Bluffton's insurers liable in 2007 crash

By Everett J. Thomas

On Dec. 28, 2010, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled on a case pertaining to a bus crash in Atlanta that caused the death of five members of the Bluffton (Ohio) University baseball team. The Toledo Blade reported the decision in its Dec. 29, 2010 issue.

"In a 5-2 decision released Tuesday," Erica Blake wrote, "the Supreme Court ruled that the university's insurance policies extend coverage to those affected by the March 2, 2007, crash on a Georgia highway. The ruling means that as much as $21 million more in insurance money will be available to pay claims."

On Jan. 4, The Mennonite contacted Robin Bowlus, Bluffton College's director of public relations, for a response to the court's decision ...