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• Emch writes op-ed piece about Ohio Supreme Court decision that allows jury findings to be ignored

  Dale Emch | January 30, 2008 9:21 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Ohio has joined the ranks of some other states across the country that are willing to strip injured people of their rights in order to satisfy insurance industry and chamber of commerce lobbyists.That the state General Assembly should pass such a law is not surprising. But it's shocking and disheartening that the Ohio Supreme Court would bless a system that automatically reduces jury awards for...

• Can snow and ice be viable reason for slip and fall?

  Anneke Kurt | January 26, 2008 1:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Slip and fall accidents resulting from the natural accumulation of snow and ice are discussed in Toledo, Ohio attorney Dale Emch's most recent "Legal Briefs" column, which can be found every other Sunday in the Toledo Blade. Attorney Emch handles cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, trucking accidents, workers compensation, motorcycle and ATV accidents, as well...

• Elderly Sandusky patient suffers personal injury after nursing home abuse

  Anneke Kurt | January 25, 2008 9:58 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Nursing home abuse or neglect can occur in many different ways, and since the patient is often not able to communicate verbally if there is a problem and he or she is not in the constant care of family members or loved ones, the nursing home abuse may go unnoticed until the next time they visit. According to Injury Board, examples of nursing home abuse can result in bedsores and ulcers,...

• LED stop signs could prevent Toledo, Ohio car accidents, personal injury

  Anneke Kurt | January 18, 2008 9:37 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Newly installed stop signs could prevent Toledo, Ohio car accidents. Seven signs with bright, LED lights surrounding the perimeter have been put up in the northwest Ohio area, at intersections where stop signs have previously been ignored, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation, or ODOT. ODOT hopes that these attention-grabbing signs will prevent car accidents, in turn reducing the...

• Drinking and driving, wrong-way drivers draw attention to Toledo, Ohio

  Anneke Kurt | January 15, 2008 5:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The severity of drunk driving has recently been brought to greater attention after two wrong-way, Toledo, Ohio drunk driving car accidents occurred in less than two weeks. Not only have these drunk driving car accidents caused personal injury and wrongful death, the accidents could have be prevented.Drunk driving has contributed to 19 Lucas County fatalities in 2007 alone, according to the Ohio...

• Personal injury, wrongful death can result from slip and fall accidents

  Anneke Kurt | January 09, 2008 5:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys want to stress that it is important to remember that not all hazards are considered negligent. Personal injury resulting from slip and fall accidents can happen, but the business or property owner may not always be at fault.Slip and fall accidents can cause serious personal injury. According to the National Safety Council, an estimated 16,000 Americans...

• In event of a car accident, proper insurance coverage a must

  Anneke Kurt | January 07, 2008 6:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Not only will auto insurance protect you in the event of a car accident, it is required by law in the State of Ohio that all licensed drivers carry some form of financial responsibility for their automobiles. The state minimum for auto insurance includes at least $12,500 of insurance coverage for each injured person in the event of a car accident, as well as a minimum of $7,500 in insurance...

• Two local students killed in fatal car accident

  Anneke Kurt | January 02, 2008 5:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Bad weather may have been a contributing factor in a fatal car accident that killed two Bowling Green State University students last night. The van they were riding in flipped over into a ditch during a car accident. Seven students were traveling back to Bowling Green on an Indiana toll road near the Ohio border when the driver lost control of the vehicle, according to the Toledo Blade. It was...