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• Mother, four children killed in Toledo, Ohio drunk driving car accident

  Anneke Kurt | December 31, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A tragic car accident last night resulting in the wrongful death of five family members is the only evidence needed to prove how devastating drinking and driving can be. An alleged drunk driver traveling the wrong way on I-280 in North Toledo hit the family of eight almost head on, killing a mother and four children, one of whom was only an infant. Police said the driver's blood alcohol level...

• Are elderly drivers more likely to cause car accidents and personal injury?

  Anneke Kurt | December 28, 2007 4:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Our attorneys see firsthand the effects that personal injuries and wrongful death from car accidents can have on a family. Recently in Northwest Ohio, two people died, one a teenager, after a collision caused by a 90-year-old man who ran a stop sign. Wrongful death caused by car accidents involving elderly drivers is currently at the same rate of death caused by...

• Pit bull bites cause serious personal injury

  Anneke Kurt | December 27, 2007 6:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Recent news reports of dog attacks involving pit bulls have brought media attention to a problem that many believe has been going on for years. In our Toledo, Ohio dog bite attorney's office, we've seen the devastating personal injuries that pit bull dog bites can cause. Our Toledo, Ohio dog bite attorneys are representing a toddler who a pit bull attacked, leaving a large scar down the...

• Personal injury from motorcycle accidents preventable

  Anneke Kurt | December 18, 2007 5:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  A motorcyclist is 37 times more likely than someone driving a car to suffer wrongful death in a car accident in 2006, per vehicle mile traveled, according to the Insurance Information Institute. They are 8 times more likely to suffer personal injury as a result of a motorcycle accident. Over 4,800 people in 2006 suffered wrongful death as a result of motorcycle accidents in the United States,...

• Personal injury resulting in need for social security disability met with long waits

  Anneke Kurt | December 13, 2007 1:46 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Social security disability claims have been met with huge barriers in the past seven years, resulting in what the New York Times calls a "purgatory" for those suffering personal injury. With only 1,025 judges covering all social security disability appeals hearings, and not enough funding to hire additional employees, the wait for a social security disability hearing has jumped from 258 days in...

• Car accidents resulting in personal injury may require power of attorney

  Anneke Kurt | December 11, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys deal with power of attorney documents on a regular basis. In the event of personal injury due to a car accident, it is often necessary for our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys to have clients sign a power of attorney to handle certain aspects of their case. It is possible to have a power of attorney outside of the attorney-client relationship, and...

• Sylvania man suffers wrongful death in pedestrian car accident

  Anneke Kurt | December 07, 2007 5:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A 22-year-old Sylvania man, Jonathan Segoviano, suffered wrongful death in a car accident after he was struck and killed by vehicle Tuesday night while crossing the street. The car accident occurred on Laskey Road around midnight, according to the Toledo Blade.Car accidents involving pedestrian deaths are frequently seen by our Toledo, Ohio personal injury and wrongful death attorneys. Our...

• Personal injury, lack of trust result of wrong-site surgery medical malpractice

  Anneke Kurt | December 04, 2007 5:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  The number of people suffering personal injury due to wrong-site surgery medical malpractice is anywhere from 1,300 to 2,700 per year in the United States, according to the Washington Post. Wrong-site surgery is a form of medical malpractice that occurs when a doctor mistakenly performs surgery on the wrong part of the body, or even on the wrong person. The result is unnecessary recovery time to...