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Preliminary OK Given To $55M Settlement In UIA Collection Case 

04/30/24 07:03 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Preliminary OK Given To $55M Settlement In UIA Collection Case 
Preliminary approval was given to the Unemployment Insurance Agency’s (UIA) $55 million settlement in a class action lawsuit related to its handling of COVID-19 era claims.

Judge LaSata Publicly Admonished By JTC

12/21/23 03:23 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Judge LaSata Publicly Admonished By JTC
The Judicial Tenure Commission publicly admonished Berrien County Circuit Judge Charles LaSata, a former state representative, for misconduct.

Senate Votes To Strip Liability Immunity Law 

10/19/23 01:13 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate Votes To Strip Liability Immunity Law 
The Senate approved, 30-8, legislation stripping pharmaceutical manufacturers of their 28-year-old immunity from product-liability damages for U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs.

Why Are We Spending So Much On Prison Healthcare?

09/11/23 05:13 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Why Are We Spending So Much On Prison Healthcare?
After the average per-prisoner cost of healthcare has grown by 34% in the last two decades, one researcher raises concern that the data isn't available to demonstrate why the extra spending is occurring and what health outcomes it is producing.

DHHS Directors COVID Orders Ruled Unconstitutional

07/05/23 11:59 AM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
DHHS Directors COVID Orders Ruled Unconstitutional
A state law that allowed the state health director to issue pandemic-related orders is “extremely broad” and an “unconstitutional delegation of legislative power,” the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
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