Articles by Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Doctor in Ohio Pill Mill Case Sentenced to Life in Prison

A doctor convicted in the overdose deaths of four patients and implicated in eight more deaths faces has been sentenced to in federal court in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Feb. 14 to four life terms in prison, the U.S. Drug Enforcement …

Ohio-based Business Jet Operators Sue IRS over Ticket Tax

A group of Ohio-based private business jet operators is suing the Internal Revenue Service for $643 million, saying the government wrongly applied a ticket tax meant for commercial passengers only. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Columbus by four …

Business Jet Operators Sue IRS Over Ticket Tax

A group of Ohio-based private business jet operators is suing the Internal Revenue Service for $643 million, saying the government wrongly applied a ticket tax meant for commercial passengers only. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Columbus by four …

‘Pill Mill’ Doctor Convicted in Ohio of Causing 4 Deaths

A Chicago doctor accused of running a pill mill in an Appalachian county where painkillers are a public-health scourge has been convicted in Ohio of causing the death of four patients who overdosed. Dr. Paul Volkman, 64, faces 20 years …

Ohio AG accuses U.S. companies of making, selling lead paint

Ohio’s attorney general filed suit against 10 major U.S. chemical companies and paint makers, accusing them of continuing to make and sell lead paint while knowing it presented health hazards. State Attorney General Marc Dann sued 10 companies, including Sherwin-Williams …

Former Lead Paint Producers Target of Ohio Lawsuit

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has filed suit against paint manufacturers and chemical companies, including one in Illinois, that he alleges continued to make and sell lead paint knowing it presented health hazards. Dann sued 10 companies including Sherwin-Williams, DuPont …

Ohio’s Gov. Taft Pushes Hard to Get Comprehensive Tort Reform

Insurers and business interests appear to have won another victory in Ohio, as Gov. Robert Taft will soon sign a broad tort reform bill that caps jury awards and limits products and obesity liability. This follows on the heels of …