Automobile Accidents

• 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 CommentsToledo, OH

  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...

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

  Anneke Kurt | January 18, 2008 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  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 CommentsToledo, OH

  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...

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

  Anneke Kurt | January 07, 2008 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  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 CommentsToledo, OH

  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...

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

  Anneke Kurt | December 31, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  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 CommentsToledo, OH

  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...

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

  Anneke Kurt | December 11, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  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 CommentsToledo, OH

  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...

• Halloween safety imperative to prevent personal injury

  Anneke Kurt | October 30, 2007 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  As the spooky night sneaks up on us, it is important to beware of the personal injury or wrongful death that can result from not being cautious on Halloween. According to the Center for Disease Control, the number of childhood wrongful deaths increases four times than that any other night of the year, for kids up to the age of 14. Car accidents involving pedestrians, slip and fall accidents from...