Latest Ohio Headlines
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Ex-Athletes: Ohio State Doc Groped, Ogled Men for Years
Jul 9 2018 // On paper, Richard Strauss was a well-regarded Ohio State University physician who examined young athletes for decades as a team doctor and sports-medicine researcher. Some former athletes recall him differently:...
Ohio Excavating Company Fined $202K Following Fatal Trench Collapse
Jun 26 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited JK Excavating & Utilities Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries in a trench collapse in Ohio. OSHA has proposed...
Aussicker Named President at Ohio’s Thorn Valley Safety
Jun 14 2018 // Thorn Valley Safety, a Dayton, Ohio-based specialist in commercial auto risk control and claims advocacy, has appointed Mark Aussicker as president. Aussicker’s focus will be to challenge status quo thinking, develop...
Ohio School District to Pay Nearly $500K to Settle Sex Abuse Lawsuits
Jun 4 2018 // A central Ohio school district has agreed to pay nearly a half-million dollars to settle lawsuits filed by families of students who were sexually abused by a teacher. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Olentangy Local...
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Jun 4 2018 // Casey W. Connor has been named president of Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency in Madeira, Ohio. Dempsey & Siders is a member of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group. Connor succeeds Randy Denker,...
Ohio Homeowner Trying to Kill Weeds Burns Down Garage
May 25 2018 // Authorities say an Ohio homeowner trying to kill troublesome weeds with a torch has burned down his garage. The Springfield News-Sun reported Springfield Township firefighters in central Ohio were called to a home around 4...
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May 21 2018 // Kansas City-based independent insurance broker, Lockton, named Said Taiym executive vice president and chief digital officer. Taiym will focus on digital innovation and new technologies to help Lockton. He most recently...
Kasich Order Opens Ohio Roads to Smart Vehicle Testing
May 21 2018 // Gov. John R. Kasich on May 9 signed an executive order to authorize autonomous vehicle testing in Ohio and to lay out a roadmap for how the automotive industry can test their technologies in the state. The executive order...
Ohio Chocolate Company: Hacker Stole Customer Info
May 15 2018 // Malley’s Chocolates is warning 3,400 online customers that their credit or debit card information might have been compromised by a computer hacker in March, during the Ohio candy company’s busy weeks before...
Smart Vehicle Testing OK’d for Ohio Public Roads
May 10 2018 // Republican Gov. John Kasich is opening all of Ohio’s public roads to smart vehicle testing. Kasich signed an executive order authorizing autonomous vehicle research to take place across the state. The order also lays...
Ohio Looking at Increased Oversight of Amusement Park Rides
May 9 2018 // State lawmakers will consider whether to increase oversight of carnival rides, including hiring more inspectors, following a deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair that flung riders onto the midway. The proposed changes...
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May 7 2018 // Associated Agencies Inc. in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has hired Talicia Bashford as chief operating officer, a newly created position. Bashford will focus on overall operations and several areas of opportunity, including...
Insurers Should Take Notice of Ohio Workers’ Comp Subrogation Ruling
May 7 2018 // The Ohio Supreme Court has held two insurers jointly and severally liable to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for past, present and estimated future payments the BWC made under a workers’...
Connor Tapped as President of Ohio’s Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency
Apr 27 2018 // Casey W. Connor has been named president of Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency in Madeira, Ohio. Dempsey & Siders is a member of the Great American Insurance Group. Connor succeeds Randy Denker, who retires in April...
Porter Named Chief HR Officer at Ohio’s Grange Insurance
Apr 26 2018 // Damon Porter has been appointed vice president, chief human resources officer at Grange Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Porter was previously vice president, talent management and human resources business...
Ohio Plastics Company Fined $261K for Workplace Safety Hazards
Apr 24 2018 // Federal safety regulators have cited a Bellevue, Ohio-based plastics company for multiple safety violations after an inspection found employees exposed to fall, machine, and electrical hazards. The U.S. Department of...
Woman Injured at Ohio Fair Gets $1.8M from Ride Owner, Inspection Companies
Apr 20 2018 // A woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a thrill ride accident at last year’s Ohio State Fair will receive $1.8 million. A judge this week approved the settlement that calls for the ride’s owner,...
Ohioans Charged with Defrauding Insurer of More than $300K
Apr 18 2018 // Three people in Ohio have been charged with insurance fraud totaling more than $330,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio Kifiyun Daniels of Akron, and Jessie Banks of...
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Apr 16 2018 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group added Betty Shepherd as divisional senior vice president of Cyber Liability. She will oversee the company’s cyber initiatives and existing cyber underwriting...
Over 7 Tons of BBQ Beef Recalled by Ohio Company
Apr 10 2018 // Federal authorities say an Ohio-based food company is recalling more than 14,000 pounds of pulled barbeque beef products that could be contaminated with rubber. The U.S. agriculture department’s Food Safety and...
