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Michigan Regulators Probing Utilities over Outages That Left 1M Without Power

Aug 27 2021 // A Michigan commission will examine data and practices from its regulated electric companies after more than 1 million residents were left without power due to storms earlier this month.Michigan has seen multiple storms...

Michigan Issues C&D Order Against Aliera Companies, Connected Businesses

Aug 23 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators issued a cease and desist order against a healthcare sharing ministry and two connected companies for allegedly acting in violation of the state’s insurance code.In a media release,...

Settlement Reached on PIP Coverage for Michigan Car Accident Victims

Aug 17 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators and the state’s personal injury protection (PIP) medical coverage program have reached an agreement regarding unlimited coverage for persons injured in an automobile accident prior to...

McGowan Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Arbanas & Associates

Aug 10 2021 // The McGowan Companies (McGowan) acquired the assets of Arbanas & Associates (Arbanas) in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, effective Aug. 1.Arbanas specializes in writing professional liability for accountants, lawyers,...

Michigan Counties Ask State for Funds After Tornado Damage

Aug 2 2021 // Two Michigan counties are asking the state to help make funds available for residents and businesses affected by recent tornados that damaged buildings, knocked down trees and caused power outages.Macomb County Executive...

Whitmer: Michigan to Provide $10M for People Impacted by June Floods

Aug 2 2021 // The state of Michigan will disburse $10 million in emergency relief funding to help Detroit-area and other southeastern Michigan residents whose homes, businesses and belongings were damaged by recent flooding caused by a...

Tornadoes Confirmed Near Flint, Detroit, Michigan

Jul 27 2021 // The National Weather Service says tornadoes struck near Detroit and near Flint on the evening of July 24.The two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Genesee County’s Clayton Township around 6:30 p.m. and in Oakland County...

Worker Dies After Fall From Catwalk at Michigan Steel Company

Jul 20 2021 // A 50-year-old employee has died after falling from an elevated catwalk at a Detroit-area steel company.The man was pronounced dead at the former AK Steel facility following the fall which occurred about 3:15 a.m. on July...

Federal Disaster Declaration Approved for Michigan

Jul 16 2021 // With the approval of President Joe Biden, federal disaster assistance is now available to the state of Michigan to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding and...

Michigan Governor Seeks Post-Flooding Federal Disaster Declaration

Jul 15 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 13 asked the White House issue a disaster declaration to secure federal aid to deal with damage from the late June flooding in southeast Michigan.Parts of the region saw about 7...

Western Michigan Wheat Field Fires Prompt Arson Probe

Jul 14 2021 // A series of wheat field fires in western Michigan prompted an arson investigation, authorities said.Two fires were reported recently just outside the village of Waldron, according to the Hillsdale Daily News. The first...

Michigan’s Top Court Eyeing Liability in Snowmobile Crashes

Jul 8 2021 // The Michigan Supreme Court is looking at a pair of cases that involve possible liability against the state in crashes involving snowmobiles.The issue is whether a snowmobile and a utility vehicle should be considered motor...

Michigan Court Opening Door to More Slip-And-Fall Cases

Jul 6 2021 // The Michigan Supreme Court is chipping away at a longstanding legal doctrine that makes it tough to win slip-and-fall lawsuits in the state.Donna Livings needed three surgeries after falling in an icy lot as she tried to...

Michigan Reminds Insurers: ‘Zero-Dollar Claim’ Is Not a Loss

Jul 5 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators in a June 15 bulletin reminded property/casualty insurance companies that relying on a “zero-dollar claim” in their insureds’ loss history is not allowed.In Bulletin...

Severe Storms, Flooding in Michigan; Tornadoes in Indiana

Jun 28 2021 // Residents in the Detroit area were cleaning up June 27 after flooding in the area overloaded sewer systems, damaged homes and knocked out power for thousands.Bags of trash lined neighborhood streets in suburban Grosse...

Michigan Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Clients’ Money

Jun 25 2021 // A Muskegon insurance agent charged with fraud and embezzling his clients’ money has pleaded guilty, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS)...

Michigan to Insurers: Zero-Dollar Claim Is Not a Loss

Jun 16 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators are reminding property/casualty insurers that relying on “zero-dollar claim” in their insureds’ loss history is not allowed.In Bulletin 2021-27-INS, issued by Michigan...

Michigan Grocery to Pay $30K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit

Jun 2 2021 // A Michigan grocery store chain denied employee a reasonable accommodation and demoted him due to disability, federal authorities say.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Meijer Inc., a grocery store...

Michigan’s Top Court: Utility Not Liable in Tree Trimmer’s Death

Jun 2 2021 // A city-owned utility in Traverse City, Michigan, can’t be held responsible for the death of a tree trimmer who had contact with a power line.The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Zachary...

New Fee Schedule Could Limit Care for Michigan Crash Victims, Providers Say

Jun 1 2021 // Courtnie Bush, 16, was never supposed to wake up again, much less smile, stand and walk after she was in a car crash in December.Her mom Jenna said what Courtnie accomplished since then is nothing short of a miracle and...