The owner of an Ann Arbor, Michigan self-storage business has been cleared of liability in the death of a customer who accidentally locked himself in a car trunk. The Michigan appeals court recently overturned a decision by a Washtenaw County …
A lack of precision has killed a lawsuit over a bad sidewalk and a broken arm. The Michigan Supreme Court last week overturned the state appeals court and dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Hamtramck. Justices said 60-year-old Kimeta …
Teri Morante has been named senior deputy commissioner in the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) by Commissioner Kevin Clinton. Morante will be responsible for overseeing OFIR’s Consumer Services, Licensing and Product Review and Policy Divisions. Morante most …
A western Michigan man excluded from his wife’s insurance policy still is eligible for benefits in a drunken crash, thanks to a line of court decisions that covers joyriders from the same family. The state appeals court this week reluctantly …
Michigan officials are warning Detroit-area drivers that they may have unknowingly purchased fraudulent automobile insurance certificates from an entity claiming to be a Michigan-licensed insurance agency named Ethos Insurance. A state insurance department investigation found that Ethos and Don Diamond, …
The U.S. Justice Department has refused to pay $750,000 to a Michigan insurance company for a Ferrari that was wrecked in Kentucky while driven by an FBI agent. In a recent response to a lawsuit in Detroit, the Justice Department …
Ann Flood has been appointed Chief Deputy Commissioner in Michigan’s Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR), effective May 17, 2011. She will oversee OFIR’s Office of General Counsel, Health Plans Division, and Supervisory Affairs and Insurance Monitoring Division. Flood …
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has selected Kevin Clinton as head of the agency that regulates insurance and financial institutions in the state. Clinton will oversee the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation, which is charged with protecting consumers by ensuring …
The Applebee’s restaurant chain publicly apologized Wednesday after a 15-month-old boy was served alcohol mislabeled as apple juice when his family dined at one of its Detroit-area restaurants, but it questioned conflicting reports about the child’s blood alcohol level. The …
Enbridge Inc. says the spill of at least 800,000 of oil into the Kalamazoo River system near Marshall cost the pipeline company $550 million in 2010. The figure, which comes from the Enbridge annual report, excludes insurance recoveries, fines and …
