Posted in Accident & Injury on April 11, 2013

Is your food safer now than it was in 2001? That’s a question we all should think about every time we eat out or prepare a meal. And the answer depends on who you ask. According to separate studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Center for Science...

Posted in Accident & Injury on April 10, 2013

More than 600 cyclists are struck and killed each year by cars, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That’s why it is so important that safety equipment for bike riders meets federal standards and be free of defects. Bell Sports is recalling about 2,500 Bell Full Throttle Bike Helmets with a...

Posted in Drug & Medical Devices on April 10, 2013

By Arthur Elk Do you worry about taking prescription medications? Probably not. Most of us trust that before a drug goes to market it has undergone rigorous testing. However, sometimes, even with testing, a drug can make it to market with deadly results. Less than a year after being approved, Omontys, a drug used...

Posted in Accident & Injury on April 9, 2013

By Arthur Elk Did you know that you are 23 times more likely to be in an accident if you are texting and driving? The innocent victims of your reckless behavior could be anyone. Sadly this time, it was a 3-year-old girl. Last month, in a parking lot near a Kohl’s store in Strongsville,...

Posted in Accident & Injury on April 4, 2013

If you can’t drive 65, you will soon get some relief as the top speed limit in Ohio is officially going up this summer to 70 miles per hour. Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Monday signed into law a two-year, $3.87 billion transportation budget. Among the provisions of the law is the higher maximum...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on April 3, 2013

We trust our healthcare professionals to use sterile equipment and follow proper procedures when they take care of us. But what happens when they don’t? Thousands of Oklahoma residents are finding out the hard way. Health officials in Oklahoma are urging more than 7,000 patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon to undergo hepatitis and...

Posted in Drug & Medical Devices on April 2, 2013

For years, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy have been under intense scrutiny regarding their faulty ASR artificial hips. The metal-on-metal design was blamed for causing pain and tissue damage and resulted in a high rate of revision surgeries. Johnson & Johnson had denied any blame and had refused to compensate patients. A...

Posted in Accident & Injury on April 2, 2013

Sometimes, an accident victim can do all the right things and still face trouble when dealing with an insurance company. That’s when our experienced lawyers can step in and help. In February of 2011, a 37-year-old husband and father of three was injured when his Pontiac Grand Am was rear-ended by another driver. After...

Posted in Accident & Injury on April 2, 2013

For the first time in 44 years, Ohio lawmakers have increased the minimum requirements for auto insurance liability coverage. The law went into effect in March, but there is a nine-month grace period so the higher minimums don’t actually kick in until December 22. Drivers are not required to change their coverage until their...

Posted in Drug & Medical Devices on April 1, 2013

Are you one of the millions of Americans with Type 2 Diabetes? If you are, you probably have struggled with ways to keep the disease in check. For many, exercise and diet are enough. For others, medication is necessary to regulate their blood glucose levels. Two popular diabetes drugs—Januvia and Byetta—have been prescribed to...