Fresenius Medical Care's dialysis machines have a disconcerting history of recalls spanning more than three years. Despite the consistent recalls, Fresenius insisted that its Liberty Cycler and 2008 Series dialysis machines were safe - until the latest recall was...
Ohio Legal Issues Blog
Ohio Supreme Court Settles Insurance Issue for Bluffton Baseball Deaths
Bus accidents can be deadly. The tragic 2007 bus crash involving the Bluffton University baseball team is one example. During the team's spring trip to Florida, their charter bus driver mistakenly entered an Atlanta off ramp at an excessive rate of speed before the...
Ohio bill proposes harsh penalty for wrong-way drivers
A vote on a proposed new bill that would increase penalties for wrong-way drivers was recently postponed because some legislators felt it was extreme. The provision causing controversy is one that imposes a one-year mandatory license suspension for any driver...
Is Big Change Coming To The Landscape Of Employment Law?
On our website, we discuss the nature of "at will" employment which makes terminating an employee legal so long as the decision is not made because of the employee's age, race, gender, national origin, religion, because they are pregnant, or because they have a...
What is Bulk Amount and how does it impact drug charges?
Drug offenses under Ohio law, such as possession or trafficking, can vary depending on the weight or the amount of drug involved. All illegal drugs, whether they are prescription or street drugs, have a baseline level of offense that can increase depending on the...
Be mindful of what you are putting on social media. It could damage your civil case.
Civil suits are, in large part, brought to pursue financial compensation for those who have been wronged or injured by the negligence or intentional actions of another person. The plaintiffs in these cases are required to prove their case and why they are entitled to...
Ohio Supreme Court To Decide If Questioning In The Front Seat Of A Police Cruiser Is A Custodial Interrogation Or Investigative Questioning
The Ohio Supreme Court recently heard arguments in City of Cleveland v. Benjamin Oles to decide whether Miranda warnings are required for questioning of a suspect removed from his vehicle and placed in the front seat of a police cruiser during an OVI...
Invoking the Miranda right to Counsel
In a recent case handled by our attorneys, police arrested a suspect and told his family that he would be questioned about criminal allegations at the local police station. The family, concerned about what the suspect might say, tried to prohibit the police from...
How long do I have to file a lawsuit for personal injuries?
Like many states, the deadline in Ohio to file a lawsuit against another person or entity for injuries they caused depends on the nature of the injury. This deadline is referred to as the statute of limitations. The purpose for the statute of limitations is at least...
Filing a tax return during or after a divorce
Tax time is quickly approaching and if you are going through a divorce, you may have some questions about how to file your taxes. One of the first questions people ask is how to file. Pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, if you are still married on December 31st,...

