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Dangerous Highway Accidents In Southwest Ohio

There are many potential causes of serious and fatal car and truck accidents on the roads in Kentucky and Ohio. From improperly marked construction zones, road deterioration and hazards at railroad intersections to distracted driving and speeding, all of these can result in serious and life-changing injuries and even death.

At Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima, our car accident injury attorneys represent clients across Ohio and Kentucky who have been injured physically and financially through no fault of their own. Our primary practice is devoted to representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases, including serious and fatal accidents on Ohio turnpikes and highways.

Our attorneys are experienced in representing personal injury victims. They apply their experience and knowledge to the task of obtaining maximum available compensation for our clients whose lives have been disrupted by injuries or family members’ fatal accidents on dangerous southern Ohio turnpikes and highways.

For more information about how we can help you, contact our law offices at 513-496-0134 to schedule a consultation. We’re available 24/7.

Lawyers Helping Victims Of Accidents On Dangerous Highways In Ohio

Our lawyers have experience handling accident cases that have taken place on the following roadways:

Route 4
I-275
I-71
I-74
I-75
Columbia Parkway

Whether you are injured on a major highway or on a two-lane road in a rural area – where drivers are defenseless if another motorist is driving left of center – our attorneys know how to prove liability and conduct comprehensive accident reconstruction. From head-on collisions to rear-end collisions, they can properly value a claim and find all available lines of insurance from which to try and collect compensation.

Contact Our Cincinnati Attorneys

You deserve strong, experienced lawyers you can trust in difficult times. Contact us by calling 513-496-0134 and tell our team about the accident. From our offices in Lebanon, West Chester and downtown Cincinnati, we serve clients in Butler, Warren and Hamilton counties and the surrounding areas of southwest Ohio.

Personal Injury Results

7 Million Policy Limit Settlement

Car Crash

A man’s life was significantly and permanently altered after he suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was struck by a vehicle. The case settled for the maximum policy limits after we secured an accident reconstructionist, lighting expert, life-care planner, and physician to explain liability and the full extent of the harms and losses our client suffered from the crash…

Personal Injury Results

$5 Million Settlement

Truck Driver At-Fault for Wrongful Death

A family lost a loving husband and father when a truck driver acted careless and needlessly endangered the lives of all Ohio drivers. The insurance company that insured the truck explored numerous avenues to escape its responsibility to pay the full value of the case…

Personal Injury Results

$3 Million Verdict

Slip and Fall

A woman broke her knee cap after falling over a broken wet floor sign at a local casino. The casino showed a callous disregard for the safety of patrons during the pre-trial depositions as well as at the trial. Our client suffered permanent disfigurement, embarrassment, and was forced to be less active for the rest of her life. A jury returned a $3 million verdict in Hamilton County, Ohio…

Personal Injury Results

$3 Million Settlement

Landscape Truck

A young boy was killed after a landscape truck ran him over in the street. The insurance company claimed the child “darted out” in front of the driver. We established the company failed to follow commercial trucking safety regulations and reconstructed the crash which prompted a settlement for the full policy limits of $3 million…

Personal Injury Results

$2.75 Million Settlement

Child Injured During Sporting Event

A young child’s life was changed forever after a head injury at a sporting event. Facing an uphill battle because of numerous laws that restricted the chance of recovery, the case was resolved through a mediation that resulted in a $2,750,000 settlement…

Personal Injury Results

$2.1 Million Settlement

Nursing Home Error

A loving mother and wife was in a nursing home when she suffered a life altering injury as a result of a nursing home employee’s failure to properly secure her in a transport vehicle. She passed away several months later at a local hospital due to other complications…

Personal Injury Results

$1.1 Million Settlement

Motorcycle Crash

An elderly man failed to yield to a motorcycle causing a crash that killed a woman who was riding on the back of a motorcycle operated by her husband. She was not wearing a helmet and did not survive the crash. The settlement was for the total insurance policy limits…

Personal Injury Results

$5 Million Settlement

Truck Driver At-Fault for Wrongful Death

A family lost a loving husband and father when a truck driver acted carelessness and needlessly endangered the lives of all Ohio drivers. The insurance company that insured the truck explored numerous avenues to escape its responsibility to pay the full value of the case…

Personal Injury Results

$2.75 Million Settlement

Child Injured During Sporting Event

A young child’s life was changed forever after a head injury at a sporting event. Facing an uphill battle because of numerous laws that restricted the chance of recovery, the case was resolved through a mediation that resulted in a $2,750,000 settlement…

Personal Injury Results

$2.1 Million Settlement

Nursing Home Error

A loving mother and wife was in a nursing home when she suffered a life altering injury as a result of a nursing home employee’s failure to properly secure her in a transport vehicle. She passed away several months later at a local hospital due to other complications…

Personal Injury Results

$1.1 Million Settlement

Motorcycle Crash

An elderly man failed to yield to a motorcycle causing a crash that killed a woman who was riding on the back of a motorcycle operated by her husband. She was not wearing a helmet and did not survive the crash. The settlement was for the total insurance policy limits…

Personal Injury Results

$700,000 Settlement

Pennsylvania Tractor Trailer Crash

A truck and car collided in a head-on collision on a two-lane road in Pennsylvania. The truck driver claimed our client came into his lane before swerving back to his own lane. The toxicology report indicated our client had marijuana in his blood and the black box data showed that his speed…

Personal Injury Results

$500,000 Settlement

Burn Injury

Children and teenagers started a bonfire during a graduation party that badly burned our client, a young boy, who was sitting close to the fire. The insurance company refused to offer any money since the boy’s own brother was not covered under the policy and he admitted to starting the fire…

Personal Injury Results

Criminal Defense Results

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