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Ohio Holiday Events – 2015

Wondering what to do with those unused vacation days? Grab the family and explore Ohio during the holidays! Reminder: Not all events are open daily. Please see the links below for additional details, registration and fees. Ohio Holiday Events   Northeast Ohio Cleveland Botanical Garden Glow Through Jan 3 Glow is Cleveland's winter spectacular...

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5 Elk & Elk attorneys named Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers

Elk & Elk Co., Ltd. announces the recognition of their trial attorneys as Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. CLEVELAND, OH (December 2, 2015) – The personal injury law firm of Elk & Elk® is proud to announce that five of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the Super Lawyers Top 100 Ohio...

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Anthem Warns of Phishing Scams

In January, the personal data of 80 million Anthem customers was hacked, making it the largest data breach in U.S. history. The hackers successfully made off with personal information, including names, birthdays, addresses, and social security numbers. Although there is no sign that they accessed any medical records, Anthem customers are now vulnerable to...

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Jury Awards $39M in Wrongful Death Case

Elk & Elk personal injury attorney Phillip Kuri obtains justice for client CLEVELAND, April 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ The Ohio personal injury law firm of Elk & Elk Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce a $39 million verdict on behalf of a deceased Ohio construction worker who lost his life in a fatal motor vehicle accident...

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Online Law School

Would you hire an attorney who received his or her law degree online? While the American Bar Association (ABA) has not accredited any law schools offering a 100 percent online learning experience, some schools have started to embrace online learning. Currently, ABA standards state that no more than one-third of an accredited law school’s...

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Government Shutdown Puts Consumers at Risk

As the battle over The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and the debt ceiling stalls in congress, furloughs of more than 800,000 government employees continue and some public safety services have literally gone “offline.” Salmonella outbreak In an effort to research the massive salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 300 people, we...

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Ohio Law Slashes Jury Award to Victim of Sexual Assault

An Ohio woman whose pastor sexually assaulted her when she was 15 years old has now been deprived of over $3 million. Neither a robbery nor a Ponzi scheme was to blame. The culprits responsible for this “theft” were members of the Ohio General Assembly. A jury awarded $3.6 million to the woman, who...

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LeBron Called for Jury Duty

If you think being rich and famous gets you out of jury duty, think again. LeBron James recently revealed via Instagram that he had been summoned to the Summit County Courthouse for jury duty. He posted a few self-portraits and wrote, “Jury duty time. Time to serve my civic duty.” Although LeBron and the...

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Beware of Travelling Contractors

In the wake of recent storms, Attorney General Mike DeWine has issued a warning regarding traveling contractors. He cautions Ohioans that some contractors may try to take advantage of desperate storm victims as they struggle to rebuild their homes. “After severe weather hits, it’s important to be vigilant about home improvement scams,” DeWine said....

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Elk & Elk attorneys help hunger center provide 17,000 meals for Thanksgiving

Hunger is a problem 365 days a year, not just during the holidays. That’s why Elk & Elk partners each Thanksgiving with Cleveland sports radio personality Mark “Munch” Bishop to help stock the pantry at the St. Augustine Hunger Center in Tremont. On Wednesday, November 21, 2012, for the eighth consecutive year, Cleveland attorneys...

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