INDUSTRY GIVES BIG TO OHIO JUSTICE:

Insurance industry interests contributed nearly $200,000 to the campaign of Ohio Supreme Court Justine Maureen O’Connor. Ohio’s top court, with O’Connor’s help, recently overturned a previous ruling of its own, the Scott-Pontzer v. Liberty Mutual decision, which had extended commercial passenger auto insurance coverage to injuries sustained while the driver was not working. Both agents and companies contributed heavily to O’Connor’s campaign, according to the Associated Press. O’Connor raised $1.7 million in campaign funds total, the news agency reported.