Latest Ohio Headlines
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Sixth Circuit Sides With Distributor in Ohio Opioid Lawsuit Jurisdiction Dispute
Apr 2 2022 // An Ohio district court correctly granted a pharmaceutical distributor’s motion to remand to state court a case regarding whether its insurer must provide defense in ongoing opioid litigation, the U.S. Court of...
Ohio Supreme Court Weighs Caps on Damages in Child Rape Case
Apr 1 2022 // An Ohio woman repeatedly raped as a child suffered injuries so severe that she’s owed millions in compensation despite a state cap on pain-and-suffering awards, an attorney told the state Supreme Court Wednesday. At...
Ohio National Acquires Constellation
Apr 1 2022 // Ohio National Mutual Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Ohio National Financial Services, Inc. successfully completed its sponsored demutualization transaction with Constellation Insurance Holdings,...
Ohio Court: Coverage Owed for Contamination That Ruined Product
Mar 29 2022 // Contamination that ruined more than $1 million worth of glass containers manufactured by a policyholder’s customer counts as damage that is covered by an umbrella insurance policy, the Ohio State Supreme Court ruled...
Ohio Reaches $80 Million Settlement With Monsanto Over PCB Hazards
Mar 25 2022 // Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on March 25 announced an $80 million settlement with the Monsanto Co. that forces the company to pay for environmental damage it caused in Ohio with its toxic products. “Ohio has been...
Peloton Capital Makes Strategic Investment in Ohio’s Unison Risk Advisors
Mar 17 2022 // Unison Risk Advisors (URA) announced a strategic investment partnership with Peloton Capital Management (PCM), a Canadian private equity firm based in Toronto. This deal is expected to close March 31. Ohio-based URA was...
Ohio Explosives Manufacturing Operator to Pay $2.3 Million Over Clear Water Act Violations
Mar 17 2022 // Austin Powder Company, owner and operator of the Red Diamond explosives manufacturing plant located near McArthur, Ohio, has agreed to implement significant upgrades to that facility’s wastewater treatment operations...
OSHA Proposes $237K Fine Against Ohio Contractor For Exposing Roofers to Deadly Fall Hazards
Feb 28 2022 // A Hartsville, Ohio contractor has been cited for the sixth time since 2018 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on two separate Ohio job sites. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
Ohio Supreme Court Hears Lawsuit Over Company’s COVID Losses
Feb 28 2022 // An Ohio business says its insurance company must compensate it for financial losses suffered during a pandemic-related shutdown. The insurance company refused to pay, saying its policy didn’t cover such losses. The...
Ohio Electric System Settles Lawsuits Seeking Corporate Reform
Feb 15 2022 // Akron, Ohio-based First Energy announced it has settled a series of shareholder lawsuits seeking corporate reforms in the wake of a bribery and corruption scandal. FirstEnergy in a statement said provisions of the...
Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in Ohio Jail Inmate’s Diabetes Death
Feb 9 2022 // Corrections and medical officials at an Ohio jail mishandled an inmate with diabetes and their indifference led to his death last year, according to a federal lawsuit. At issue is care received by Chavis Martinez at...
Report: Blocked Intake May Have Led to Ohio Hotel CO Emergency
Feb 8 2022 // A blocked fresh-air intake at a hotel pool equipment room may have been to blame for a carbon monoxide buildup that sent more than a dozen people to hospitals more than a week ago, authorities said. A report by the Ohio...
Group of Ohio State Sex Abuse Survivors Appeal Lawsuit Dismissal
Feb 7 2022 // The inappropriate behavior of a long-dead Ohio State team doctor went unrecognized as sexual abuse until only recently and hence a deadline for suing the university over the abuse has not passed, a group of survivors argue...
Explosion at Ohio Granite Business Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured
Feb 3 2022 // An explosion early Jan. 31 at a northeastern Ohio granite business left one man dead and two women injured, authorities said. The blast at Korkan Granite in Tallmadge was reported shortly before 8:40 a.m. Fire officials...
People Moves: Great American P&C Names Thompson President; Philadelphia Insurance Promotes Ricca, Rosencrans, Flowers
Feb 2 2022 // Great American Insurance Group announced that David L. Thompson Jr. has been named president and chief operating officer of Great American’s Property & Casualty Group. Thompson will become the 18th president in...
Wallace & Turner Acquires Ohio-Based Guarantee
Feb 1 2022 // Wallace & Turner, Inc. has acquired Guarantee Insurance Agency, effective January 1, 2022. Founded in 1907, Guarantee Insurance Agency has been operated by Jim and Gaylee Ross for over 25 years, offering personal,...
Ohio Hotel Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Leaves 7 in Critical Condition
Jan 31 2022 // Seven people were hospitalized in critical condition Jan. 29 after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hampton Inn in Ohio, officials said. A total of nine people were taken to local hospitals, according to The...
Tesla Auto Insurance Expands Into Ohio
Jan 28 2022 // Tesla has expanded its own brand of auto insurance into Ohio, using real-time driving behavior for Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y owners. Ohio joins Texas, Arizona, Illinois and California as states where Tesla...
Ohio, Volkswagen Settle Emissions Case For $3.5 Million
Jan 26 2022 // Ohio has settled an environmental lawsuit with Volkswagen over the company’s 2015 emissions scandal for $3.5 million, state Attorney General Dave Yost announced. As that scandal unfolded, the automaker was found to...
VW Pays $3.5M to Settle Diesel Emissions Claims with Ohio
Jan 24 2022 // Volkswagen AG agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with Ohio over claims the German automaker violated state laws by manipulating vehicle computer software in its vehicles to mask carbon dioxide emissions, the state...
