The holidays are upon us. The Christmas decor is coming out even before children have determined their Halloween costumes. This is an exciting time for children, but it can also be stressful for parents who are in the middle of custody proceedings and for those...
In the field of criminal defense, so often a client approaches a lawyer or a law firm asking to get charges dismissed or thrown out. What many people do not realize is that an outright dismissal is one of the hardest, and most rare outcomes to secure, unless the...
Some aspects of trucking accident cases are obvious: someone driving a tractor-trailer while intoxicated obviously bears responsibility for the injuries or deaths that result. However, in most cases like this, there is a lot more going on beneath the surface. For...
Can I be charged with possession of a controlled substance because I have an illegal drug in my blood stream? Classic lawyer answer: it depends. However, a recent Ohio Supreme Court case, State v. Forman, 2021-Ohio-3409, made it clear that the mere presence of a drug...
With nearly half of the world’s population now using some type of social media, escaping it is nearly impossible. How many people have your heard of that reconnected with an old high school flame through Facebook? It is everywhere. Innocently, we like to post pictures...
It is common for our injury lawyers to hear clients say “I’m not the suing type”. The truth is that no good person wants to be involved in a lawsuit, but sadly our clients did not have a choice– injury was thrust upon them unnaturally at no-fault of their own. Due to...
The recent trend from the Ohio legislature has been to expand the types and number of convictions that defendants are able to have sealed, what some people often consider to be expunged. There are two factors that must be considered when determining if a defendant is...
The headache gradually got worse. You do not quite comprehend this. After all, it was just a minor crash between your vehicle and another at an intersection. At least, that is what you thought. However, now you realize that that likely was not the case. You are...
Like all motor vehicles, commercial vehicles like semis and other large trucks are complex and intricate. If a system suddenly fails, the driver may lose control and crash into a much smaller passenger vehicle. Thus, the result of an equipment failure on a commercial...
Motorcycle riders are potentially vulnerable to four-wheeled vehicles coming at them from any direction. But one of the most common -- and deadliest -- types of motorcycle accidents happens when a rider is hit by a driver trying to make a left turn. What should be a...
