Ohio Personal Injury Blog
Posted on Feb 27, 2014 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Last Tuesday, the Summit County Sheriff's Office reported that Stow woman had died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident that occurred that afternoon. The fatal crash occurred in the ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2013 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
As Ohio's winter weather really starts to harshen, it is important that people appreciate the risks associated with the ice and snow that accompanies the drop in temperature, particularly, the ...
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Posted on Nov 7, 2013 By DiCaudo & Yoder, LLC
At DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder we represent clients who have been hurt in automobile accidents. We are a small boutique law firm that prides ourselves on hard work, professionalism and getting the best ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2013 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Summer is officially here in Ohio and as the weather continues heating up, people are beginning to frequent their local lakes and pools to cool down. Swimming is a fun and relaxing way to spend a hot ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2013 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
The Akron Police Department is currently investigating a road rage shooting. According to an Akron police report, a vehicle with two people inside was driving along Kenmore Boulevard Saturday around ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2013 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
The Government has found that hands free texting can be just as dangerous as manual texting. They now are taking more steps to crack down on distracted drivers. It's easy to get distracted by all ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2012 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Mansfield – Earlier this month a 7-year-old boy was transported to Akron Children's Hospital after being mauled by a boxer that belonged to his friend's family. A neighbor said that he ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2012 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Wednesday, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Havel v. Villa St. Joseph, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-552, upholding a state law requiring courts to bifurcate, i.e. split, civil cases ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Judge Amy Corrigall Jones New Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge Amy Corrigall Jones will be sworn in today at 4:30 p.m. at the Summit County Courthouse. Jones was appointed to replace retired ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2012 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a controversial decision striking down California's Proposition 8, which modified the California Constitution to eliminate the previously ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2012 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Today it was announced that Amy Corrigall Jones has been named by Ohio Governor John Kasich to replace recently retired Judge Patrica Cosgrove in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. Kasich ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Yesterday, the Ohio Ballot Board (OBB) approved ballot language for the proposed "personhood" amendment, finding that the amendment should be considered by voters as a single amendment to ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Many states have laws that are designed to protect consumers by discouraging fraud or overreaching by sellers. In Ohio, these statutory protections are embodied in the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices ...
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Posted on Dec 30, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Tuesday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol issued a press release stating that Ohio is on pace to see a decline in the number of people killed on Ohio's roadways in 2011, after experiencing a spike to ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Monday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol issued a press release stating that there were fewer traffic fatalities this Thanksgiving than the previous two years. During the reporting period, between ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Tuesday night, Chester Khemchandani, 20, of Dalton, Ohio died following a multi-vehicle crash near the Belden Village Mall in Jackson Township. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the incident ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Monday night, Chester B. Wilson, 53, of Marietta, Ohio, was transported to Marietta Memorial Hospital with serious injuries after being struck by vehicle while riding his bicycle. The crash occurred ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Michael Hermes Saturday night, several individuals were injured in Erie County, Ohio after a tractor pulling two haywagons drove off the road, causing one of the wagons to flip over. The accident ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
In order to discourage unreasonable delay in bringing civil lawsuits, all states have established certain time limits within which the action must be brought know as the "statute of ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Early Wednesday morning, Timothy Nethers, 46, of Newark, Ohio, was taken to a Columbus hospital after crashing a vehicle he was driving into that of Leigh at Hopewell Drive and Franklin Avenue in ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Wednesday, Knox County Common Pleas Judge Otho Eyster upheld the January of 2011 firing of central Ohio public school science teacher John Freshwater. Freshwater was accused of preaching religious ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Late Friday night two vehicles collided near W. Waterloo Road and Ley Drive in Akron, Ohio, killing two individuals and injuring another two. The crash occurred when Ryan Swiger, 21, of Akron, heading ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Generally, a " nuisance " is a condition that interferes with the use or enjoyment of an individual's land. There are two types of nuisance: A private nuisance is an unreasonable ...
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Posted on Aug 31, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Casey Stack 38-year-old Coventry Township man Casey Stack is alleging that Summit County Sheriff's deputies mistook an epileptic seizure he had during an arrest Friday for an assault on one of the ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2011 By Akron Personal Injury Attorney
Premises liability, or " slip and fall " cases, arise when an individual is accidentally injured as the result of the negligence of a property owner. Most commonly, premises liability cases ...
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