Midwest News for March 2014
- South Dakota Judge: No Dismissal of $1.2B ‘Pink Slime’ Defamation Suit
- Wisconsin Governor Signs Controversial Asbestos Lawsuit Bill
- Scooter Law Stronger in Indiana but Still No Insurance Requirement
- $56M Settlement Proposed in Cleanup of Wisconsin’s Fox River
- Suit Alleging Sex Abuse Settled by Chicago Archdiocese
- Union Alleges Kansas Aerospace Firm Used Medical Records in Layoffs
- Owners of Leaky Iowa Apartments Win Suit Against Insurer
- 144-Year-Old Indiana Insurance Firm Rebrands as INGUARD
- Durst Joins SIA of Northern Ohio as Regional VP
- Rideshare Services Regulation Bill Filed in Illinois
- Lawsuit Filed Against Chicago Transit After Derailment
- International Excess Program Managers Adds Bren as VP, Transportation
- Kansas Parents Want Stricter Day Care Regulations, Insurance Requirement
- NW Indiana Authorities Arrest 7 Suspected of Stealing from Trains
- Ohio-Based Central Insurance Promotes Simpson, White, Moore
- St. Louis Tent Collapse Wrongful Death Claim Settled for $548K
- Officials Say Metal Thefts Declining on Indiana Highways
- Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities Down in Ohio, Report Finds
- 32 Hurt as Train Derails, Climbs Escalator at Chicago Airport
- Michigan Drivers’ Catastrophic Claims Fee to Remain $186
- Ex-St. Louis Officer Awarded $7.5M in Sexual Harassment Suit
- Kansas House Rejects Change in Personal Injury Evidence Rules
- Rascia Named Acting Secretary at Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission
- Missouri Governor Signs Chemotherapy Equity Bill
- Michigan’s J.M. Wilson Names Terry Branch Manager in Kansas City Office
- South Dakota Robocall Scam Falsely Using Houston Insurance Firm’s ID
- Hunt Named Medical Director at Michigan’s Accident Fund Holdings
- 7 Unlicensed Contractors Banned in North Dakota
- Veterans Say Wisconsin Asbestos Lawsuit Bill Would Deny Justice
- Bill to Raise Limits on Lawsuit Damages Passes Kansas House Committee
- Ohio Ranks 2nd in Job Gains for January
- Iowa Court: Breastfeeding Employee Can’t Sue Nationwide Mutual Insurance
- Illinois Targets 18- to 34-Year-Olds With Humorous Health Insurance Ads
- Bond Insurer Syncora Threatens to Cancel Coverage on Detroit Rate Swaps
- Court: Nationwide Insurance Did Not Discriminate Against Breastfeeding Employee
- Chicago-Based Schmitt Joins Worldwide Facilities to Professional Liability Team
- Prices for Ohio Auto, Home Insurance Below U.S. Average
- Michigan’s Fremont Insurance Adds Fasi as VP – Marketing and Sales
- United Fire Group Simplifies Name to UFG
- Insurers to Illinois Lawmakers: Regulate Commercial Rideshare Insurance Coverage
- Indiana City Urging Property Owners to Cleanup Tornado Damage
- Neiman Marcus Sued by Illinois Cardholder over Data Breach
- Bisker Joins Aite Group in Ohio as a Senior Analyst
- Report: Majority of Wisconsin Businesses Plan on Investments in 2014
- Ohio State Partnering with Nationwide Insurance on Discounts, Internships
- Wisconsin Senate Passes Bill to Delay Asbestos Lawsuits
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota Flood-Control Project Nearly Complete
- Court: State not Liable for Contractor in Indiana Stage Collapse
- Wisconsin Bill Would Limit Parents’ Liability for Young Drivers
- Fireman’s Fund Insurance Adds Norris to High Net Worth Team in Chicago
- Federal Report Details Problems at Indiana’s Workplace Safety Agency
- Repairs to Levees in Council Bluffs, Iowa Could Cost $50M
- Texas Company Stalls on Paying $6M Judgment in Iowa Disabled Workers Case
- Illinois Medical Marijuana Law Poses Workplace Dilemma
- Iowa Council Facing Possible $50M Bill On Levees
- Kansas Researcher Seeks Clue to Some Tornadoes’ Paths
- South Dakota Flood-Control Project Nearly Complete
- Report Lists Indiana’s Workplace Safety Problems
- Only 2 Inspectors For Asbestos Projects in Iowa
- Ohio’s Exotic Animal Law, with Insurance Component, Survives Federal Lawsuit
- Hub International Acquires Illinois-Based Corporate Benefit Consultants
- Missouri Department of Insurance Recovers $16.1M from Insurers in 2013
- Iowa Pharmacist Acquitted of Insurance Fraud Charges in Hemophilia Drug Case
- Former Insurance Company Secretary Leaves $226K to Kansas Animal Shelter
- Truck Crashes in Canine-Caused Accident in Indiana
- Corps Says Minot, North Dakota Levees Need Repairs
- Sioux City, Iowa Contemplates Insurance for Water Line Repairs
- Iowa Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Crafting Bogus Policies
- U.S. Congresswoman: Flood Insurance Bill Bad for Michigan
- Only 2 Inspectors Monitor Asbestos-Removal Projects in Iowa
- Indiana’s Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Promotes Hansen, Zurbuch
- Mercury Insurance Cutting Auto Insurance Rates in Illinois
- Court Rulings Against Speeding Cameras Mount in Ohio
- 193 Illinois Fire Departments to Share $4M in Grants
- New Wisconsin Lemon Law Limits Time to Seek Damages
- Ohio Insurance Institute: Early January Storm Could Be One of State’s Costliest
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