Legal Insights for Injured Ohioans

2026 (10 posts)

• $12.5 Million Verdict Against a West Chester Nursing Home: What Families Should Know About Neglect Claims Jun 30
• One Signature Cost Three Crash Victims Their Underinsured-Motorist Coverage Jun 9
• Dayton Appeals Court: Kettering Behavioral Hospital Must Face a Jury Over Patient Attack May 19
• Where Ohio's Damages-Cap Bills Stand This Spring Apr 28
• Cincinnati Jury Awards $25 Million in Newborn's Wrongful Death Case Against TQL Apr 9
• Ohio Supreme Court Makes It Harder to See Your Insurer's Claim File in a Bad-Faith Case Mar 24
• Listed as a Driver on a Parent's Policy? An Ohio Court Says You Have UIM Coverage Mar 5
• Winter Falls at Businesses and Apartments: When Ohio Law Does and Does Not Hold the Owner Responsible Feb 12
• Ohio Court Upholds Punitive Damages and Prejudgment Interest Against a Nursing Home That Wouldn't Settle Jan 27
• New Year Checklist: Review Your Auto Policy Limits and UM/UIM Coverage Jan 6

2025 (20 posts)

• Dayton Appeals Court Revives Brain-Injury Malpractice Case Thrown Out as 'Too Late' Dec 16
• Ohio Supreme Court Gives Malpractice Victims Extra Time to Name Every Responsible Provider Dec 2
• Ohio Supreme Court: Cities Can Waive Immunity by Waiting Too Long to Claim It Nov 18
• Slipped on Ice in a Parking Lot? What Ohio's 'No-Duty Winter Rule' Means for Your Case Nov 4
• Ohio Lawmakers Move to Raise 20-Year-Old Caps on Pain-and-Suffering Damages Oct 22
• Ohio Jury Awards $82 Million to Motorcyclist Hit by Company Truck After $350,000 Offer Oct 8
• Columbus Appeals Court Lets a $25 Million Malpractice Verdict Stand Sep 16
• $16 Million Settlement in Dayton Airport Crash That Killed Four: Employer Liability for a Drunk Driver Aug 28
• $10 Million for a Pedestrian Killed in a Crosswalk: Suing a Public Bus Authority in Ohio Aug 12
• Appeals Court Revives Crash Victim's Bad-Faith Claim Against Her Own Insurer Jul 16
• Hit-and-Run Crashes in Ohio: Finding the Driver, and Getting Paid Either Way Jun 20
• Dayton Appeals Court: Ohio's Four-Year Medical Repose Deadline Can Bar a Wrongful-Death Claim May 29
• E-Bike Injuries Are Rising in Ohio: Who Pays When a Rider Is Hurt? May 14
• When a Child Is Hurt: Why Ohio Requires Probate Court Approval of a Minor's Settlement Apr 30
• Ohio Just Eased Penalties for Driving Without Insurance. Here's Why You Need UM Coverage Apr 9
• Why a $1.3 Million Slip-and-Fall Verdict Was Thrown Out, and How to Protect Your Own Case Mar 25
• Structured Settlements vs. Lump Sums: Which Is Right for Your Injury Case? Mar 5
• Cleveland Appeals Court Refuses to Cut a Malpractice Jury Award by Two-Thirds Feb 13
• Why Venue Matters: Montgomery, Greene, Warren, and Miami County Juries Jan 28
• How Insurance Companies Use Software to Price Your Injury Claim (and Why It Gets It Wrong) Jan 8

2024 (20 posts)

• Dog Attack in a Shared Yard or Playground? Dayton Court Holds the Landlord Strictly Liable Dec 30
• Collapsed Road, Flooded Home: Ohio Supreme Court Reads the Road-Repair Immunity Exception Broadly Dec 17
• Lowballed by Claims Software? A Dayton Court Says That Can Be Insurance Bad Faith (Crawford v. American Family) Dec 3
• Nighttime Pedestrian Crashes: Why Lighting Evidence Decides the Case After the Clocks Change Nov 14
• Dayton Lawmakers' Police-Pursuit and Street-Racing Law: What It Means When a Chase or Stunt Driver Hurts Someone Oct 29
• New Ohio Law Closes the 'Absent Doctor' Loophole in Malpractice Deadlines (H.B. 179) Oct 10
• A Dayton Hospital Case Changes How Ohio Juries Decide Negligence: The Same-Juror Rule Sep 24
• Ohio's 'Boneless Wing' Ruling: What It Means If You're Injured by Something in Your Food Sep 5
• Dayton Crash Case Clears Up Ohio's Saving Statute: Dismissed Twice, Still Timely Aug 20
• $20 Million Verdict Against East Cleveland Must Be Paid, Ohio Supreme Court Rules Jul 30
• Settling With Multiple Defendants: Setoffs, Allocation and Why Order Matters Jul 9
• Four Killed Near Dayton Airport: How Families Hold a Drunk Driver's Employer Accountable Jun 13
• Cleveland Pays $4.8 Million for Girl Killed in Police Chase: Bystanders' Rights After a Pursuit Crash May 21
• A $12 Million Verdict Worth Under $1 Million: How Ohio's Fault-Apportionment Rules Work May 7
• Driver-Assistance Systems and Crash Liability: When 'the Car Did It' Is Not a Defense Apr 16
• Suing the State of Ohio for an Injury Just Got Harder: Smith v. Ohio State and 'Discretionary Immunity' Mar 26
• Intersection Cameras and Signal-Timing Records: The Evidence That Proves Who Had the Green Light Mar 5
• PTSD and Mental-Health Injuries After a Crash: They Count, and Here Is How to Prove Them Feb 15
• Gig-Economy Crashes: How Uber, Lyft and DoorDash Insurance Tiers Decide Who Pays Jan 30
• Ohio's Four-Year Malpractice Deadline Now Applies to Wrongful-Death Cases: What Families Must Know Jan 10

