Of all the ways a negligent driver can crash their car, truck or SUV into another vehicle, a wrong-way collision may be the scariest. Imagine you are on the highway when you spot a vehicle coming right at you. With just a few seconds to react, you try to swerve out of...
Month: March 2021
Fighting for Safety and Injury Victims – Insurance Company Lawyers Argue Safety is Irrelevant in Semi-Truck Crash Case
One of the reasons our injury attorneys enjoy helping clients is because we know that with each case we may push a corporation to offer better safety training for its employees, cause drivers to be more careful on our roadways, and force businesses to be more mindful...
Look After Your Fences: 12th District finds no violation of the law when officer conducts a warrantless search through a broken fence.
The 12th District Court of Appeals (governing Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Preble, and Warren counties) recently held in State v. Neanover that a deputy dog warden’s decision to look through a hole in Mr. Neanover’s privacy fence, without a...
Proving Injury in Personal Injury Cases; The Importance of Documentation
At our firm, we always tell injured clients to follow the advice of medical professionals and make their own choices about treatment options in a way that optimizes recovery. Documentation is critical to help prove damages after an injury because insurance companies...
Ohio’s Old Self-Defense Law
On March 28, 2019, Ohio’s self-defense law changed. Prior to that date, if an accused wanted to argue self-defense (which, if successful, would result in a not guilty finding), the person would have to prove it was more likely than not all elements of self-defense...
Defensive driving tips
It is easy for experienced drivers to take their safety for granted while they are on the road. New drivers and veterans alike can both forget how easy it is for an accident to occur because of someone else’s recklessness or negligence. An average of 3700 people dies...
How to move forward after losing someone to a car accident
When someone else's reckless or negligent actions cause you to lose a loved one, moving forward can seem like an impossible goal. Everyone handles grief in different ways, but there are still several steps that everyone should take after a tragic accident. There...
The Presumption of Innocence, Burden of Proof, and Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Presumption of innocence We’ve all heard the term innocent until proven guilty, but what exactly does that mean? Simply put, it means an accused in a criminal case is assumed to be not guilty unless the state can prove beyond a reasonable doubt otherwise. It is often...