According to the most recent Ohio Traffic Crash Facts Book, 145 pedestrians were killed in traffic accidents on Ohio’s roads during 2017. Although pedestrian accidents were only one-half of 1% of all traffic accidents in …
Ohio Product Recalls: What You Need to Know
During 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported nearly 3,000 product recalls affecting more than 9,000 different products. These products included a wide range of items, including food, dangerous drugs, medical devices, and …
Sepsis and Medical Malpractice in Ohio
September is Sepsis Awareness Month, according to the nonprofit Sepsis Alliance. Sepsis is a condition in which the body overreacts to an infection, causing further, sometimes fatal, complications. In the United States, there are more …
PFOA Lawsuits: What’s So Dangerous About PFOA?
In March, we discussed a new Teflon lawsuit filed by the Ohio attorney general against DuPont Co. and its spin-off, Chemours Co. The lawsuit alleged that DuPont had been dumping dangerous chemicals into the Ohio …
Roundup® Lawsuits in Ohio: What You Need to Know
In early August 2018, a jury in California awarded $289 million to a man named Lee Johnson, a former school groundskeeper who developed cancer after repeated exposure to the popular herbicide Roundup®. Johnson’s was one …
Bayer Caught Paying Doctors to Push Harmful Essure System
Article at a Glance In late July, CNN reported that Bayer had paid doctors $2.5 million to push its Essure system between 2013 and 2017. Essure has been associated with nearly 27,000 injury reports to …
Ohio Medical Malpractice vs. Doctor Discipline: What’s the Difference?
Article at a Glance When a doctor does something wrong, Ohio law generally provides two types of remedies: a medical malpractice lawsuit or a disciplinary complaint. A medical malpractice lawsuit lets an injure patient recover …
