Posted in Accident & Injury on September 23, 2013

You never know when an injury will become more serious. At the time of most accidents, injuries may seem less painful as adrenaline is flowing and the real pain has not set in. For one client this was all too true. She was injured in a department store by an employee who hit her...

Posted in Accident & Injury on September 18, 2013

http://youtu.be/C1FXw92y8DY   Personal injury lawsuits are usually based on negligence. In a negligence claim, the plaintiff alleges that the defendant failed to use ordinary care. In order to prove negligence, you attorney must prove four basic elements: 1)      The existence of a duty owed to one person by another 2)      The failure of a...

Posted in Accident & Injury on September 17, 2013

by Arthur M. Elk No one likes to spend time thinking about the possibility of a life-threatening collision out on the road, but sometimes auto accidents are completely out of one’s control. If you’re involved in a car accident, experienced attorneys at our firm can handle any legal or financial ramifications. Unfortunately, I can’t...

Posted in Accident & Injury on September 14, 2013

A passenger bus crashed early this morning, just north of Cincinnati. The driver may have fallen asleep. The Greyhound bus was carrying 51 passengers bound for Detroit when it careened off I-75 around 4:00 a.m., violently striking a tree and fence. The out-of-control vehicle flipped over twice before it finally came to rest on...

Posted in Accident & Injury on September 13, 2013

An Ohio woman died Wednesday in a horrific tractor-trailer accident in Circleville, Ohio. The truck driver is facing charges for allegedly tampering with evidence. According to the Columbus Dispatch, Amy Schneider of South Bloomfield was killed in the accident and the truck driver was listed as 41-year old Tracy Ferrell of Michigan. Ferrell was...

Posted in Accident & Injury on September 12, 2013

“Heartbroken” park president wants to be first in line when the deadly ride reopens this weekend. The family of the woman who plummeted to her death while riding a roller coaster filed a lawsuit  on Tuesday against Six Flags.  Just hours after the lawsuit was filed, Six Flags officials announced the ride would reopen...

Posted in Accident & Injury on September 10, 2013

Two Columbus area students were taken to the emergency room last Friday after a bleacher railing collapsed during a football game. Reports indicate that a large group of students had pressed up against the railing, in an effort to be filmed by a local news crew. Although no serious injuries were reported, it called...

Posted in Accident & Injury on September 9, 2013

http://youtu.be/P74l5U7JjDU   We know that when you are going through pain and suffering caused by an accident, trying to deal with everything afterwards can be exhausting and challenging. If you need to file a claim against the other party and prove they were at fault, this can be a difficult task – not to...

Posted in Accident & Injury on September 4, 2013

Kids love to jump – on the bed, sofa, bounce houses, and especially, trampolines. Indoor trampoline parks are springing up across the country. Mostly housed in old warehouses, these facilities are filled with a sea of interconnected trampolines and other high-flying activities. Know the risks If time has taught us anything, it’s that trampolines...

Posted in Accident & Injury on September 4, 2013

According to the U.S. Fire Administration there are over 3,800 university housing fires each year. While dormitories are usually furnished with smoke alarms, sprinkler systems, and other safety measures, off-campus housing is not always as well-equipped. Campus Firewatch states that four out of five campus-related fire deaths occur in off-campus housing, where approximately two-thirds...