Victims of motor vehicle collisions in Ohio may be able to make a claim with their own insurer if they have Medical Payments Coverage included with their auto insurance policy. Injury victims may also be able to make a bodily injury claim to recover compensation from an insurer of a driver who caused the crash....
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Columbus Bicycle Accident Victims Need Legal Help
Driving through rural Delaware County, a 36-year-old diabetic woman with poor vision swore she didn't know she hit a bicyclist. But she didn't stop to see what she'd hit, either. Meanwhile, a popular high school coach and avid cyclist lay dying on the roadside. His body was found the following morning. For that, a Columbus...
Read MoreProving Texting in Columbus Crashes Can Be Challenging
It's been almost two years since Ohio legislators enacted a ban on texting while driving - one of the strictest in the nation, particularly for novice drivers. Ohio Revised Code 4511.204 holds that no person operating a motor vehicle is allowed to do so while using a handheld, electronic wireless communications device to write, send...
Read MoreDeer Season and Ohio Car Accident Risks
Accidents involving deer cause 200 deaths annually and result in thousands of injuries. Vehicle damage costs exceed $2.6 billion and the average auto accident claim arising from a collision with a deer costs more than $3,000. Car accident attorneys in Columbus, OH know that there were 20,996 deer strikes last year and that there has been...
Read MoreOhio Doctor Faces Medical Malpractice Lawsuit for Non-Consensual Touching
Malpractice lawyers in Columbus, OH know that there are many different reasons why patients make medical malpractice claims against doctors. Some of the most upsetting reasons for a malpractice claim for most patients, however, occur when doctors have done something wrong on purpose. This is especially true if the doctor's intentional acts involved sexual misconduct or...
Read MoreDisabled Patients May be at Greater Risk of Medical Malpractice Injuries
Our Ohio medical malpractice lawyers know that medical negligence can happen to anyone and can have serious consequences. Any time a doctor or other healthcare provider fails to provide reasonably competent care, patients can suffer and can be hurt as a result. These patients can take legal action to receive monetary compensation for losses, but...
Read MoreOhio Child Rushed To Hospital After Possible Drowning
The weather is getting warmer throughout Ohio and kids are finishing up school and will likely be spending more time playing outside in the coming months. Unfortunately, the long and lazy days of summer vacation can turn disastrous in an instant when a child begins to drown in a lake or in a swimming pool....
Read MoreDriver Faces Criminal Charges After Ohio Motorcycle Accident
Earlier this year, a 68-year-old Ohio man was killed in a devastating motorcycle accident. According to WFMJ, the man killed was a former chief of a local volunteer fire department. He was killed when he was struck by an SUV as he was riding his motorcycle. The driver of the SUV now faces six criminal...
Read MoreOhio DOT Ordered to Pay Millions to Victim of Accident Caused by Bad Road Maintenance
According to the Zanesville Times Recorder, a judge recently ordered the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to pay almost $4 million to the plaintiffs in a wrongful death lawsuit. ODOT has 30 days to appeal this decision, but otherwise will be required to compensate the plaintiffs as a result of its negligence in failing to...
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Claims Ensure Hospitals Can’t Profit from Surgical Errors
Hospitals and doctors in the U.S. are generally paid on a fee-for-service basis. This means that the more care provided, the more money the healthcare provider stands to make. Recently, a study in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) indicated that this fee-for-service payment structure is creating an incentive for hospitals or physicians to...
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