InjuryBoard Cleveland Archives

• Recovery Against Bars for the Conduct of Drunk Patrons

  Halli Brownfield | February 26, 2008 3:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Ohio law permits recovery against liquor permit holders for injuries caused by their intoxicated patrons under certain circumstances. Whether the injury was the result of a bar room attack perpetrated by an intoxicated customer or a traffic accident caused by a drunken driver, Ohio law may allow recovery against a bar or restaurant that negligently served alcohol to an already intoxicated...

• Victims of Dangerous Railroad Crossing Can Once Again Sue Negligent Railroads

  Stuart Scott | February 26, 2008 1:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In August of 2007, Congress passed an amendment to the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) that will once again permit state tort law claims against negligent railroads that kill or maim citizens and pollute the environment.Prior to Congress passing the 2007 amendment expressly limiting federal preemption under the FRSA, Federal Courts had systematically curtailed citizens' rights to sue a...