2023 (20 posts)

• Ohio Supreme Court Reaffirms: Insurance Bad Faith Is a Tort, and the Claims File Is Fair Game Dec 12
• Hit by a Borrowed Car? Which Insurance Policy Pays After Acuity v. Progressive Nov 21
• Ohio's 'Scout's Honor Law' Opens the Door for Boy Scouts Abuse Survivors, but the General Deadline Still Stands Nov 9
• Hospital Ignored Fall Precautions, Patient Suffered Brain Injury: Ohio Jury Awards $6.19 Million Oct 26
• Injured on the Job by Someone Else's Negligence? The Supreme Court Just Limited the BWC's Cut of Your Settlement Oct 12
• When the Defendant Files Bankruptcy: Why Insurance Still Pays Your Ohio Injury Claim Sep 19
• Electric Vehicle Crashes and Battery Fires: New Risks, Same Ohio Liability Rules Aug 29
• Documenting Concussion and TBI Symptoms After a Crash: What to Write Down and When Aug 8
• Semi-Truck Underride Crashes: The Deadliest Truck Collision and Who Is Liable Jul 20
• Cleveland Clinic Patient Paralyzed After Surgery Wins $7.6 Million: What the Verdict Teaches About Ohio Damages Jul 5
• Record $26 Million Ohio Verdict Shows the Cost of Nursing-Home Neglect Jun 13
• Rural Road Crashes in Greene, Miami, Preble and Darke Counties: Why Country Roads Are Deadlier May 30
• Dayton Court: You Don't Need a Hired Expert to Prove Your Insurer Acted in Bad Faith May 11
• Pedestrian Hit in the Dark: Why a Defense Expert's Report Doesn't End Your Case (Dunbar v. Beacom) Apr 25
• Ohio's Hands-Free Law Is Now in Force: How a Distracted-Driving Ticket Strengthens Your Crash Claim Apr 6
• Who Shares in an Ohio Wrongful-Death Settlement? A 2023 Law Changes the Rules for Extended Family Mar 21
• Hit by a Police Cruiser? An Ohio City Learned It Cannot Ignore an $8 Million Verdict Mar 2
• Injured in a Public Building? The Greenville Schools Decision Opens the Door Past Government Immunity Feb 9
• Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Damage Cap for Child Abuse Survivor: What Brandt v. Pompa Means for Injury Victims Jan 26
• When Government Employees Act Recklessly, Immunity Ends: The Ohio Supreme Court's Smathers Decision Jan 11

2022 (20 posts)

• Hit by a Government Vehicle? New Ohio Law Says Your Uninsured-Motorist Coverage Must Respond Dec 29
• Doctor Fled the Country? Ohio's Supreme Court Says the Malpractice Clock Stops (Elliot v. Durrani) Dec 15
• Hurt on the Job and in a Union? Why Your Intentional-Tort Claim Stays in Court Dec 1
• Punitive Damages in Ohio Now Carry the Cost of the Appeal, Too Nov 10
• What a Crash Reconstructionist Does for Your Injury Case Oct 25
• Dog Bites in Dayton: When the Landlord Is, and Isn't, on the Hook Oct 6
• The 'Low-Impact' Myth: Minor Vehicle Damage, Serious Injury Sep 20
• Tripped on a Sidewalk at Your Apartment? Ohio's Two-Inch Rule and the Landlord's Statutory Duty Aug 30
• Courts Split on Whether Ohio's Medical-Malpractice Time Bar Applies to Wrongful-Death Claims Aug 9
• Grocery Store Falls in Ohio: Why Surveillance Video Must Be Preserved Immediately Jul 21
• Punitive Damages Against Drunk Drivers in Ohio: Making the Reckless Pay More Jul 5
• Work Zone Crashes on Dayton-Area Highways: Who Is Responsible When Construction Season Turns Dangerous Jun 14
• Injured at an Ohio Campground? What the New Camping Immunity Law Does and Doesn't Cover May 26
• Ohio Jury Holds Utility Accountable: $6 Million for Fire Death After Downed Line Was Reported May 3
• What Your Injury Lawsuit Lets the Insurance Company See: Medical Privacy After Bokma v. Raglin Apr 14
• Assault Victims May Have Six Years, Not One, to Sue in Ohio Mar 29
• Dayton Jury Awards $2.92 Million to Young Crash Victim Who Lost His Leg After Botched Surgery Mar 3
• Head-On and Wrong-Way Crashes in Ohio: Why They Are So Deadly and Who Is Liable Feb 15
• Cincinnati Jury's Verdict Against Spine Surgeon Durrani Stands, and Fraud Means No Credit for Other Settlements Jan 25
• Why Ohio's 25/50/25 Minimum Auto Insurance Limits Are Not Enough in 2022 Jan 5

