Personal Injury Lawyer As a personal injury lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, we are frequently asked if a civil lawsuit can be filed on behalf of a worker who is injured in the course and scope of their employment. Generally, when a worker is injured on the job, they are limited to benefits available through the [...]
Motor vehicle accidents are increasingly common and increasingly deadly. Yesterday, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an alarming article about the incidence of car wrecks occurring due to driver blackouts. Drivers suffer loss of consciousness or syncope for a variety of reasons, including atrial fibrillation (“A Fib”) and other heart rhythm abnormalities, [...]
Car Accident Lawyer Cleveland, OH With the increase in ride-sharing services, such as Lyft and Uber, most car accident attorneys have handled a claim involving one of these services by now. Clients have many questions about their rights when they are injured in a car crash by a negligent Lyft driver or Uber driver. In [...]
Commercial Truck Accidents When we get into an accident, we probably have a good idea about what to do. We exchange information, take a few photographs of the vehicle damage, call the police, and then see a doctor if needed. However, we aren’t as often told what not to do in the event of a [...]
‘Bad doctors’ come in many flavors, from those who are addicted to prescription or illegal drugs, to alcoholics, to those who are incompetent, and to those who put profits ahead of what is best for the patient. The patient injured by a doctor who makes one critical medical mistake might feel that such negligence qualifies [...]
As a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer, I am frequently asked what steps are involved in filing a medical malpractice lawsuit in Ohio courts? First, of course, you have to have a meritorious claim. To establish a claim for medical negligence or medical malpractice the following 3 things must be supported by evidence: negligence, proximate cause [...]
As a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer, I am frequently asked how is medical malpractice defined in Ohio? Or, stated otherwise, do I have a case? It is important to note that, under Ohio law, the terms “medical negligence” and “medical malpractice” are used interchangeably. To prove a claim for medical malpractice, the plaintiff (or, the [...]
As a Cleveland personal injury lawyer, I am frequently asked “what is the value of my claim”? In assessing the value of a personal injury, medical malpractice or wrongful death claim, one important factor under Ohio law is the non-economic damages caps. “Damages” is the term that lawyers use to describe all of the harms [...]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues to be a leading cause of disability in the U.S. Historically, this condition has been overlooked by the medical profession. As a result, there has been little research on the subject and no real medical breakthroughs in treatment. As a brain injury lawyer, I face two heartbreaking consequences of this [...]
Surgical fires occur with some frequency in Ohio hospitals and surgery centers. Surgical fires are common enough that the Joint Commission, an independent, nonprofit organization that sets safety standards and accredits hospitals, published a Sentinel Alert in 2003 titled “Preventing Surgical Fires.” Despite that, in 2012, the FDA published another warning by the same title. [...]
