The Ohio accident attorneys at Elk & Elk know keeping a New Year’s resolution is never an easy task, but ‘no texting while driving’ is one resolution that can save your life.

We all know New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep. Some of us don’t even make it a week, let alone an entire year, before we back out on our promises to lose weight, save money and manage stress.

If you’re looking for a New Year’s resolution that you can keep this year, the Ohio personal injury lawyers at Elk & Elk have a suggestion for you, and it may be one of the most worthy resolutions of all. ‘No texting while driving’ is a resolution we should all make, and more importantly, it’s one we should all make a big effort to keep. (more…)

Antidepressants are commonly used to treat seasonal affective disorder. But if you’re pregnant, treating seasonal depression may be more difficult. Here’s what you should know about pregnancy and SSRIs:

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression, winter blues, summer depression, summer blues or seasonal depression, is a disorder that causes a sudden change in mood and behavior every year around the same time, usually during winter. Most people experience anger, anxiety, sadness, drowsiness, irritability, moodiness and weight gain.

Winter depression can usually be treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the most commonly prescribed antidepressants. But for women who are pregnant, fighting the winter blues may be a little more difficult. (more…)

If you become stranded in your car during a winter storm, there are certain items you’ll need. The Ohio injury lawyers at Elk & Elk explain what you should carry in your emergency survival kit.

According to the National Weather Service, winter storm deaths are not always the result of traffic accidents. Hypothermia from prolonged exposure to cold temperatures causes 700 deaths per year, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.

We all know winter in Ohio can be brutal, yet many drivers aren’t prepared for the cold if they ever become stranded in a blizzard. Just last year, a winter storm hit northwest Indiana and extended to parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. It left hundreds of people stranded in the snow for as long as 12 hours, according to news reports.

Each and every motorist needs to plan for the worst of winter by preparing an emergency survival kit. Keeping an emergency survival kit in your car can be lifesaving in the event of an unexpected winter storm. The Ohio accident lawyers at Elk & Elk suggest including the following items: (more…)

Eight Ohio personal injury lawyers from the Elk & Elk law firm have been named to Super Lawyers for 2012. 

Super Lawyers Magazine has selected personal injury lawyers Jay Kelley, Gary Cowan and Philip A. Kuri as 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers. Ryan M. Harrell, Egan P. Kilbane, R. Craig McLaughlin, Amy L. Papesh and William J. Price have been chosen to 2012 Ohio Rising Stars.  (View the PDF article here)

Only five percent of lawyers in Ohio are chosen to Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent are named to Rising Stars. Rising Stars is a listing of top lawyers who are 40 years old or younger and have been practicing for 10 years or fewer. (more…)

A number of vehicles were affected by recalls in 2011. The Ohio product defect lawyers at Elk & Elk can help you pursue legal action after you’ve been injured by a recalled or defective vehicle.

Vehicle recalls are happening a lot more often these days. There were 20.3 million vehicles recalled in 2010, according to estimates from the NHTSA. By the first half of 2011, 6.8 million vehicles had already been recalled.

Recalls from some of the nation’s top automakers prove that even the most reliable cars are not always safe to drive. In addition to multiple Toyota recalls this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also recently announced a recall of more than 129,000 Ford Sedans and Mercury Milans due to wheel separation risks. (Read: Nissan recalls 34,000 Sentras, Jukes for engine stalling)

With that many auto recalls every year, you need to know what to do if your vehicle is affected by a recall and more importantly, what to do if you or a loved one is injured in an auto accident because of a recalled or defective vehicle. (more…)