In an effort to curb drunk driving and to prevent impaired drivers from ever getting behind the wheel, it's not uncommon to hear the admonition "remember: buzzed driving is drunk driving." While an effective marketing ploy and pithy phrase, does the Ohio Revised Code...
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A brain injury is not always obvious
After a crash, the physical consequences may not manifest immediately. Some injuries, such as those to the brain, may not provide any apparent signs. A traumatic brain injury may become life-altering. Understanding what to look for after an accident may save your...
Subtle signs of a brain injury
When you survive a car accident, you can feel lucky to be alive. While you may have injuries and damage to your car, you may still find yourself thankful that it can be in your past. In the days after the accident, you may start to feel different. You may not even be...
Building Your Trucking Lawyer Championship Team
The Cincinnati Bengals, our hometown team, are going to the Super Bowl! Much ink has been spilled about how this happened–from discussions about coaching, to scheme, to momentum– but, at the heart of this great run, was the construction of a championship-caliber...
Supreme Court of Ohio Upholds Reasonable Bail Decision
On January 4, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio wasted no time in the new year in entering a historic decision. Over the past few years, criminal justice reform has been on the forefront of the political arena, news media, and equal rights activists. A substantial issue...
What not to do about your license after an OVI arrest
Clients often ask us what to do regarding their driver’s license after being arrested for OVI. In the vast majority of OVI cases, the arresting officer seizes a defendant’s license and serves them with paperwork that they are placed under an administrative license...
Can the police use the clothes I wear into a hospital against me?
Based on the Ohio Supreme Court’s recent decision in State v. LaRosa, Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-4060, the short answer is the classic lawyer response of “it depends” or “maybe.” The answer for LaRosa was “not without a warrant” but that didn’t legally prohibit the...
Understanding The Basics Of Non-Contact Car Accidents
It’s football season, and as any sports fans can tell you, football is a “contact sport.” Contact is an essential component of the game. In the NFL, a runner who falls to the ground is only “down” if an opposing player makes contact with him. A defensive player can be...
Keeping the Verdict: Why Your Personal Injury Case Does Not End with the Jury
In a scene from the classic TV show Seinfeld Jerry goes to pick up his reserved rental car only to find out that the company “ran out of cars.” In the ensuing exchange, Jerry sarcastically points out to the rental car company employee that “you know how to take the...
Is Amazon responsible if a truck or van carrying Amazon packages causes a crash?
Media reports about Amazon trucks and vans causing catastrophic accidents as they rush to get deliveries to clients are numerous. It is logical to think that Amazon is responsible for the damages caused by these crashes, however, the retail giant has taken steps to...

