Insurance companies typically fight hard to minimize the damages paid to a personal injury victim or to avoid payment altogether. Insurers and their attorneys employ many different strategies for avoiding liability. In high-dollar personal injury, …
Avoid these 8 Mistakes after a Car Collision
Even a minor motor vehicle crash can be traumatic, making it difficult to think clearly in the moments and hours following the incident. When serious injury occurs, it may be even more difficult to make …
Pedestrian Accidents in Ohio: What You Need to Know
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 …
