Our Dayton Lawyers want everyone to be aware that Railroad accidents have contributed significantly to the high mortality rates of accidents on the whole. This happens mostly because people ignore an approaching train at many of the railroad crossings. People cross when they are not allowed to and are hit by the fast approaching train. Many times the victims are innocent. In such cases the operational staff of the train is negligent (more…)

The general public is exposed to many myths concerning personal injury and medical malpractice lawsuits. The insurance industry lobby is responsible for the perception that personal injury and medical malpractice cases are clogging the judicial system and wasting the courts’ valuable time and resources. The Ohio Supreme Court released a summary for 2007 concerning cases that have been filed across Ohio that debunks this myth. (more…)

This Fourth of July be extra cautious with the use of consumer fireworks. The legal limit of the amount of pyrotechnic material allowed in consumer fireworks has been increased. Most of these fireworks can be purchased at temporary roadside tents and set off in your backyard or driveway. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, the use of backyard fireworks has more than doubled since 2000. That has caused concern among some public safety groups that the rise in both popularity and firepower could prove dangerous and result in injury or property damage. (more…)