Ohio Personal Injury Law Blog
Collision in Ohio leaves motorcyclist dead, passenger injured
As much as it may sound like common sense, drivers on the roads in Ohio and throughout the country need to be attentive about the presence of other vehicles on the roads. That includes motorcycles. Yes, motorcycles are obviously smaller vehicles with smaller profiles...
Ohio’s work zone crashes reach all-time high in 2019
Road construction may seem impossible to avoid when traveling across Ohio, but it may serve you well to find alternative routes when possible. The number of car crashes occurring in the state’s work zones reached its highest level in history in 2019, indicating that...
Negligence, Reasonableness, and Motor Vehicle Accidents
Many motor vehicle accidents are caused by negligence. The legal theory of negligence identifies actions and omissions by individuals that may result in injuries to others. For example, in Ohio an injury-causing motor vehicle accident may be caused by a driver who...
What types of workers’ compensation benefits are available?
This blog recently discussed the serious nature of workplace injuries. It is essential for injured workers in Ohio to be familiar with the legal resources available to them when they have been harmed in a workplace accident or suffered harm because of an occupational...
What can I do if I am medically misdiagnosed?
Medical misdiagnosis can have devastating consequences for victims and their families. As a result, victims of medical malpractice need to know what they can do about it and how they can get help when harmed by medical negligence. Misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose,...
Workplace injuries at home
There are many employees across Ohio and the rest of the United States who work from home, often in a virtual workplace. In some cases, companies may face employer tort lawsuits for workers injured at home. Working from home does not eliminate all the employer’s...
Monitoring and reporting nursing home neglect or abuse
Placing an aging loved one in an Ohio nursing home may require families to make regular visits to ensure the staff provides quality care. Monitoring for physical signs of abuse may alert a family to mistreatment or habitual patient neglect. Common evidence of abuse...
East Toledo motorcycle accident leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt
Police were continuing to investigate a serious motorcycle accident in East Toledo that claimed one life and left 2 others hospitalized. According to reports, the accident happened at an urban intersection and involved a motorcycle and a pickup. Police were not...
Getting answers to tough questions after a motorcycle accident
With higher temperatures popping up here and there as spring weather approaches, many of our readers in Ohio are probably anxious to get their motorcycles out of winter storage and hit the road. Most motorcyclists do everything they can to stay safe on the road: wear...
Injuries and illnesses that occur in Ohio food processing plants
The state of Ohio is one of the top in the country for agribusiness, which is defined as the growing, processing, transporting and selling of food. As would be expected, this also makes agribusiness one of the largest employers in the state, with one in every six...
