Latest Michigan Headlines

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Michigan Governor: Last of $400 Auto Refunds Issued

May 11 2022 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced this week that auto insurers should have issued the last of $400 per eligible vehicle insurance refunds by May 9 and that any residents who have not received their refund should...

Report: Michigan 2020 Dam Failures Were ‘Preventable’

May 6 2022 // The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was “foreseeable and preventable,” resulting from errors and miscalculations over nearly a century, an expert...

EEOC Sues Michigan Foods Company Over Alleged Sexual Harassment

May 2 2022 // Eden Foods, Inc., an organic foods company headquartered in Clinton, Michigan that claims to be the premier natural foods company in the Americas, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to repeated sexual...

Dairy Processor to Pay $79,000 Over Disability Discrimination Suit at Michigan Location

Apr 20 2022 // Agropur, Inc., a dairy processor and U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-based Agropur Cooperative, will pay $79,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...

AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Michigan’s Manufacturing Technology Mutual

Apr 19 2022 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Manufacturing Technology Mutual Insurance Company based in Novi, Michigan. The...

Michigan McDonald’s Workers Reach Settlement Over Harassment

Apr 18 2022 // Former McDonald’s workers who alleged rampant sexual harassment at their Michigan restaurant have reached a $1.5 million settlement agreement with the restaurant’s former owner.The American Civil Liberties...

Michigan McDonald’s Workers Reach Settlement Deal Over Harassment

Apr 6 2022 // Former McDonald’s workers who alleged rampant sexual harassment at their Michigan restaurant have reached a $1.5 million settlement agreement with the restaurant’s former owner.The American Civil Liberties...

High Street Acquires Michigan’s Gemini Risk Partners

Mar 30 2022 // High Street Insurance Partners has acquired Michigan-based Gemini Risk Partners. Gemini Risk Partners was founded by attorneys David Kramer and Theodore Nittis to service the insurance needs of law firms. The agency...

U. of Michigan to Settle Students’ Sex-Abuse Lawsuit

Mar 25 2022 // The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct.As part of the deal, which was filed in...

Ex-Michigan Governor Must Testify in Flint Water Civil Trial

Mar 24 2022 // Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and several other officials must testify in a civil trial involving engineering firms being sued over liability for lead-contaminated water connected to the Flint water crisis, a judge...

Michigan AG Warns of Scams Over $400 Auto Refund Checks

Mar 22 2022 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel warned residents to be aware of scams as auto insurers issue $400 per-vehicle refunds to eligible Michigan policyholders.Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced earlier this month...

No Changes to Michigan Auto Insurance Law This Term

Mar 18 2022 // Bills intended to fix a Michigan law that slashed auto insurance payments for crash survivors’ post-acute care are dead for the term, a key lawmaker said.House Speaker Jason Wentworth, a Farwell Republican and backer...

Michigan Court Rules Against Railroad That Struck Teen

Mar 17 2022 // The Michigan Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit against a railroad, 10 years after a teen listening to music was struck by a train and severely injured in suburban Detroit.The court said a judge misinterpreted a case...

State of Michigan, Landfill Reaches Settlement Over Compliance Issues

Mar 14 2022 // The state of Michigan has reached a settlement with a suburban Detroit landfill operator over compliance issues.Arbor Hills Landfill in Salem Township is required to pay fines and the cost of emissions monitoring and...

Michigan Drivers to Receive $400 Auto Insurance Refunds Over Next 2 Months

Mar 10 2022 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state’s top insurance regulator said Monday that a $3 billion transfer of surplus funds from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to car insurers will be completed this week. The...

Former Michigan Gov. Snyder Will Take 5th if Called to Testify in Water Trial

Mar 9 2022 // Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who faces misdemeanor charges in the Flint water crisis, wants to avoid testifying in a civil trial involving engineering firms that are being sued over liability for lead-contaminated...

Michigan Sues Dam Owner Over Sediment in Kalamazoo River

Mar 4 2022 // The state of Michigan sued the owner and operator of a hydroelectric dam, alleging that its mismanaged drawdown of a lake to do repairs created sediment that has choked a 30-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, impeded...

Michigan AG Asks State High Court to Extend Anti-Discrimination Law to Gays And Lesbians

Mar 4 2022 // Michigan’s attorney general on March 2 asked the state Supreme Court to overturn key decisions and extend the state’s anti-discrimination law to gays and lesbians.People who claim discrimination on the basis of...

Michigan School Accused of Retaliation Against Parent Settles Case

Mar 3 2022 // A suburban Detroit parent who claimed she lost her job for criticizing COVID-19 policies in local schools has reached a tentative deal to settle a lawsuit against the district, a lawyer said March 1.Controversy over how...

7th Circuit: Liberty Must Defend USA Gymnastics in Nassar Lawsuits; Coverage May Be Limited

Mar 2 2022 // Larry Nassar is accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of girls and young women while working with USA Gymnastics, resulting in his criminal conviction and hundreds of lawsuits that forced the organization into...