2021 (20 posts)

• Roadside Hazards and Ohio Law: Why Snay v. Burr Limits Claims Against Landowners Dec 21
• Suing Reckless Government Employees in Ohio Just Got Fairer: Maternal Grandmother v. Hamilton County Dec 2
• Does Uninsured-Motorist Coverage Pay for a Drive-By Shooting? A Dayton Court Says No Nov 12
• Injured by a State Employee? How Ohio's Court of Claims Deadline and Immunity Process Work After H.B. 110 Oct 19
• When the Surgeon Skips the Country: Elliot v. Durrani and Tolling Ohio's Medical Repose Deadline Sep 28
• Teen Drivers and Parental Liability in Ohio: Who Pays When a Young Driver Causes a Crash Sep 7
• Two Years After the Oregon District Shooting, Dayton Families Turn to the Civil Courts Aug 19
• Recorded Statements and Medical Authorizations: The Two Documents to Never Sign Quickly Aug 3
• Burned in a Classroom: How Darke County Families Got Past School Immunity in Doe v. Greenville City Schools Jul 15
• What Goes Into a Demand Letter (and Why It Takes So Long to Send One) Jun 29
• Injured in Your Apartment? A Landlord's Duties Under R.C. 5321.04 Jun 10
• Motorcycle Season: Lane Position, Conspicuity, and Proving the Driver 'Didn't See You' May 25
• Hit by a City Bus or Public Vehicle? The Immunity Exception That Protects Ohio Crash Victims May 6
• Ohio's New E-Scooter Rules: What They Mean After a Scooter Crash in Dayton Apr 22
• A $20 Million Verdict Reduced to $250,000: Ohio's Damage Caps and the Brandt v. Pompa Case Apr 8
• The 'Regular Use' Exclusion: Why Your Family's UM Coverage May Not Protect You Near Your Own Car Mar 23
• Collecting From the Dog Owner's Insurance Company: McCruter v. Travelers Mar 4
• Road Rage and Intentional Acts: Insurance Exclusions and Whether Your UM Coverage Pays Feb 16
• Ohio's 2021 Stand-Your-Ground Law and the New Immunity for Nonprofits: What Shooting Victims Should Know Jan 28
• The First 72 Hours After a Crash: What to Do, What to Skip, and Who Not to Talk To Jan 12

2020 (20 posts)

• Ohio's Four-Year Medical Repose Deadline Just Got Harder: Wilson v. Durrani Dec 30
• Holding the Hospital Accountable: Negligent Hiring and Supervision Claims After Evans v. Akron General Dec 17
• Why Gaps in Treatment Hurt Your Case (and How to Avoid Them) Nov 24
• Hit by a Delivery Van? Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and Contractor Liability in Ohio Nov 5
• Injured by a Product Bought Online? What Stiner v. Amazon Means in Ohio Oct 15
• Ohio's COVID-19 Immunity Law (H.B. 606): What Injured Patients and Families Can Still Sue For Sep 24
• Filing Isn't Enough: The Service Deadline That Ended an Ohio Malpractice Case Sep 10
• No Conviction? You Can Still Sue: Ohio's Civil Remedy for Victims of Criminal Acts Aug 20
• Tired and Deadlocked: What Jones v. Cleveland Clinic Teaches About Ohio Jury Trials Aug 4
• Should You Settle During a Pandemic? Timing, Case Value, and the End of Deadline Tolling Jul 14
• Life-Care Plans: How Catastrophic-Injury Cases Prove a Lifetime of Future Costs Jun 25
• Killed by a Fleeing Driver: Why Ohio Law Rarely Lets Families Sue the Police Jun 9
• Telehealth and Your Injury Claim: Keeping Treatment Consistent May 21
• COVID-19 and Your Injury Case: Court Closures, Treatment, and Keeping Your Claim on Track May 5
• A $13 Million Judgment No One Paid: Ayers v. Cleveland and Collecting Against Government Employees Apr 16
• COVID-19 Paused Ohio's Injury Deadlines: How H.B. 197 Tolling Works Mar 31
• Your Car's Black Box: Event Data Recorders and Why a Preservation Letter Goes Out First Mar 10
• Ten Million Dollars Later: What Dayton's Jail Settlements Say About Injury Claims Against the County Feb 18
• Bedsores and 'Never Events': What Dayton Patients Must Prove in a Hospital-Negligence Case Jan 30
• The Ohio Personal Injury Guide: Where to Start After a Serious Injury Jan 7

