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• Consumer Protection Statute Gutted by Lame Duck Legislature

  Jack Landskroner | December 18, 2006 10:48 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  What consumer hasn't felt as if they've been taken advantage of by an unscrupulous actor in a consumer transaction? Who hasn't noticed an unauthorized charge on a credit card bill? Who doesn't know someone who has been the victim of a bait and switch on a product purchased online or been charged for services not performed by a vendor? Virtually every consumer in the state of Ohio, whether...

• Broken Traffic Signals Can Cause Accidents

  Paul Grieco | November 15, 2006 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Drivers have enough to think about when driving down the road in terms of watching out for other drivers. All drivers have a duty and responsibility to maintain a proper look out and act as any reasonable driver would. If they don't and they injure someone they can be held liable and responsible for compensating the person(s) they injure. But what if someone is injured because of a broken...

• School Field Trips - Free From Mishaps?

  Justin Madden | October 17, 2006 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  When signing a school permission slip for your child to go on a school field trip, be sure not to assume that it relieves the school for everything that might go wrong. Sometimes the bus carrying the school kids may be involved in a motor vehicle accident and the school would still have responsibility for any injuries that might occur.No one ever wants to think that an incident would occur...

• Doctors Agree Lawsuits Protect Consumers

  Halli Brownfield | October 02, 2008 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In an issue set to come before the United States Supreme Court this fall, the editors of the New England Journal of Medicine have weighed in. The case Wyeth v. Levine will be heard later this year...

• Concerns Over Chemical Found in Plastic Bottles Prompts Congressional Action and Lawsuits

  Halli Brownfield | August 11, 2008 6:13 PM | 1 CommentCleveland, OH

  A chemical known as bisphenol A (BPA) commonly found in plastic bottles may cause a variety of health problems. Numerous studies have documented the presence of BPA in human tissue and blood. A...

• Punitive Damages: Why predictability is not necessarily good

  Halli Brownfield | June 27, 2008 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The law generally recognizes two types of damages. Compensatory and punitive damages. Compensatory damages are designed to make an injured person "whole." In other words, these damages are...

• Court of Claims Hears Evidence on Link Between Childhood Vaccinations and Autism

  Rebecca Castell | June 05, 2007 1:43 PM | 1 CommentCleveland, OH

  On June 11, the Federal Court of Claims will hear a case on which looks to establish a clear link between childhood vaccinations, specifically vaccinations which contain thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, and autism. If the court makes the connection, it will prove what many parents of autistic children have already believed to be true: that their child's autism is from the injection...

• Supreme Court Tightens Reins on Pay Discrimination Claims

  Rebecca Castell | May 30, 2007 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Today's New York Times reports that in a 5-4 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court held that employees may not bring suit under the principal federal anti-discrimination law unless they have filed a formal complaint with a federal agency within 180 days after their pay was set. This decision, which does not provide for an extension of the time frame if the worker is unaware of discriminatory...

• Judge Helps Settle Multi-Million Dollar Case

  Paul Grieco | May 17, 2007 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Justice was served in the Cleveland Justice Center when a local judge put a piece of paper with a seven figure dollar amount on it in two envelopes and presented it to the lawyers involved in the case with the option of accepting the figure and settling the case or go to trial. The case involved a serious car accident which led to an 18 yeaar old college student losing his eye sight. The young...

• $500 Million Allocated to Stop Childhood Obesity

  Rebecca Castell | April 04, 2007 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Obesity is now recognized as one of the biggest risks to children. The New York Times Reports thatThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has dedicated over $500 Million over the next five years to reverse the increase in childhood obesity. It is one of the largest public health initiatives ever tried by a private philanthropy. The foundation estimates that roughly 25 million children 17 and under...