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…)