2019 (20 posts)

• Hit by a Police Cruiser in Ohio? What McConnell v. Dudley Means for Your Claim Dec 3
• Nursing-Home Falls and Understaffing: When a Fall Is Neglect, Not an Accident Nov 12
• Why a $1.3 Million Grocery-Store Verdict Vanished: Proximate Cause in Ohio Premises Cases Oct 22
• Slip-and-Fall Claims in Ohio: Proving the Store Knew About the Hazard Oct 3
• 'I'm So Sorry': Why an Employee's Apology Can Help Your Ohio Injury Case Sep 17
• How Wrongful-Death Damages Are Divided Among Family Members in Ohio Aug 29
• 'You Had a Bad Back Already': How a Dayton Court Rejected the Pre-Existing-Condition Defense Aug 13
• Ohio Drops the Front License Plate: What It Means for Hit-and-Run Victims Jul 25
• Montgomery County's Multimillion-Dollar Jail Settlements: Accountability for Injuries Behind Bars Jul 11
• Injured at a Hotel, Motel, or Airbnb? Your Rights Under Ohio Premises Law Jun 25
• Summer on the Water: Boating and Lake Injuries at Ohio's Lakes and Rivers Jun 11
• When the Road Itself Is Dangerous: Suing ODOT in the Ohio Court of Claims May 23
• How a Cleveland Jury's $42 Million Truck-Crash Verdict Survived Ohio's Damage Caps May 7
• When Police Immunity Fails: The $7.7 Million East Cleveland Cruiser-Crash Verdict Apr 18
• Electronic Logging Devices and Trucking Hours-of-Service: What the Data Shows After a Semi Crash Apr 2
• Parking Lot Crashes: Who Is at Fault When No One Is on a 'Road'? Mar 19
• Did You Sign Away Your Injury Claim? How Ohio Courts Enforce Liability Waivers Feb 27
• Potholes and Road Defects: When You Can Make a Claim Against a City or ODOT Feb 12
• Medical Bills After a Crash: Who Pays First, and Why Using Your Health Insurance Helps Jan 24
• Who Is at Fault When Roads Are Icy? Winter Crashes Under Ohio Law Jan 8

2018 (20 posts)

• The $28 Million Lineman Verdict Is Gone: How the 'Empty Chair' Rule Hurts Injured Workers Dec 18
• Diagnosed Years After the Hits: Ohio's Discovery Rule and Brain-Injury Claims (Schmitz v. NCAA) Dec 4
• Ohio's Move Over Law Now Protects Trash and Recycling Crews Nov 13
• Ohio's New Distracted-Driving Law Takes Effect Today: How It Helps Crash Victims Prove Fault Oct 29
• Interstate 75 and I-70: Dayton's Truck Corridors and Crash Risks Oct 16
• Your Insurer Stalled Past the Policy Deadline? Your Bad-Faith Claim May Still Be Alive (Bolin v. Allstate) Sep 27
• Electric Scooters Arrive in Ohio Cities: Who Is Liable When a Rider Is Hurt? Sep 11
• Debris From a City Monument Hit a Dayton-Area Motorcyclist: Why the City Walked (McDonald v. Lacy) Aug 21
• Amusement Ride and Fair Injuries in Ohio: Your Rights Jul 31
• Golf Carts and Low-Speed Vehicles: Injury Claims in Ohio Jul 10
• Trees Hid the Stop Sign: Can You Sue the City? Pelletier v. Campbell Says Usually Not Jun 26
• Evidence Destroyed or Hidden After Your Crash? What Ohio's Spoliation Tort Does and Doesn't Cover (Elliott-Thomas v. Smith) Jun 5
• Permanent Injury and the 'Catastrophic' Exception to Ohio's Damages Caps May 17
• Hurt in a Car Crash on the Job? Settle Wrong and the BWC Can Claw It Back (Verlinger) May 1
• Ohio State Fair Fire Ball Tragedy: First Settlement for Tyler Jarrell's Family and What Comes Next Apr 12
• Hurt in a Hazing Ritual or Unsanctioned Drill? Assumption of Risk Has Limits (Cameron v. Univ. of Toledo) Mar 27
• Chain-Reaction and Multi-Vehicle Pileups: Sorting Out Fault Mar 6
• A Jury Gave a Crash Victim $500 for $67,000 in Bills. Here's Why She Got a New Trial (Marquez v. Jackson) Feb 13
• When Can You Get Punitive Damages From an Insurance Company? Lucarell v. Nationwide Jan 25
• Handling It Yourself vs. Hiring a Lawyer: When the Numbers Say Call Jan 9

