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FirstEnergy has agreed to pay a $100 million fine to settle civil fraud charges from the SEC, but the federal agency will go ahead with civil fraud charges against the utility’s former top executive.

The lawyers who negotiated the deal with Norfolk Southern on behalf of everyone affected by the disastrous February 2023 derailment said only 370 households and 47 businesses in the 20-mile (32-kilometer) radius around the derailment opted out of the property damage payments.

People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year's Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on top of whatever money they get for property damage as part of the $600 million class-action settlement.

Federal authorities say pharmaceutical distributor Cardinal Health Inc. has agreed to pay more than $13 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying some doctors’ offices kickbacks.

The Ohio State University has reached $5.8 million in settlements with 23 more men who say they were sexually abused by former team doctor Richard…

Ohio State will pay roughly $41 million to sexual abuse survivors who came forward with allegations against a former team doctor. The deal covers 162 of…

The Ohio hospital system that found an intensive care doctor ordered excessive painkillers for about three dozen patients who died has reached settlements…

Columbus has agreed to pay more than $37,000 to the owners of one of more than two dozen homes damaged last year when a home exploded after a gas…

Thousands of Ohioans are having their student loans forgiven.State Attorney General Mike DeWine and nearly 40 other attorney generals announced on Monday…

Attorney General Mike DeWine says 848 public entities in Ohio will get a share of the state's $11.5 million settlement with rock salt producers accused of…