Look Before You Leap: Open and obvious hazards
Posted in Accident & Injury on February 26, 2016
What you need to know about Open and Obvious Hazards Slip and fall injuries are common in Ohio, but if a hazard is “open and obvious,” the property owner may not be responsible for your injuries. [caption id="attachment_4338" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Property owners are generally not liable for injuries caused by open and obvious hazards....
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Are you protected from uninsured drivers? Tips from an Ohio personal injury lawyer
Posted in Accident & Injury on February 17, 2016
by R. Craig McLaughlin 1 out of every 8 drivers on Ohio's roads is driving without auto insurance. Are you protected if you're involved in a crash with an uninsured driver? The next time you’re commuting to work or are carpooling kids to soccer practice, take a look around at the other cars on the...
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Essure Birth Control Under Fire
Posted in Drug & Medical Devices on February 15, 2016
UPDATE (2/15/16) - Elk & Elk is now actively pursuing legal action for victims of Essure. Call 1-800-ELK-OHIO for a free consultation. Facing a wave of public criticism, Bayer has agreed to add warnings to the patient information booklet for Essure – a permanent birth control device consisting of coils inserted into a woman’s...
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Sebring Lead Crisis: 11 More homes test positive, village cited
Posted in Accident & Injury, Health & Wellness on February 10, 2016
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has announced the latest water samples taken by the village of Sebring revealed elevated lead levels in the tap water of 11 homeowners who asked for their water to be tested. The state agency said that 34 of 698 samples taken in Sebring since January 21, 2016 have showed lead...
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Massive IVC Filter Study Underway
Posted in Drug & Medical Devices on February 8, 2016
The Surgeon General estimates about one half million Americans are affected by blood clots annually and between 100,000 and 180,000 people die of pulmonary embolism (PE), a blood clot that travels to the lungs. To combat this problem, doctors implant hundreds of thousands of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters inside patients each year to...
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