2017 (20 posts)

• Can You Get the Other Driver's Medical Records? A Dayton Crosswalk Case Draws the Line (Harvey v. Cincinnati Ins.) Dec 29
• Bad Faith: When You Can Sue Your Own Insurance Company (Zoppo v. Homestead) Dec 12
• Hurt at Work by Someone Who Isn't a Co-Worker? Your Employer's Auto Policy May Pay (Goodell v. Motorists) Nov 21
• Your Deposition: What to Expect as an Injury Plaintiff Oct 31
• 'I'm Sorry, It Was My Fault': Why Ohio Juries May Never Hear a Doctor's Apology (Stewart v. Vivian) Oct 10
• Suing the Bar After a Drunk-Driving Crash: What Johnson v. Montgomery Means for Dayton Victims Sep 19
• School Bus and School-Related Injuries: The Immunity Hurdles Aug 29
• Dayton's Red-Light Cameras Survive at the Supreme Court: What It Means for Crash Victims Aug 8
• Dash Cameras: Should You Have One, and How They Win Cases Jul 18
• $28 Million Verdict for Family of Lineman Killed by Rotten Pole: Third-Party Claims After a Work Death Jun 27
• Boating and ATV Injuries in Ohio: Who Is Responsible? Jun 6
• The At-Fault Driver Died: Your Injury Claim Now Has a Six-Month Fuse (Wilson v. Lawrence) May 16
• Fell Through an Unguarded Opening? The 'Open and Obvious' Defense Isn't Automatic (Hill v. Mullins) Apr 27
• Annie's Law Is Now in Effect: What Changes for Ohio Drunk Drivers and Their Victims Apr 11
• Ohio's New Three-Foot Law Takes Effect Today: What Cyclists and Drivers Need to Know After a Crash Mar 21
• Distracted-Driving Evidence: How We Get the Other Driver's Phone Records Mar 7
• Property Damage vs. Injury Claim: Settle the Car, Never Release the Injury Feb 21
• Victim of a Crime? Ohio Lets You Sue Even Without a Conviction (Jacobson v. Kaforey) Feb 7
• Injured by a Police Chase in Dayton? Argabrite v. Neer Changes the Rules, a Little Jan 17
• Governor Signs Annie's Law: Ignition Interlocks and Longer Suspensions for First-Time Drunk Drivers Jan 5

2016 (20 posts)

• Ohio's Damage Caps Just Cut a Rape Victim's Verdict by More Than $3 Million: What It Means for You (Simpkins) Dec 28
• Ohio Passes a Three-Foot Passing Law for Cyclists: Here's What Changes in March Dec 13
• Run Off the Road by a Phantom Driver? How to Prove a No-Contact Uninsured Motorist Claim (Smith v. Erie) Nov 23
• Injured on the Job by Someone Else: The Two-Track Recovery (Workers' Comp and a Third-Party Claim) Nov 1
• Ohio's Good Samaritan Law Now Protects Non-Medical Rescuers: Carter v. Reese Oct 11
• Resident-Relative Coverage: Whose Policy Applies When You Live With Family? Sep 20
• Hit a Utility Pole After Leaving the Road? Ohio's High Court Narrows Who Pays (Link v. FirstEnergy) Aug 23
• Mediation in an Ohio Injury Case: What to Expect Aug 2
• Umbrella Policies and Finding Every Available Dollar of Coverage Jul 12
• A $2.9 Million Verdict and No Insurance: What World Harvest Church Teaches Injury Victims Jun 21
• Why Suing a County Over a Dangerous Road Edge Is So Hard: Baker v. Wayne County Jun 2
• Hurt at a Public Park? The Recreational-User Statute Has Limits (Combs v. ODNR) May 19
• A Dayton Jury Gave a Crash Victim $2.85 Million. The Dram Shop Act Took It Away. May 5
• Hospitals Can't Hide Your Records in Another Department: Griffith v. Aultman Hospital Apr 19
• Can a Wrongdoer's Estate Owe Punitive Damages? Ohio Supreme Court Says Yes (Whetstone v. Binner) Apr 5
• Hurt in an Uber or Lyft Crash? Ohio's New Rideshare Insurance Law (H.B. 237) Mar 22
• Suing a School District After a Tragedy: Who Is Immune and Who Isn't (Parmertor v. Chardon) Mar 8
• Assaulted in an Apartment Complex, Bar, or Parking Lot? Ohio Negligent-Security Claims Feb 16
• Spinal Injuries After a Crash: Herniated Discs, Surgery, and What Your Case Is Worth Jan 26
• The Underinsured Motorist 'Setoff': The Math That Surprises Injured Ohioans Jan 7

