Latest Ohio Headlines
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Cleaning Company Owner Pays $43K Restitution to Ohio Workers’ Comp Insurer
Oct 30 2018 // The owner of a Columbus, Ohio, cleaning company who continued to run his business after his workers’ compensation insurance lapsed in 2010 has paid more than $43,000 in restitution to the Ohio Bureau of...
Ohio Supreme Court: Subcontractor’s Faulty Work Not Covered by Contractor’s Policy
Oct 29 2018 // The Ohio Supreme Court in early October ruled that a general contractor’s commercial general liability policy does not cover the faulty work of a subcontractor. In its consideration of Ohio N. Univ. v. Charles...
Ohio Village Has 10 Years to Refund Drivers in Traffic Camera Case
Oct 25 2018 // A judge will allow an Ohio village 10 years to refund an estimated $3.2 million collected from drivers for speeding citations from automated camera. New Miami’s automatic camera enforcement was ruled unconstitutional...
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J.M. Wilson Names Taylor James P/C Underwriter in Ohio
Oct 8 2018 // J.M. Wilson has named Taylor James a property/casualty underwriter in its Ohio office. Ms. James is responsible for underwriting new and renewal accounts for a variety of property/casualty risks, as well as issuing...
Liability Test Case Against Opioid Makers Allowed to Move Forward
Oct 8 2018 // A lawsuit seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors responsible for a nationwide opioid epidemic should be allowed to move forward, a federal magistrate said in a preliminary ruling that may increase the likelihood of a...
Ohio Manufacturer Cited for Safety Violations, Fined $213K
Oct 5 2018 // Federal officials have cited Norwalk, Ohio-based American Excelsior Company for workplace safety hazards and proposed $213,411 in penalties against the company after an employee required hospitalization when he suffered a...
What States Have Done, and Not Done, About Guns
Sep 28 2018 // Shortly after last year’s shooting massacre on the Las Vegas strip, Ohio Gov. John Kasich convened a panel to explore possible reforms to state gun laws. A Republican, Kasich wanted to be sure its members clearly...
Ohio Amusement Park Company Fined $142K for Safety Violations
Sep 27 2018 // The parent company for Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park has been fined over $140,000 for safety violations. The Blade reports the $142,270 fine by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration stems from an...
Fatal Drug Overdoses in Ohio Increase to Record Number
Sep 26 2018 // Fatal drug overdoses increased to a record 4,854 last year in Ohio, a 20 percent rise compared with the previous year, according to information reported to the state. Data on unintentional drug deaths provided to the Ohio...
Lawsuit Blaming Schools for Bullying, Suicide Can Proceed in Ohio, Judge Says
Sep 26 2018 // A wrongful death lawsuit accusing an Ohio school district of denying and covering up bullying of an 8-year-old boy who killed himself will be allowed to proceed. A federal judge on Sept. 24 denied Cincinnati Public...
Ohio’s Hylant Launches Haven Re Group Captive for Middle-Market Businesses
Sep 19 2018 // Toledo, Ohio-based privately held independent insurance brokerage, Hylant, has launched Haven Re, a primary casualty, heterogeneous group captive designed to provide well-performing middle-market businesses an attractive...
Amputation Brings Citations Against Ohio Wood Pallet Maker
Sep 18 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited pallet manufacturer Buckeye Diamond Logistics Inc. — which operates as BDL Supply — for lockout/tagout hazards after...
Ohio Awards $2.4M in Opioid Science Challenge
Sep 14 2018 // Ohio awarded another round of prizes totaling $2.4 million in its global technology challenge seeking scientific breakthroughs to address the U.S. opioid crisis. The dozen winners from six states and Canada were judged the...
Ohio Misses Sept. 8 Deadline to Launch Medical Marijuana Program
Sep 12 2018 // While Ohio blew past the deadline Saturday for rolling out its medical marijuana program, the pot industry is confident greener days are coming soon. It’s not uncommon for states’ marijuana programs to be...
AssuredPartners Acquires Ohio Insurance Firms Roemer, Sunforest Transportation
Sep 10 2018 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Roemer Insurance in conjunction with Sunforest Transportation Insurance Group (STIG), both located in Toledo, Ohio. The company was founded in 1934 by Wellington F. Roemer and has always...
Ohio Jury Awards $3.4M to Female Ex-Firefighter in Harassment Claim
Aug 24 2018 // A federal jury has awarded $3.35 million to a female ex-firefighter in Ohio who says she was the longtime victim of sexual harassment. Amie Morningstar of the Circleville Fire Department alleged she was subjected to...
Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud, Ohio Home Remodeler Must Repay $255K
Aug 21 2018 // The owner of a residential construction business in Dayton who under reported his payroll by millions of dollars to lower his workers’ comp premiums has been sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud, the Ohio...
Ohio Tool Manufacturer Faces $213K in OSHA Penalties for Amputation Hazards
Aug 21 2018 // Federal safety officials have proposed $213,411 in penalties against an Ohio manufacturer for amputation hazards at the company’s workplace. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Ohio Work Comp Bureau to Distribute $1.1M in Grants to Fire Depts.; $1.2M to Employers
Aug 20 2018 // Through a program to protect firefighters from carcinogens and other harmful health hazards encountered by firefighters during their daily work activities, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) will...
