Posted in Product Liability on April 12, 2013

Do you know what is in your shampoo? Did you know that hundreds, maybe even thousands of products, available on store shelves may contain dangerous chemicals? Health and environmental groups launched a national campaign Thursday to urge 10 major retailers, including Walmart, Target and Costco, to remove products containing hazardous chemicals from their shelves. Safer… read more

Posted in Car Accident on April 11, 2013

If you own any vehicle made by Chrysler, you need to check and see if yours is one of the nearly quarter million vehicles affected by recalls. Chrysler has issued three recalls affecting more than 247,000 SUVs and cars for a variety of problems, including faulty gas tank hoses, broken drive shafts and air bag… read more

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 in… read more

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 chin… read more

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 to… read more

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, a… read more

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 speed… read more

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 HIV… read more

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 recent… read more

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 the… read more