If you are the victim in a personal injury case, you may feel frustrated and overwhelmed as you try to gain compensation for your losses. You may end up filing a personal injury lawsuit to ensure you receive the compensation you deserve. Yet, you probably are not sure what to expect next. Here are the […]
5 tips for building a good relationship with a personal injury attorney
When you suffer serious injuries in an accident or are the victim of medical malpractice, your life changes in an instant. In the midst of your ordeal, you may decide to hire a personal injury attorney. You want to have a good relationship with your attorney. Here are five tips to help you build and […]
What types of compensation can injury victims receive?
Suffering a serious injury in an auto accident or other incident can affect your life in many ways. Under Ohio law, you may be entitled to damages (financial compensation) if your injuries were directly caused by someone else’s negligence. The law recognizes multiple forms of personal injury damages. There are two broad categories of damages: […]
Can Children be Negligent in Ohio?
Can children under the age of 18 be “negligent”? Recall that negligence is the failure to exercise ordinary care for the safety of others. Well, the answer is: It depends how old the minor is. Infants under seven years of age are “incapable of negligence”; children between 7 and 14 are presumed to be incapable […]
Caps on damages (personal injury cases)
In 2005, the Ohio General Assembly passed several “tort reform” measures, the most controversial being the limits on the amount a jury can award in personal injury and product liability cases. (See RC 2315.18). Under the 2005 rules, a plaintiff cannot recover more than the greater of (1) $250,000 or (2) three times the economic damages […]