2015 (20 posts)

• Deadlines for Minors and Other Tolling Rules Under R.C. 2305.16 Dec 22
• Ohio Jury Awards $1 Million, Including Punitive Damages, in Nursing-Home Pressure-Sore Death Dec 4
• Killed at a Dangerous Intersection: When Can Ohio Families Sue ODOT? (Risner v. ODOT) Nov 16
• Negligence Isn't 'On Purpose': Why an Ohio Court Gave an Injured Guest a Second Trial (Sheffield v. Estate of Bentley) Oct 28
• A Trucker Was Shot at a Dayton Truck Stop. The Guard Took the Fifth. The Family's Lawsuit Moved Forward (Sojic v. Karp) Oct 9
• Med-Pay, Health Insurance, and Subrogation: Why Which Insurer Pays Your Crash Bills First Matters (Laboy v. Grange) Sep 21
• Injured by Someone's Intentional Act? Why the Insurance Company May Still Have to Pay (Granger v. Auto-Owners) Sep 2
• Nursing Home Falls and Neglect: A Family's Options in Ohio Aug 14
• Cincinnati Jury's $1 Million Verdict Against Fugitive Spine Surgeon Durrani Stands Up on Appeal Jul 27
• Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury After a Crash Jul 8
• Negligent Entrustment: Lending a Car to a Dangerous Driver Jun 19
• Bicycle Crashes: A Cyclist's Rights on Ohio Roads Jun 1
• Diminished Value: Your Car Is Worth Less After a Crash, and the Insurer Owes It May 13
• Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Punitive Damages Against Landlord After Apartment Fire, With a Catch (Sivit v. Village Green) Apr 24
• Dayton's Red-Light Cameras vs. the State of Ohio: Where the Fight Stands Apr 7
• Even If You Win, Will Anyone Pay? Hoyle v. DTJ and Insurance for Workplace Intentional Torts Mar 20
• What Ohio Juries Are Told in Medical-Negligence Cases: Cromer v. Akron Children's Hospital Mar 2
• Innocent Driver Hurt in a Police Chase Near Dayton: Why the Court Said No (Argabrite v. Neer) Feb 11
• When the Other Driver Has Only $25,000 in Coverage: An Ohio UIM Case Study (Brummitt v. Seeholzer) Jan 23
• Social Media and Your Injury Claim: What Adjusters Are Looking For Jan 6

2014 (20 posts)

• Injured by Unsafe Equipment at Work: Why Ohio's Intentional-Tort Law Is So Narrow After Pixley v. Pro-Pak Dec 29
• Ohio Reins in Red-Light Cameras: What S.B. 342 Means for Dayton Drivers and Crash Victims Dec 19
• Crash in a Work Vehicle: Workers' Compensation Plus a Third-Party Claim Dec 2
• Health Insurance Subrogation and Ohio's Make-Whole Rule Nov 11
• A $1 Million Cincinnati Malpractice Verdict Cut to $250,000: How Ohio's Damage Caps Really Work (Guiliani v. Shehata) Oct 21
• Wrongful Death Judgment but No Insurance to Pay It? Sauer v. Crews and the Coverage Trap in Commercial-Vehicle Cases Sep 30
• Jury Awards $3.65 Million to Teen Assault Victim; Ohio's Damage Cap Cuts It to $500,000 (Simpkins v. Grace Brethren) Sep 9
• Ice, Darkness, and Ohio's Natural-Accumulation Rule: Lessons From Gibbs v. Speedway Aug 22
• Dayton Jury Finds Surgical Team Left a Sponge Inside a Patient, But Awards Only $100,000. Why? Aug 5
• Ride-Sharing Comes to Ohio: Who Pays When an Uber or Lyft Driver Crashes? Jul 22
• When a Child Is Injured: Tolling, Probate Approval of Settlements, and Special Duties of Care Jul 1
• Pedestrian Crashes: Your Rights in a Crosswalk Under Ohio Law Jun 10
• Fell at a Restaurant or Banquet Hall? How 'Attendant Circumstances' Defeat the Open-and-Obvious Defense (Matt v. Ravioli) May 20
• Ohio Appeals Court Upholds $10 Million Bad-Faith Verdict Against Auto Insurer That Abandoned Its Driver (Bigler) Apr 29
• Evidence Preservation Can Make or Break a Product-Defect Death Case: Hetzer-Young v. Elano Apr 15
• Tripped Over a Store Display? Ohio Court Says Shoppers Don't Have to Stare at the Floor (Mulcahy v. Best Buy) Mar 25
• Hit by an Out-of-State Driver? Where You Can File Suit After Fraley v. Estate of Oeding Mar 7
• Hurt at a Friend's Apartment Complex? Ohio Landlords Owe Guests the Same Safety Duties as Tenants (Mann v. Northgate) Feb 20
• The Collateral-Source Rule and Robinson v. Bates: Billed vs. Paid Medical Expenses Feb 4
• Photographs and Evidence: What to Capture at a Crash Scene Jan 14

