InjuryBoard Sandusky Archives

• New report reveals some nursery products can cause personal injury to children

  Anneke Kurt | February 29, 2008 5:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  While not all of the personal injuries could be blamed on faulty products, many of the injuries resulting from nursery products may have been preventable. According to the Wall Street Journal, personal injury resulting from nursery products were up 11% in 2006, accounting for 66,400 personal injuries.Resulting from incidents involving nursery products such as cribs, high chairs, strollers, or...

• Personal injury can result from ATV accidents

  Anneke Kurt | February 27, 2008 3:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A recent study by the Consumer Product Safety Commission found that the number of ATV accidents has increased in the past three years, with 606 people suffering wrongful death from ATV accidents in the year 2006 alone. Thirty percent of all injuries related to ATV accidents involve children under the age of sixteen. A Fostoria man suffered personal injury after an ATV accident Tuesday night,...

• Ohio Supreme Court ruling eliminates jury discretion

  Anneke Kurt | February 22, 2008 5:59 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney Dale Emch explains how a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling has eliminated jury discretion in an op-ed piece published in the Toledo Blade.Whether you're a CEO of a company or a guy who sweeps floors for a living, the Ohio Supreme Court has put its stamp of approval on a law that could have devastating consequences for you if you're seriously injured in an...

• Neighbor's tree falls, but he doesn't want to pay

  Anneke Kurt | February 21, 2008 10:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Check out Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney Dale Emch's most recent "Legal Briefs" column from the Toledo Blade:Dear Dale: A large branch from a tree in my neighbor's yard recently fell on my car in my driveway. My neighbor said he spoke to his insurance agent, who told him that he wasn't responsible for covering the damage to my car. This is frustrating because my neighbor has told me in...

• Don't fall asleep at the wheel - prevent car accidents, personal injury

  Anneke Kurt | February 15, 2008 4:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Drinking and driving can have devastating consequences. Drowsy driving can be as dangerous as drunk driving. According to the Wall Street Journal, sleeping only four hours a night for five nights in a row can have the same effect on the body as being awake for 24 straight hours, which is the equivalent to legal drunkenness. Put that feeling behind the wheel, and you could be driving towards a...

• Attorney-Client Privilege

  Anneke Kurt | February 13, 2008 11:03 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Attorney Dale Emch addresses the attorney-client privilege and what types of information remain protected under the relationship in his Toledo Blade column, "Legal Briefs." Dale discusses the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, revealing information relating to planned or future crimes and whether attorneys are held to the same rules for prospective clients as they are for actual clients. Be...

• Can a waiver change liability of personal injury?

  Anneke Kurt | February 07, 2008 5:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys handle car accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, trucking accidents, motorcycle and ATV accidents, dog bites and criminal defense. Check out Attorney Dale's Emch Toledo Blade "Legal Briefs" column addressing personal injury after a waiver is signed.Dear Dale: While I was at a local bar recently, I decided to ride their mechanical bull. Before...

• Snow, ice not always to blame for personal injury

  Anneke Kurt | February 05, 2008 4:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Read Attorney Dale Emch's most recent "Legal Briefs" column which can be found every other Sunday in the Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio attorney Dale Emch handles cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, trucking accidents, workers compensation, motorcycle and ATV accidents, as well has criminal defense.Dear Dale: When I came out of a convenience store recently, I...

• Personal injury from car accidents could be reduced after new car seat rating system

  Anneke Kurt | February 01, 2008 10:35 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Ohio state law requires that all children weighing less than 40 pounds use a car seat when riding in a motor vehicle, to prevent personal injury in the event of a car accident, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The government agency also recommends a booster seat for children over 40 pounds until they are 8 years old or 4 feet 9 inches tall. Riding in the car as a...