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Iowa Men Face Felony Charges for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud

A pair of Iowa men were charged with insurance fraud following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Trey Wysocki, age 40, of New Virginia was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class …

Driver Killed as Loose Wheel Crashes into Vehicle on Interstate 70 in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A wheel came off a pickup truck on an Indianapolis freeway, bounced over a median and crashed into the windshield of another vehicle, killing its driver Monday, police said. The woman driving the second vehicle was pronounced …

Minnesota Meat Processor Fined $300K for Employing Children in Hazardous Conditions

MADELIA, Minn. (AP) – A meat processing company in Minnesota on Friday agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties after an investigation found it employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as operating meat grinders, while …

Missouri Roofing Contractor Faces $205K Fine After Employee’s Fatal Fall

On March 27, 2023, an 18-year-old employee of a Missouri contractor was applying sealant to a commercial building’s roof when he fell more than 22 feet and suffered serious injuries that left him in a coma for five days before …

Property Owners Win Key Ruling Against State of Michigan Over 2020 Dam Failure

DETROIT (AP) – Property owners seeking to hold the state of Michigan responsible for the disastrous failure of a dam in 2020 have won a critical ruling from an appeals court. The court said claims of “inverse condemnation” – state-imposed …

FirstChoice, a MarshBerry Company, Adds 500th Member to Network

MarshBerry, an investment banking and consulting firm serving the insurance distribution and wealth management industries based in Woodmere, Ohio, announced that FirstChoice, a MarshBerry Company, has welcomed its 500th member to the network. “We are so pleased to achieve this …

Illinois Plant Explosion Injures Eight People

A Sunday evening explosion in Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.’s processing complex in Decatur, Illinois, has injured at least eight people, according to the Decatur Fire Department. The blaze was largely under control within a few hours, but a crew remains on standby …

Wisconsin Sawmill to Pay $191,000 and Cease Hiring Children Under 16 Following Teenager’s Death on the Job

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191, 000 and stop hiring children under 16 to settle a federal lawsuit labor regulators filed after a teenager was killed on the job this summer and …

Class Action Claims Mobile Home Park Managers Conspired to Fix and Inflate Lot Rental Prices

CHICAGO (AP) – A lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses nine mobile home community management companies and a mobile home market data provider of conspiring to fix and inflate lot rental prices at more than 150 locations across the U.S. The …

Kansas Insurance Department Returns Funds to Group-Funded Pools After Eliminating Assessment Fees

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) has returned dollars to group-funded pools following the enactment of legislation that does away with two assessment fees. The Department introduced and successfully lobbied for the passage of legislation …

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