Miscellaneous

• Rubber shoes and escalators cause personal injury to children

  Anneke Kurt | October 05, 2007 5:26 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Children across America are suffering personal injuries when their rubber shoes are caught in escalators. "Crocs" as one popular brand is called, swept the United States as a shoe that is "comfortable, cool, and molds to your feet," according to Croc's website. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys have seen injuries as a result of accidents on elevators and escalators, and nothing is more...

• Protect children from lead poisoning personal injury

  Anneke Kurt | September 26, 2007 6:45 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Toys made with lead-based paint have become a growing concern for parents across the country. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys encourage parents to learn about how to they can keep their kids safe from this health hazard.Consumer Reports recently published an article highlighting ways that parents can help keep their kids away from personal injury caused by lead poisoning. Throwing...

• Shopping carts cause personal injury to children

  Anneke Kurt | September 14, 2007 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  The common necessity of grocery shopping could cause personal injury to your child, especially those under five years old. With grocery stores on almost every corner in Toledo, Ohio, and little spare time in parents' busy schedules, children end up accompanying Mom or Dad during almost every trip to the supermarket. According to Consumer Reports online, shopping carts were the cause of over...

• Safety first when it comes to fireworks

  Chuck Boyk | August 28, 2007 5:34 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  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...

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

  Chuck Boyk | August 13, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  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 CommentSandusky, OH

  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...

• Talk to lawyer before giving recorded statement

  Chuck Boyk | July 30, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  A major mistake that I have found in my 24 years as a Toledo, Ohio, auto accident attorney is unrepresented people giving recorded statements to the insurance adjusters. The goal of the insurance adjuster is to lock the injured person into a set of facts that can be used to discredit the victim and their injury. This helps the insurance company pay less money.After I am hired to protect the...

• Land contract sellers must record agreement

  Dale Emch | July 23, 2007 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Sandusky-area residents who enter into land contracts have a variety of hoops they must jump through in order to make sure they are complying with state law.This week in my Legal Briefs column in the Toledo Blade, a reader asked whether his failure to record a land contract within 20 days as required by law would stop him from enforcing the contract.Despite the requirement, various state courts...

• Bird Flu in Virginia is Not Spreading

  Jenny Albano | July 17, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Laboratory tests have confirmed that the turkey's at the farm in Virginia did have the strain of low-risk bird flu, but the evidence revealed that the flu is not spreading, stated the U.S. Agriculture Department's chief veterinarian.The turkeys, who contracted the H5N1 virus, were not a risk to humans. As a precautionary measure, all 54,000 turkeys that were located in the Virginia farm were...

• Arbitration clauses keep people out of court

  Dale Emch | June 25, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  Arbitration clauses, which require disputes to be settled in non-court forums, are showing up in the most routine of agreements these days.This week, I wrote about this issue in Legal Briefs, my Toledo Blade column that appears every other week. A reader wrote that she had signed a contract with a cell-phone company after receiving assurances that it would provide good coverage in her area. She...