InjuryBoard Toledo Archives

• Motorcycle accidents increase with summer heat

  Dale Emch | July 31, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  A rash of motorcycle accidents seem to have taken place recently around Toledo, Findlay, and Bowling Green. As a personal injury lawfirm that handles motorcycle accidents, we naturally see more motorcycle accidents as the summer wears on.Two fatal accidents occurred in northwest Ohio on Sunday. In Hancock County, near Arlington, Ohio, Perry Fletcher was riding his motorcycle on Madison Township...

• Just say no to recorded statements

  Chuck Boyk | July 30, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Treat consistently if you're injured in an accident

  Chuck Boyk | July 27, 2007 12:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Something that drives me crazy after 24 years as a Toledo personal injury attorney are clients who destroy their cases because they're not familiar with how the process works. A major pain for me are clients who claim they really have serious personal injuries but do not get consistent treatment to justify and help prove their claims.I am a strong believer that actions speak louder than words. ...

• Land contract enforceable despite failure to record

  Dale Emch | July 23, 2007 9:11 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In Ohio, state law imposes strict requirements on those who buy or sell property by using a land contract. 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 have decided that failing to record the contract...

• Consumer Reports finds proper use of head restraints can limit whiplash injuries

  Dale Emch | July 18, 2007 8:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Whiplash doesn't sound like a serious injury, but people can suffer for years with injuries sustained in even minor rear-end collisions.The injury lawyers in our Toledo, Ohio, office have handled thousands of soft-tissue injury cases for clients who have had their heads snap forward and back after being struck in a rear-end collision. Most people rebound after a short-period of treatment, but...

• Construction accidents kill two men in Toledo

  Dale Emch | July 10, 2007 2:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Flags in Toledo were lowered to half-staff today after the deaths of two construction workers at separate job sites.Both Tommy Zunk and Walter Minarik were killed in tragic construction accidents that involved cranes.These fatalities show just how dangerous construction work can be. With the construction boom that Toledo is experiencing between the just completed I-280 bridge project and the...

• Pay rent into escrow if you have a dispute with a landlord

  Dale Emch | July 09, 2007 5:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Tenants who can't get their landlords to make repairs often threaten to withhold their rent payments.But tenants should be careful with this approach. In my Toledo Blade column on Sunday a reader asked what she could do if her landlord wouldn't make repairs. In Ohio, tenants have the right to pay their rent into an escrow account through a municipal or county court. That way, they can get a...

• Have a great Fourth of July holiday!

  Dale Emch | July 03, 2007 8:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  We hope you and your family have a happy Fourth of July!But as you're celebrating our country's independence, please make sure you avoid injuries by following the following tips offered by Ohio State Fire Marshall Michael Bell:- Adults should supervise children who are handling novelty devices.- Light only one sparkler at a time and hold it away from your body.- Place sparkler wires in a bucket...