Latest Ohio Headlines
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NTSB Blames Ohio Jet Crash That Killed 9 on Pilot Error
Oct 19 2016 // The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded the pilot in control of a corporate jet as it approached an Ohio airport improperly set the aircraft’s flaps and failed to maintain a proper speed, causing the...
Cogan Appointed Chief Legal Counsel at Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau
Oct 18 2016 // Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Sarah Morrison has appointed Kevin Cogan as the bureau’s chief legal counsel. Cogan will be a member of BWC’s executive staff, responsible for...
Federal Safety Board: Pilots Ignored Procedures in Fatal 2015 Ohio Crash
Oct 18 2016 // The pilots of a charter flight that crashed last year in Akron, Ohio, killing seven employees of a Florida real estate development company, ignored multiple routine procedures and their company was lax in its oversight, an...
Ohio Woman Hit by Electric Grocery Cart Awarded $1.2 Million
Oct 10 2016 // A woman injured when she was struck by a motorized shopping cart in a suburban Cleveland grocery store has been awarded $1.2 million by a jury. Cleveland.com reported Barbara Rieger was struck in 2012 by a customer who...
Ohio Home, Auto Insurance Rates Up Slightly but Still Among Nation’s Lowest
Oct 10 2016 // The Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) reports that average premiums for auto and home insurance in the state rose in 2015 but not by much. The average rate changes in 2015 for Ohio’s top 10 homeowners and private...
New Ohio Workers’ Comp Opioid Prescription Rule now in Effect
Oct 4 2016 // A new rule governing the prescribing of opioids to treat Ohioans injured on the job took effect on Oct. 1, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) reported. The changes target the prevention of opioid...
Ohio State Law Aims to Reduce ‘Zombie’ Vacant Properties
Sep 29 2016 // A new Ohio law is being viewed as a national model for eliminating zombies — zombie properties, that is. The measure that took effect on Sept. 28 speeds up foreclosures on vacant and abandoned properties, called zombies...
Ohio State Sen. Hackett Named NAMIC’s 2016 State Legislator of the Year
Sep 29 2016 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies announced today that Ohio state Sen. Bob Hackett has been named the association’s State Legislator of the Year. Hackett was tapped as the top state legislator...
Ohio Restaurant, Management Firm to Pay $1.4M to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit
Sep 22 2016 // The owner/operator and management company for a Columbus Texas Roadhouse restaurant will pay $1.4 million and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a class sexual harassment suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Ohio Etching Plant Fined $256K for Workplace Safety Violations
Sep 19 2016 // Federal safety inspectors are recommending that a Cleveland, Ohio, etching company face $256,000 in penalties for safety and health violations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration posted an imminent danger...
Pain Care Lobby Gave $3.5M in Ohio Political Donations as Opioid Deaths Climbed
Sep 19 2016 // As Ohio’s overdose epidemic has climbed toward a record high, an army of lobbyists representing makers of prescription painkillers and their allies poured more than $3.5 million into Ohio political...
Ohio Ex-Inmate Wins $3M after State Failed to File Answer to Lawsuit
Sep 19 2016 // A former inmate has won $3 million in a lawsuit against an Ohio prison after the state failed to file an answer for several years. John Henricks, 59, of Fulton County, had sued now-retired Dr. Ida Gonzalez and the Pickaway...
Drivers Most Ticketed in Ohio Are 21-Year-Olds: Analysis
Sep 19 2016 // A newspaper investigation has found that 21-year-olds received the most traffic citations out of any age group in Ohio, despite not being the most licensed drivers. The analysis by The Plain Dealer of more than 612,000...
Ohio Insurance Industry Adding Jobs, More Expected, Trade Group Says
Sep 19 2016 // In terms of employment opportunities, the insurance industry in Ohio is growing at a robust pace, a state insurance industry trade group says. In the 2016 edition of its “Insurance in Ohio” report, the Ohio...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced for $58K Grand Theft
Sep 13 2016 // A former Ohio insurance agent and agency owner has been sentenced for grand theft after pleading guilty to misappropriating more than $58,000 from two clients, the Ohio Department of Insurance announced. Charles Gabel, of...
Work Comp Bureau Funding Workplace Safety Research at Ohio Universities
Sep 12 2016 // The state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has awarded two Ohio universities with money to research occupational health and safety. The grants support research in how injuries can prevented in the workplace and ways...
Trade Group: Insurance Industry Adding Jobs in Ohio at a Rapid Pace
Sep 7 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv In terms of employment opportunities, the insurance industry in Ohio is growing at a robust pace, a state insurance industry trade group says. In the 2016 edition of its “Insurance in...
Analysis: 21-Year-Old Drivers Most Ticketed in Ohio
Sep 7 2016 // A newspaper investigation has found that 21-year-olds received the most traffic citations out of any age group in Ohio, despite not being the most licensed drivers. The analysis by The Plain Dealer of more than 612,000...
Ohio Mutual Offering Distracted Driving Prevention Device to Policyholders
Sep 2 2016 // Ohio Mutual Insurance Group plans to offer its policyholders distracted driving technology from Cellcontrol to help reduce distracted driving claims. Cellcontrol is a combination hardware device and software. A toll booth...
At Least 12 Tornadoes in Indiana, Ohio Damage Homes, Businesses
Aug 26 2016 // A wave of severe storms produced at least a dozen tornadoes in Indiana and Ohio earlier this week, damaging homes and businesses but causing no serious injuries, authorities said as crews worked to restore power and remove...
