Thursday - October 31, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Wednesday October 30, 2024 ( 8 items )  

GE Aerospace, Waygate Technologies to Deliver New AI-Assisted Commercial Jet Engine Borescope Inspection Solution to Enhance Defect Recognition
EVENDALE, Ohio, Oct. 29 -- GE Aerospace, a provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft, issued the following news release: * * * - Successfully integrated cutting-edge AI techniques that help increase detection rates by ~34%, while reducing false alerts by >13% vs. previous Gas Power-assist model version 4.1. - AI to assist inspectors with engine inspections, making inspections more reliable and ergonomi  more

Nexstar Media Group to Expand Presence in Cleveland With Acquisition of WBNX-TV/TV55
IRVING, Texas, Oct. 29 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * Acquisition Creates a Nexstar Duopoly in Nation's 19th Largest TV Market and Political Battleground State Station Will Become a CW Affiliate on September 1, 2025 * * * Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that it has agreed to acquire the assets of WBNX-TV/TV55 in Cleveland, Ohio, from the Winston Broadcasting Company. The acquisitio  more

Ohio A.G. Yost, 24 Other AGs Ask Supreme Court to Intervene in Virginia Voter Registration Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 24 other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to permit Virginia's removal of roughly 1,600 self-identified noncitizens from voter rolls. Virginia is seeking intervention from the Supreme Court following a U.S. District Court ruling on Oct. 25 that ordered state election officials to restore the voter registrations of noncitizen  more

Ohio A.G. Yost: Former Columbus Zoo Marketing Director Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 29 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: (DELAWARE, Ohio) -- The former marketing director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, who pleaded guilty to 16 felonies, was sentenced to five years in prison today for his role in a scheme that defrauded the zoo of at least $2.3 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. On July 2, Pete Fingerhut pleaded guilty to aggravated theft, conspiracy, tampering with records, and telec  more

Ohio Democratic Party: Kevin Coughlin Calls Abortion "Yesterday's News" In Attempt To Hide Support For Ban
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 29 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: This past week, reporting from Heartland Signal uncovered audio of GOP Congressional candidate Kevin Coughlin calling abortion "yesterday's news," in a desperate attempt to run from his support of abortion bans. During Coughlin's time in the statehouse, he was laser-focused on dismantling abortion access in Ohio. Coughlin even bragged about his record of anti-abortion votes in the state legislature  more

Ports of Indiana Receives $500,000 Grant From U.S. EPA Clean Ports to Study Emissions Reduction at Jeffersonville, Mount Vernon Ports
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 30 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Ports of Indiana will receive a $500,000 grant to study emission-reduction activities at its Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon ports on the Ohio River. Ports of Indiana is among 55 projects at ports nationwide to receive grants from EPA's Clean Ports Program (CPP), which was enacted in 2022 by Congress as part of the Inflation Re  more

Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction Motion in Title IX Case
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft represented the University of Cincinnati (UC) in a Title IX case in the Southern District of Ohio. In this case, a now-former UC student was expelled from the school. After the expulsion, the former student sued UC in federal court alleging, among other things, that UC had violated his procedural due process rights. The former student sought a preliminary injunction prohibiting UC from imposing the expulsion.   more

Thompson Hine Shortlisted for Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards North America
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- Thompson Hine, a law firm, issued the following news release: Thompson Hine, a national law firm and recognized leader in innovative solutions, has once again been recognized for innovation by the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards North America, specifically in the "Innovation in Digitising Legal Practice" category for its game-changing approach to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in New York on December   more