All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 9 2021 // BMS Re has acquired Trean Intermediaries, a Wayzata, Minn.-based independent reinsurance broker and services company.BMS Re has acquired Trean in full, with staff and infrastructure transferring to BMS Re. Sean Ryan,...
Jul 6 2021 // Mayo Clinic has been sued by three female patients who say a former surgery resident viewed nude photographs of them in their medical records.The lawsuits claim Ahmad Alsughayer, 28, of Saginaw, Michigan, had no reason to...
Jun 25 2021 // A Minnesota-based estate and probate debt recovery company that manages decedent debt recovery for creditors is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly fired Christian employee after he refused to be fingerprinted due to...
May 19 2021 // Alera Group, an independent, national insurance and wealth management firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, has acquired Direct Benefits Inc., located in Saint Paul, Minnesota.Direct Benefits specializes in insuring...
May 11 2021 // A Minnesota lumber company has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal authorities say.The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Lake States...
Apr 27 2021 // A suburban Minneapolis nursing home has paid the state’s largest fine for a coronavirus-related safety violation after an employee contracted COVID-19 and died.State Labor Department inspection files show Sholom...
Apr 26 2021 // Inadequate safety standards at Marathon Petroleum’s St. Paul Park refinery in Minnesota have caused avoidable hydrocarbon and chemical releases that pose a threat to the community, a local worker advocacy group said...
Apr 22 2021 // A Minnesota-based excavation company has agreed to increase employee training on trenching and excavation hazards and pay a $380,000 penalty in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety...
Apr 20 2021 // A Minnesota bar and restaurant will pay $15,000 to settle a lawsuit over violations of the governor’s COVID-19 restrictions orders.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said his office has settled its lawsuit...
Mar 26 2021 // The Supreme Court has ruled that Michigan-based Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts of people who were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving Ford vehicles.The justices unanimously rejected the...
Mar 26 2021 // Minnesota lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would allow recreational marijuana use for adults and automatically expunge minor convictions related to cannabis, inching the state closer toward legalization.The...
Mar 25 2021 // Minnesota’s largest school district will pay $300,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit with a transgender student who was barred from using the boys’ locker room, school officials and supporters of the...
Mar 24 2021 // A railcar carrying molasses exploded in Cannon Falls Tuesday morning, leaving a sticky mess, but causing no injuries, according to police.According to authorities, the explosion happened about 7 a.m. at the Progressive...
Mar 22 2021 // Pollution regulators said that contamination from toxic man-made “forever chemicals” has been detected in groundwater at nearly 60 closed landfills in Minnesota, with amounts exceeding levels for safe drinking...
Mar 12 2021 // Heavy snow and high winds in northeastern Minnesota left hundreds without power and caused hazardous travel conditions while the southeastern region of the state experienced rain, large hail and tornado warnings.The St....
Mar 11 2021 // Insurance professionals in Minnesota may now take their pre-license examinations online, according to the Minnesota Department of Commerce.“This new ability to take pre-licensing examinations online benefits those...
Mar 9 2021 // Workers’ compensation carrier, SFM Mutual Insurance Co., headquartered in Bloomington, Minn., has promoted Cody Allen to a newly established business development specialist role. This position will focus on growth in...
Feb 23 2021 // Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the founder and CEO of Minnesota-based MyPillow, saying that Mike Lindell falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential...
Feb 18 2021 // Owners of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., businesses that were raided and burned during the violent protests over the death of George Floyd are appealing to state lawmakers for help with rebuilding.Several store owners in...
Feb 12 2021 // The Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota says it has reached a $21.5 million settlement with 145 individuals who were sexually abused by its clergy members.It’s the last Catholic diocese in the state to settle...