Michigan News

Sore Losers Don’t Always Win

Project Engineer Defeats Suit Brought by Unsuccessful Bidder The online Urban Dictionary defines a “sore loser” as “someone who loses in a fair competition but whines about it on a constant basis, blaming everyone around them for their loss except …

Elections Stir Up Political Mix in Midwest

Republicans made big gains across the United States – and the Midwest was no exception – in the November 2 midterm elections. Across the country, GOP gains gave the party its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the …

Business Moves

Ohio Mutual, Casco Indemnity Ohio Mutual Insurance Group (OMIG) agreed to acquire N.E. Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Casco Indemnity Co., a property and casualty insurer located in Saco, Maine. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end …

Declarations

Too Long to Wait “Four years is too long a period to wait when you know what is going on is just not right and not correct. … Anywhere else in business they’d kick a guy out on the street …

Fremont Recommends Use of Hunting Hold Harmless Agreements

Property owners who allow others to hunt deer on their property are advised to use a Hunting Hold Harmless Agreement to help mitigate damages that may result from a claim, according to Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc. Individuals may be exposed …

Michigan’s Accident Fund Honored by Lansing Regional Chamber

Lansing, Mich.-based workers compensation insurer Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America, was one of four Lansing-area businesses recently recognized for significant investment in the greater Lansing region by the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce at its fifth annual “Celebration of …

Lawsuit Charges Room at New York’s Waldorf had Bedbugs

A Michigan couple has filed a lawsuit claiming their room at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel was infested with bedbugs. Christine and David Drabicki charged in the lawsuit filed Thursday that they unwittingly brought the bedbugs home with them after they …

Election Results Could Upset Michigan Supreme Court Calendar

Election results have created uncertainty at the Michigan Supreme Court where 18 cases were scheduled to be argued in December before Republicans won two seats to put conservatives in control on Jan. 1. Justice Alton Davis, a Democrat, was defeated …

Some Question Data on Low Worker Injury Rates in North, South Carolina

A new federal study estimating the rate of workplace injuries last year finds North and South Carolina among the country’s safest in which to work. But some workplace safety experts doubt whether the rates accurately reflect which states are safer. …

Republicans Regain Control of Michigan Supreme Court

Republicans regained control of the Michigan Supreme Court by capturing two seats Tuesday, riding the same electoral wave that made the GOP victorious in all major statewide races. Wayne County Judge Mary Beth Kelly and incumbent Justice Robert Young Jr. …