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• Kids left home alone with loaded gun and pit bulls

  Chuck Boyk | August 31, 2007 4:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Toledo police officers discovered five children home alone with pit bulls and a loaded rifle, resulting in a child endangerment charge for the mother, according to the Toledo Blade.Alison Gilmore allegedly left the children unattended in the house the family shared with the dogs, and it was apparent that pit bull fighting had occurred on the premises. A picture window overlooked a makeshift pit...

• Safety first when it comes to fireworks

  Chuck Boyk | August 28, 2007 5:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Fireworks can be a thrilling addition to outdoor summer gatherings, especially around Labor Day, but they also have the potential to cause serious personal injuries. Although consumer fireworks can be bought in the state of Ohio, it is against the law to discharge them, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce's State Fire Marshall Division. Consumer fireworks include firecrackers and bottle...

• Distractions in the car can be deadly

  Chuck Boyk | August 22, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Driving while distracted is dangerous, especially among inexperienced teen drivers. Distractions in the car can be almost as hazardous as driving while drunk. Increased popularity of electronic devices such as cell phones and iPods have added to the distractions present in vehicles driven by teenagers. But for the young drivers who are also afflicted with attention deficit disorder, the...

• New school year increases risk for vehicular "back-overs"

  Chuck Boyk | August 18, 2007 4:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The start of a new school year brings excitement and new beginnings for students all over the nation. This time of year also brings an increased number of children outside as they wait for buses, in parking lots, or walk to and from school. The most tragic cases we handle at our Toledo, Ohio personal injury office are those that involve the death of a child. That's why we join Kids and Cars, a...

• Oak Harbor man dies hours after arrest

  Dale Emch | August 15, 2007 10:51 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Only seven years after he was awarded $600,000 in a police brutality lawsuit, an Oak Harbor, Ohio, man died last weekend after Sandusky County Sheriff's deputies shocked him multiple times with a Taser.Craig A. Burdine, 37, was being booked into the jail on assault and criminal damaging charges when the police used the Taser because "he was going crazy," Fremont Police Chief Monte Huss told the...

• Teen-aged driver causes serious car crash near Bowling Green

  Dale Emch | August 13, 2007 2:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A 16-year-old who only had her license for three months caused a head-on collision Sunday that injured a family of five from the Oak Harbor, Ohio, area. The young driver from West Virginia died in the accident.Five members of the Lutman family were injured in the head-on collision that took place on U.S. 6 in Wood County, according to the Toledo Blade. Amy Lutman, 35, was in critical condition,...

• Help your lawyer help you - be honest even if it's embarrassing

  Chuck Boyk | August 13, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Not being truthful to your attorney is one of the dumbest things you can do as a client. The attorney's job is to help you solve your problem. Obtaining all relevant information, both good and bad, is critical to do that job.Attorney-client privilege allows the most sensitive discussion with the attorney to remain confidential. If the client does not feel comfortable disclosing sensitive...

• Authorization forms let insurance companies peek into your personal life

  Chuck Boyk | August 06, 2007 12:01 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  I often am hired to represent a client several months after the accident. The client has already signed a medical authorization for the insurance company to obtain medical records. Medical and personal issues that an individual would not disclose to anyone but their doctor are now open for scrutiny. I then send the insurance company a letter canceling the medical authorization and requesting...