Latest Michigan Headlines

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Michigan Woman Who Slipped on Lemon at Bar Loses Appeal

Jan 18 2022 // A woman who said she was injured after slipping on a lemon wedge has failed to revive her lawsuit against a popular Detroit tavern.The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision in favor of Old...

High Street Acquires Michigan-Based Hershey

Jan 18 2022 // High Street Insurance Partners announced its December acquisition of Hershey Insurance Agency, a full-service insurance firm based in Troy, Michigan. Founded in 1979, Hershey offers personal insurance, business insurance...

Judge: Lawsuit Against Flint, Michigan Water Contractor Can Proceed

Jan 12 2022 // A judge on Jan. 10 refused to dismiss a lawsuit against an engineering company, which is accused of not doing enough to stop the flow of lead-contaminated water in Flint in 2015.Four families are suing Veolia North...

Michigan Judge Dismisses Gay Corrections Officers’ Suit

Jan 11 2022 // A federal judge in Michigan has tossed a lawsuit brought by two gay corrections officers, ruling that some of their discrimination claims weren’t sufficiently proven and that statutes of limitation barred...

Paper Mill to Pay Nearly $250K for Michigan Fish Kill

Jan 7 2022 // A paper mill in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has agreed to pay nearly $250,000 to settle an investigation of a fish kill in the Escanaba River, state regulators said.A “catastrophic pipe failure” at the...

Alera Group Acquires Michigan’s Gales Agency

Jan 7 2022 // Alera Group has acquired Gales Agency, Inc., an independent insurance agency providing a full line of insurance products including home, business, auto and life insurance policies to protect families. Gales Agency, Inc.,...

Bill Opens Door for Sexual Abuse Victims of U. of Michigan Doctor to Sue School

Jan 6 2022 // More than 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window in which they could sue the school for damages under new bills that the Legislature will consider.It is the second time...

Window for Michigan Uninsured Drivers to Get Penalty-Free Insurance Ends Dec. 31

Dec 22 2021 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services is reminding uninsured drivers that they have until midnight on Dec. 31, 2021 to get penalty-free auto insurance.The amnesty period ensures that fees will not be...

Michigan School District Faces Two $100 Million Suits After Shootings

Dec 16 2021 // The parents of a 17-year-old girl who was shot in the neck at Oxford High School during a mass shooting that left four students dead filed a pair of lawsuits seeking $100 million each against a Michigan school district,...

Strong Winds Cause Michigan Power Outages

Dec 13 2021 // Strong winds across Michigan caused tens of thousands of new electrical outages Saturday, Dec. 11 and frustrated efforts to repair widespread damage to power lines from overnight storms.Nearly 50,000 additional outages to...

Auto Insurance Virtual Town Halls Offered to Michigan Drivers

Dec 10 2021 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) will offer free town hall events for consumers about auto insurance. The town halls will take play Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 12 p.m. via Zoom.The...

Michigan Drivers to Receive $400 Refund Per Vehicle

Dec 8 2021 // All Michigan drivers with auto insurance will receive a $400 per-vehicle refund next year. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state regulators announced the dollar amount Tuesday, more than a month after she had requested the...

Michigan Residents Lose Decision over Foul Odor from Sugar Beet Processor

Dec 3 2021 // Residents complaining about foul odors from a sugar beet processor in Bay City have a lost a key decision at the Michigan Court of Appeals.Michigan Sugar, which turns beets into sugar, is accused of depriving people from...

Michigan Abandons Oil Pipeline Suit, Refocuses on Separate Case

Dec 2 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer abandoned a lawsuit Tuesday, Nov. 30 aimed at shutting down an oil pipeline that runs through part of the Great Lakes but said the state would continue pursuing a separate case with the same...

Marijuana Testing Lab Sues Michigan Over Major Product Recall

Nov 29 2021 // A marijuana testing lab filed a lawsuit against Michigan regulators after a major product recall and allegations of unreliable results.Viridis Laboratories, with operations in Lansing and Bay City, said the...

Flint, Michigan Home Explosion Kills 1, Leaves 2 Missing

Nov 24 2021 // At least one person died and two remained missing following a fire and explosion at a home in Michigan that damaged several adjacent homes and sent debris falling onto a neighborhood, authorities said.Fire Department...

Alera Acquires Michigan’s Becker Insurance Agency

Nov 22 2021 // Alera Group, an independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, has acquired Becker Insurance Agency, P.C., an independent insurance agency based in Portage, Michigan.Terms of the transaction were not...

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty in $1.6 Million Unemployment Insurance Scam

Nov 18 2021 // A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and identity theft in a scheme to defraud nine states out of more than $1.6 million in unemployment insurance benefits, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima...

Michigan Governor: Drivers to See More Savings Under Auto Insurance Reform Law

Nov 16 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that drivers should save on average between 25-62% on the PIP medical portion of their auto policies compared to the previous year.The lower premiums continue a trend of declining...

Auto Safety Regulators Looking into Complaint from Michigan Tesla Driver

Nov 15 2021 // U.S. auto safety regulators are looking into a complaint from a Tesla driver that the company’s “Full Self-Driving” software caused a crash.The driver was beta testing the “Full Self-Driving”...