2013 (20 posts)

• Ohio's Minimum Auto Insurance Doubled on December 22, 2013: Why It's Still Not Enough to Protect You Dec 23
• Ohio's 'Move Over' Law Now Protects Tow Trucks and Road Crews: Effective December 19, 2013 Dec 16
• A $2.6 Million Ohio Asbestos Verdict, and Why the Family Collected Only 6% of It Dec 5
• Billed vs. Paid: How Medical-Bill Write-Offs Affect Your Ohio Injury Claim After Moretz v. Muakkassa Nov 13
• Hurt in a Public Park? Why Ohio's Recreational-User Immunity Is So Hard to Beat (Pauley v. Circleville) Oct 23
• Loss of Consortium: The Spouse's Claim in an Ohio Injury Case Oct 1
• Drunk-Driving Crash Victims: Dram Shop Claims Against Bars Under R.C. 4399.18 Sep 10
• What You Tell the ER Doctor After a Truck Crash Can Follow You Into Court (Leopold v. Ace Doran) Aug 20
• Injured on the Job by a Government Employer's Intentional Conduct? Vacha v. North Ridgeville Keeps the Courthouse Door Open Jul 29
• Injured as a Passenger: Your Rights, Including Against Your Own Driver Jul 10
• Hit by a Police Cruiser? Your Own Uninsured Motorist Coverage May Pay: Ohio Supreme Court's Marusa Decision Jun 21
• Lost Wages and Lost Earning Capacity: Documenting the Full Economic Loss Jun 3
• The Doctor Apologized: Can You Use It in Court? Ohio's Apology Statute After Estate of Johnson May 15
• Intersection Crashes: Proving Who Had the Green Light Apr 26
• When 911 Responders Fail Wantonly: Ohio Supreme Court Says Cities Can Be Held Liable (Riffle v. Akron) Apr 9
• Nursing Home Arbitration Clauses: A Dayton Family Kept Its Right to a Jury (Westerfield v. Three Rivers) Mar 22
• Ohio Police Started Ticketing Texting Drivers on March 1, 2013: What It Means for Crash Victims Mar 5
• Pothole Crashes and City Liability in Ohio: What Todd v. Cleveland Means for Drivers Feb 15
• Ohio Jury Hits Landlord With $2 Million in Punitive Damages After Apartment Fire: Appeals Court Agrees Jan 28
• Why the Insurance Company Called With a Quick, Low Offer, and Why You Shouldn't Take It Jan 8

2012 (20 posts)

• Fire Truck Crash Case Redefines 'Reckless' for Ohio Emergency-Vehicle Claims Dec 28
• The Four-Year Wall: Ohio Supreme Court Upholds the Medical Malpractice Statute of Repose Dec 14
• Injured at a City Pool or Rec Center? Ohio Supreme Court Narrows Government Immunity Nov 29
• Falls on Ice and Snow: Ohio's 'Natural Accumulation' Rule and Its Exceptions Nov 5
• Punitive Damages in Ohio: When a Defendant's Conduct Is Bad Enough Oct 15
• Hit by a State Employee? $2 Million Court of Claims Settlement Shows Your Options Sep 25
• Ohio Bans Texting While Driving: How the New Law Helps Crash Victims Prove Fault Aug 31
• Whiplash Is Real: Proving Soft-Tissue Injuries to a Skeptical Adjuster Aug 7
• Pre-Existing Conditions and the Eggshell-Plaintiff Rule Jul 17
• Tripped at a Store Entrance? Why a Shopping Cart Can Change Your Ohio Slip-and-Fall Case Jun 26
• Ohio Supreme Court Protects Jury Verdicts: The Unanimity Rule in Eastley v. Volkman Jun 7
• Ohio's New Dog Law: What the End of Breed-Specific 'Vicious Dog' Rules Means for Bite Victims May 23
• Ohio's Seat-Belt 'Gag Rule': Not Wearing a Belt Cannot Be Used to Cut Your Recovery Apr 30
• Why Truck Crash Cases Are Different: Federal Motor Carrier Rules, Logs, and Preservation Letters Apr 12
• Hit by a Hit-and-Run Driver? How Your Own Policy Pays Mar 27
• Nursing Home Neglect Trials Just Changed: What Mandatory Bifurcation Means for Families Mar 9
• Appeals Court Upholds $3 Million Verdict for Family of Truck Driver Killed at Propane Plant Feb 23
• Ohio Jury Hits Insurer With $10 Million for Bad Faith After Fatal Crash Feb 8
• Check Your Policy Now: Why Suing Your Agent Over Missing UM/UIM Coverage Can Be Too Late Jan 25
• Two Years Means Two Years: Ohio's Injury Deadline Applies Even to PTSD Jan 10

