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Currently in Ohio, it is not against the law to talk on your cell phone while driving. Georgia's cell phone statue, however, states that drivers are not to do anything distracting while behind the wheel. A $5.2 million verdict was recently reached in Fulton County, GA, in a the personal injury case involving the car accident caused by cell phone use behind the wheel. The case was set for trial...

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Help yourself maximize your recovery in the event of a personal injury accident. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys have compiled ten tips to help you avoid insurance company traps and receive fair compensation for your personal injury. If you've suffered personal injury in an accident, the initial steps you take can make a big difference to the outcome of your case. Here are the first...

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The attorneys in our office have ventured deeper into cyberspace by posting video clips on our firm's website that provide information about a variety of personal injury topics, including car accidents, workers' compensation, and dog bites. Because our office believes knowledge is power, attorneys Chuck Boyk, Mike Bruno, and Dale Emch posted the videos to give practical advice to people who...

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According to the Wall Street Journal, sleeping only four hours a night for five nights in a row can have the same effect on the body as being awake for 24 straight hours, which is the equivalent to legal drunkenness. Put that feeling behind the wheel, and you could be driving towards a potential car accident.Car accidents caused by drowsy driving can be prevented. Our Toledo, Ohio personal...

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In an effort to address their statistical findings showing that seven in 10 child safety seats are either the wrong size or misused, the NHTSA has introduced a five-star Ease of Use rating system to judge just how easy it is for parents to install or uninstall a car seat. If a car seat is the wrong size or incorrectly installed, the ability for the seat to protect a child from personal injury in...

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The American Automobile Association found that out of 1,000 16 and 17-year-olds polled, 46 percent of them admitted to text messaging while driving. AAA also found that some teens receive and send as many as 500 text messages in one day. That means a lot of distracted driver could be on the roads.Text messaging has become the fastest new way to keep in touch with family and friends. While...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury 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...

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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...

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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...

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