Every driver is required to carry the state minimum of auto insurance – but not everybody does. Auto insurance can be prohibitively expensive, and with poor driving histories, these prices can be even more looming. The Insurance Information Institute found that...
Car Accidents
How does comparative fault impact compensation in an Ohio car accident?
Car accidents happen so fast that sometimes it can be hard to tell exactly who is at fault – but Ohio adheres to a system of modified comparative negligence that makes determining each party’s share of fault essential. Under Ohio’s system of shared liability, car...
Is Ohio an At-Fault or No-Fault State for Car Accidents?
In the context of car accidents, "no-fault" and "at-fault" are the two types of insurance that a state may require. These terms can also refer to the right of accident victims to file personal injury claims or lawsuits against other drivers in order to seek...
Tenacious Representation; A story about our firm helping a client fight an insurance company
Tenacity. It is often what separates the "great" (or Super) lawyers from the merely "good" ones. Does your lawyer accept the first offer presented by the insurance company? Does your lawyer pursue all available insurance policies? Does your lawyer pursue "bad faith"...
What is Ohio’s New Distracted Driving Law?
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 288 into law early this year making distracted driving a primary offense under Ohio law. This bill will take effect 90 days after it has been signed, so roughly April 3, 2023. Officers, however, are only able to issue...
The Value of Hiring a Successful Injury Lawyer
Six weeks before the two-year statute of limitations expired, we were contacted by a man who was severely injured in a head on collision. This meant, in six weeks, the man would be barred from pursuing any compensation for his losses. For almost two years the man...
Put your Phone Down: Distracted Driving is Dangerous Driving
According to the CDC, over 3,100 people were killed and about 424,000 were injured in the United States in crashes involving a distracted driver last year. About 1 in 5 of the people who died in crashes involving a distracted driver were not in vehicles―they were...
What are punitive damages?
In this blog, we recently discussed the types of damages that auto accident victims can seek in Kentucky and Ohio. The law broadly groups how injuries suffered in a crash can affect your life into two categories: economic damages and noneconomic damages. We also...
It is Important to Have Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Coverage
People often think, they are “fully covered” when they have liability car insurance. Full coverage is not clearly defined, but it certainly should include coverage known as uninsured / underinsured motorist coverage. A lot of drivers think they have it, but do not. We...
Driving Safety Tips For New & Experienced Drivers
While every crash is different, there are certain, common driving mistakes that we see in our auto accident cases over and over again. Many of these mistakes (and the crashes they cause) can be avoided with slight adjustments to driving habits. As the father of a...