2011 (20 posts)

• Informed Consent in Ohio: What You Must Prove When a Doctor Didn't Warn You Dec 16
• Why Honesty With Your Doctor Can Make or Break an Ohio Injury Case Nov 23
• The Three-Year UM/UIM Trap: Why Your Own Insurer Can Deny a Valid Claim Nov 10
• Burned During an MRI at Miami Valley Hospital: Appeals Court Revives the Lawsuit Oct 27
• Rear-Ended Your Way Into a Pile-Up on I-70? Dayton Court Says Comparative Fault Applies Oct 12
• Ohio Toughens Hit-and-Run Penalties: What Victims Should Do Next Sep 27
• Hurt at Work by Someone Else? Why the BWC Lien Can Follow You for Six Years Sep 15
• Your Insurance Policy May Give You Only One Year to Sue: Lessons From Dominish v. Nationwide Aug 31
• $4.3 Million Prison Injury Award Reversed: The Assumption-of-Risk Doctrine Explained Aug 10
• How Contingency Fees Work in an Ohio Injury Case Jul 19
• The 'Open and Obvious' Defense in Fall Cases, and How Good Investigation Gets Around It Jun 27
• Motorcycle Crash Injuries: Overcoming the Bias Against Riders Jun 7
• Hurt on Unlisted Property: How Ohio Courts Read Homeowner's 'Other Premises' Exclusions May 18
• Ohio Supreme Court: A Missed Cancer Diagnosis Is a Real Injury, and Emotional Harm Counts Apr 28
• What Is MedPay, and Should You Use It After a Crash? Apr 11
• Ohio Dog Bite Law: Strict Liability Under R.C. 955.28 Mar 22
• Rear-End Collisions and Ohio's Assured-Clear-Distance Rule Mar 3
• Wrongful Death Claims in Ohio: Who Can Bring One and What Can Be Recovered Feb 14
• Prank Gone Wrong: When Homeowner's Insurance Still Covers an 'Intentional' Act Jan 25
• Ohio Supreme Court Opens the Door to Discovery About an Infected Surgeon Jan 5

2010 (20 posts)

• Who Dug the Hole Matters: Contractors Can't Hide Behind 'Open and Obvious' Dec 31
• Gym Waivers and Treadmill Injuries: What Ohio Courts Will and Won't Enforce Dec 28
• Before You Sue Your Insurance Company: The Claim-First Rule From Kincaid v. Erie Dec 23
• Ohio's Caps on Pain-and-Suffering Damages, Explained Nov 29
• Slip and Fall in a Store: What Ohio Law Requires You to Prove Nov 3
• Should You Give a Recorded Statement to the Other Driver's Insurer? Oct 13
• Court of Claims Holds State Liable for Prison Football Injury That Left Inmate Paralyzed Sep 22
• Why You Should See a Doctor After a Crash Even If You 'Feel Fine' Aug 31
• Jury Awards Nearly $1 Million to Ohio Man Left Incontinent After Spinal Surgery Aug 11
• Partly at Fault? How Ohio's Comparative Negligence Rule Works Jul 15
• Negligence Per Se in Ohio: Why Not Every Rule Violation Automatically Wins the Case Jun 16
• Drunk-Driver Crash Victims Win: Insurers Must Cover Attorney Fees Awarded With Punitive Damages May 28
• Billed vs. Paid: How Ohio Juries Decide the Value of Your Medical Bills After Jaques v. Manton May 12
• Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Employer Intentional-Tort Law: What Injured Workers Can Still Do Apr 27
• Ohio's Booster Seat Law Is Now Enforced: What Dayton Parents Need to Know Apr 8
• Fall Down Dark Stairs? Dayton-Area Appeals Court Says a Jury Should Decide Mar 24
• Ohio's Two-Year Deadline for Injury Claims Mar 5
• When Police Let a Drunk Driver Go: Ohio Supreme Court Limits the 'Public Duty' Defense Feb 17
• What Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage Is, and Why Every Ohio Driver Needs It Feb 1
• Ohio Supreme Court: Dog-Bite Victims Can Pursue Strict Liability and Negligence at the Same Time Jan 14