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Wisconsin Flooring Manufacturer Faces $269K Fine for Repeat Violations

A Wisconsin hardwood flooring manufacturer continues to ignore federal safety and health regulations and expose workers to multiple hazards at its Laona mill, federal inspectors found. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted an …

Lawsuit Filed Against Lighting Company Over Ohio Cannabis Facility Explosion

An Ohio cannabis manufacturer and its insurer are suing a lighting products provider for negligence after a lamp it sold exploded at a greenhouse, causing six figures worth of damages. Cure Ohio and Dorchester Insurance filed a complaint last week …

Chicago Children’s Hospital Restores Some Systems Following Cyberattack

CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors and nurses at a premier Chicago children’s hospital can again access patients’ electronic medical records, more than a month after a cyberattack forced Lurie Children’s Hospital to take its networks offline. The hospital provided the update …

People Moves: LAUNCH Names Seger CTO; Kraus-Anderson Insurance Adds Business Development Positions

LAUNCH Names Seger CTO LAUNCH, headquartered in Omaha, named JT Seger as chief technology officer. Seger’s experience includes being a co-founder at Sequel and a principal software engineer at Maptician and iN2L+LifeLoop. Kraus-Anderson Insurance Adds Business Development Positions Kraus-Anderson Insurance …

Michigan Town to Pay $320K to Japanese Man Wrongly Accused of Drunken Driving

A Michigan village has agreed to a $320,000 settlement with a man from Japan who was wrongly accused of drunken driving after a police officer badly misread a breath test, court records show. Ryohei Akima blew a 0.02 on the …

Hub International Acquires Pair of Michigan Agencies

Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced that it has acquired A.S. Arbury and Sons, Incorporated (Arbury Insurance Agency) and the assets of Michelle L. Everett, Inc. (Michigan Insurance Associates). Terms of the transaction were …

Medical Incident Likely Led to SUV Crashing Into Michigan Walmart, Authorities Say

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A driver who crashed her sport-utility vehicle into a Walmart store in suburban Detroit was likely having a health incident at the time, authorities said Saturday. The woman and four other people who were taken …

Family of Man Who Died After Being Punched by Detroit Police Sues for $50M

DETROIT (AP) — The family of a 70-year-old man who died after a Detroit police officer punched him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground, is suing the former officer and the city of Detroit, seeking $50 …

Kansas’ Conrade Insurance Group Discloses Data Breach

Conrade Insurance Group this week reported a data breach upon identifying unusual activity in its email system. The Newton, Kansas-based insurance agency posted a Notice of data Event on its website stating an investigation determined that one employee email account …

Sisters of Man Fatally Shot by Police in Chicago Suburb File Federal Lawsuit

CHICAGO (AP) — The sisters of a man fatally shot in his home this month by suburban Chicago police filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the officers and their department, alleging wrongful death and other counts. Kyenna McConico and Kennetha …

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