Ohio updates in category: Wrongful Death

A group home, social services agency and worker are being sued for wrongful death by the family of a mentally disabled woman who fled a Bay City group home and was found dead in a house in Saginaw....

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An Ohio woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against, on behalf of her husband, who allegedly died from an allergic reaction to a product made by the West Virginia Company.The lawsuit was filed...

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Another swimming season approaches in Cincinnati and other northern cities. Unfortunately, Cincinnati has already experienced a drowning tragedy which was very likely preventable. A four year old...

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We read in the paper all too often about children killed in a house or apartment fire. They are especially vulnerable because they are often sleeping in rooms separate from the adults in the family....

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The family of a woman who died in a car accident with two Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers in 2006, was awarded a cash settlement of over $1 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against the state. The woman was killed when troopers struck her truck after their cruiser hydroplaned across the center line of the highway. All three were killed in the fiery collision.Both sides have signed a...

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Actress Amy Yasbeck appeared in an interview with Meredith Vieira this morning on NBC's TODAY show to talk about the wrongful death lawsuit she has filed in response to the death of her husband, actor John Ritter.Jury selection in the trial of two doctors was set to begin today, and the family is seeking $67 million in damages.Yasbeck is targeting two doctors in the current suit -- one who...

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This week, a Portage County jury awarded a mourning wife $3 million for her husband's wrongful death. Wanda Hizer received $2 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages after her husband, James Hizer, died at a Streetsboro steel-cutting company.Hizer died while working the midnight shift alone in March 2005. He became trapped in one of the machines and suffocated. ...

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Our Toledo, Ohio, personal injury attorneys see the devastating effects drunk driving and DUIs have on families and urge drivers not to drink and drive. New Year's Eve is a popular night for parties and family gatherings, many of which serve alcohol. If you plan on consuming alcohol this New Year's Eve, please designate a driver. Our attorneys encourage drivers to set aside extra money for a cab...

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Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys have seen firsthand the affects of wrong-site surgery medical malpractice. Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney Chuck Boyk represents a client whose surgeon performed a wrong-site operation, causing personal injury from the medical malpractice. There is currently a subsequent treating physician willing to testify that the surgeon made a grave but...

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The number of people suffering personal injury due to wrong-site surgery medical malpractice is anywhere from 1,300 to 2,700 per year in the United States, according to the Washington Post. Wrong-site surgery is a form of medical malpractice that occurs when a doctor mistakenly performs surgery on the wrong part of the body, or even on the wrong person. The result is unnecessary recovery time to...

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All terrain vehicles, although seemingly fun, can cause personal injury or even wrongful death to drivers and passengers due to rollover accidents. One model in particular, the Yamaha Rhino ATV, has been under scrutiny for easily tipping and rolling over when turns at even a low speed are made. In the year 2000, 547 people died in ATV-related accidents, according to Consumer Reports. A...

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Quong Hop & Co. of San Francisco, California is expanding its recall of tofu products due to the discovery of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall has been expanded due to discovery of Listeria bacteria during sampling in three of the company's twenty-nine tofu product lines. While Listeria may present only minor discomfort to healthy adults, children, the elderly, and...

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Ohio should temporarily suspend executions to allow a review of the state's capital punishment system because of several flaws, including racial and geographic imbalances, a team of lawyers concluded in a study to be released Monday.''The state fails to provide adequate measures to protect defendants,'' ABA President William Neukom said in a statement. ''Nobody should be executed until the...

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Matthew Salisbury, an employee of Brush Wellman Engineered Products, was crushed to death Sunday night in a casting machine. According to another employee, the machine broke down and Salisbury entered it to try and fix the problem. While he was trying to unclog the machine he became pinned and was crushed to death; another employee turned off the air compressor that powered the machinery, but...

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The start of a new school year brings excitement and new beginnings for students all over the nation. This time of year also brings an increased number of children outside as they wait for buses, in parking lots, or walk to and from school. The most tragic cases we handle at our Toledo, Ohio personal injury office are those that involve the death of a child. That's why we join Kids and Cars, a...

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