohio Jury Finds Major Pharmacy Chains Fueled Opioid Crisis
Nov 24 2021 // A Cleveland jury concluded Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. helped create a public-health crisis by failing to properly monitor opioid prescriptions, the drug industry’s latest loss in...
Proposed Ohio Law Would Expand Medical Marijuana Capacity
Nov 18 2021 // The amount of marijuana grown for Ohio’s medical marijuana program would expand and the number of dispensaries able to sell it would be increased, under GOP legislation pending in the state Senate. Regulation of...
Vertafore Acquires Ohio-Based Insurtech AgencyZoom
Nov 18 2021 // Vertafore, a provider of insurance technology, has acquired Columbus, Ohio-based inusrtech AgencyZoom, a cloud-based sales automation platform for insurance agents. AgencyZoom provides insurance agents with sales analytics...
Pharmacies Defend Actions as Ohio Opioid Trial Nears Its End
Nov 16 2021 // Lawyers for pharmacy chains including CVS and Walgreens on Monday argued they were not to blame for the U.S. opioid epidemic, as jurors prepared to consider whether to hold them responsible for the devastation the drug...
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart to Make Closing Arguments in Ohio Opioid Trial
Nov 15 2021 // A jury is set to hear closing arguments on Monday in a trial in federal court in Cleveland focused on claims by two counties in Ohio that three major retail pharmacy chains – CVS, Walgreens and Walmart – fueled...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Over Sex Abuse by Ohio State Doctor
Nov 15 2021 // A federal judge has dismissed more of the unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University failed to stop sexual abuse decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. U.S. District Court Judge Michael...
6th Circuit Rejects COVID-19 Business-Interruption Claim by Ohio Private Pre-Schools
Nov 9 2021 // The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 5 affirmed the dismissal of another lawsuit seeking coverage for COVID-19 business-interruption losses, this one filed jointly by 16 private pre-schools in Ohio. It was the third...
Ohio Insurtech Coterie Insurance Raises $50M
Oct 29 2021 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based insurtech company Coterie Insurance, which specializes in commercial insurance, has completed a $50 million series Series B financing round, totaling $75 million raised since its founding in...
Judge Dismisses More Unsettled Lawsuits Over Sex Abuse by Ohio State Doctor
Oct 28 2021 // A federal judge on Monday dismissed more of the unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University failed to stop sexual abuse decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. U.S. District Court Judge...
Ohio, Illinois Manufacturing Companies Sued for Disability Discrimination
Oct 22 2021 // Grief Inc., an international manufacturing company based in Delaware, Ohio, and American Flange, its wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the western suburbs of Chicago, violated federal law when they fired an employee and...
Ohio Lawmakers Push Sex Assault Lawsuit Bills That Would Lift Damage Caps, Time Limits
Oct 18 2021 // House Democrats are calling for action on legislation that would remove time limits restricting when sexual assault victims could file lawsuits against their perpetrator. The lawmakers are also urging that hearings be held...
Republican Lawmaker’s Bill Would Legalize Marijuana in Ohio
Oct 13 2021 // Marijuana would be legalized in Ohio for adults 21 and older under Republican legislation coming in the Ohio House. The bill would encompass the growth, processing, distribution and sale of marijuana and marijuana...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ohio’s W.P. Dolle
Oct 12 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, acquired Cincinnati, OH-based W.P. Dolle, LLC. Terms of the transaction...
Company Faces $709.9K in Fines for Safety Violations at Ohio Facility
Oct 11 2021 // An explosion and fire that killed a press operator and hospitalized eight other employees of Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corp. could have been prevented had the employer not altered a kettle reactor vessel improperly and then...
Charter School Can’t Appeal Ohio School Board $60M Order, Court Says
Oct 8 2021 // The Ohio school board’s order requiring a giant, now-defunct online charter school to repay the state $60 million over inflated enrollment figures is final and cannot be appealed, the state Supreme Court ruled. In a...
Ohio State Tallies Over 2.8K Instances of Abuse by Team Doc
Oct 4 2021 // Ohio State University has now tallied over 2,800 instances of alleged, decades-old sexual misconduct by the late team doctor Richard Strauss, according to its latest campus crime data released on Oct. 1. The school says...
Ohio Vehicle Parts Maker Faces $1.67M in Fines After Worker’s Death
Sep 29 2021 // Federal workplace safety officials say a Ravenna, Ohio, aluminum parts manufacturer with a history of safety violations now faces $1,671,738 in penalties for 38 safety and health violations following an investigation into...
