The Attorney You Choose Impacts the Settlement or Verdict of Your Motorcycle Accident Case If you or a family member has been injured or killed in a motorcycle accident, it is crucial to choose the right attorney. We created a White Paper to help you better understand...
Year: 2020
A Quick Guide To Regaining Your Driver’s License After a DUI Arrest
Administrative License Suspension, Issues Warranting a Termination At , we have been at the forefront of Ohio drunk driving law for many years. Our attorneys have argued several DUI cases before the Ohio Supreme Court. Whether or not you...
Ohio Nursing Home Closes Amid Allegations of Nursing Home Abuse
The Columbus Dispatch recently reported on the closing of a nursing home in Ohio. The facility's license was revoked in January by the Ohio Department of Health based on failed inspections and allegations of failing to report sexual abuse. The facility also allegedly...
Motorcycle Accidents: Safety Reminders and Road Hazards
Late spring and early summer is a good time for drivers to remind themselves that they share the road with motorcycles. They need to patiently proceed at intersections and be aware of blind spots. Just as important, motorcyclists must renew their dedication to driving...
Recent Ohio Motorcycle Accidents Stress Need for Better Awareness
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and groups like the National Safety Council sponsor programs every year to educate motorists about sharing the road with motorcyclists. A common cause of fatal motorcycle accidents is a driver's failure to see a biker until it...
The top 3 overlooked injuries after a motor vehicle accident
Being involved in a car wreck is a massive jolt to your system. When everything comes to a stop, most people are just happy they can still get out of the vehicle under their own power. You may even be grateful that you have no obvious injuries, like broken bones or...
OVI refusal ends in acquittal
Recently, Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima attorney Neal Schuett won an OVI trial where the client was acquitted on all charges, including possession of marijuana. The client was pulled over at a rest stop off 71 near Lebanon, Ohio at approximately 4am. The Ohio State...
Golf Cart Injuries: Who is Responsible?
Golf carts are now frequently being used off the course. We see golf carts used in neighborhoods, airports, malls, beaches, and schools, but manufacturers are making and selling tens of thousands of golf carts per year without essential basic safety features.Limited...
When an Accused is Charged With a Crime, is the State Permitted to Introduce Evidence of the Accused’s Prior Bad Act at the Trial to Attempt to Show the Accused is Likely to Commit Bad Acts and is Therefore Guilty of the Crime in Question?
No. Ohio Rule of Evidence 404(B) outlines a limited set of circumstances during which a prosecutor can attempt to introduce prior bad acts. A prosecutor cannot use a accused's prior bad act to show the accused has a tendency to act wrongfully and from that, attempt to...
Staying Healthy Together: Making sense of Miami University’s Pledge, the City of Oxford’s mass gathering ordinance, and COVID regulations
Are gathering of more than 10 people allowed in at Miami University? Maybe. Since the University released its Healthy Together Pledge (see my previous blog post here) in the summer of 2020, the City of Oxford has passed its own ordinance governing gatherings. On...