Automobile Accidents

• Weather is Creating Havoc on the Roads

  Paul Grieco | December 08, 2006 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  After enjoying unusually warm weather in the Cleveland area in November, the winter weather has now hit and is creating havoc on local roads. With the bad weather comes a higher number of car accidents. The increase in accidents should be a reminder to all drivers that during our winter months, extreme caution should be used when driving. Slow down! Give yourself more time to get to your...

• Bad Weather Brings Out Bad Drivers

  Justin Madden | December 07, 2006 4:20 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As winter approaches, please be sure to drive carefully, be sure your tires have good tread, and leave extra time to make your commute so as to avoid being in a rush when bad weather hits.Most drivers who take these steps will have no problems. It's the other drivers on the road to woory about.Other drivers who are careless in bad weather and cause motor vehicle accidents and injury should be...

• Safeguarding from Winter Car Accidents

  Jack Landskroner | December 07, 2006 9:08 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As I look out my office window at a white out it reminds me that as the winter season settles in upon us in the Northeast, on the roads we can all expect the standard traffic back-ups, car maintenance problems and motor vehicle accidents. There are certain precautions which can be taken to reduce the risks of an accident or in the alternative at least to prepare should you be involved in...

• Bush Administration Eases Safety Regulations For Trucks

  Paul Grieco | December 05, 2006 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The fatality rate for truck related accidents is double that involving only cars.Yet despite the seriousness of trucking accidents the Bush administration has given in to the powerful trucking industry and has rejected tighter safety regulations. Such action, according to various safety and insurance groups has put other drivers at risk due to improperly trained truck drivers who quite often...

• Negligent Driver Receives Jail for Vehicular Homicide

  Justin Madden | November 28, 2006 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  An Akron woman was sentenced to three years in jail, despite being pregnant, for her negligent driving. She caused a violent motor vehicle accident that left a young female adult paralyzed and killed her fiancee.The victims of the negligent driver have more than the criminal prosecution to obtain justice. They also have the civil justice system to look to for compensation for their losses.

• Holiday Travel Still Hazardous

  Justin Madden | November 28, 2006 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Traffic fatalities were again an unfortunate part of this holiday season. Reports indicate that 15 motorists were killed in Ohio in separate motor vehicle accidents. Tragically, alcohol was believed to play a role in at least four of the motor vehicle accidents.Injured motorists or families who lost a loved one would be wise to seek legal assistance from a trusted law firm so that full...

• Man Dies and Woman Seriously Injured in Car Crash in Ravenna, Ohio

  Jack Landskroner | November 28, 2006 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In yet another tragic car accident a Cleveland area man has been killed and a two women injured Saturday afternoon in Ravenna, Ohio. Tony Lane, 52, of Ravenna, was driving east at 11:16 a.m. on Ohio 303 east of Diagonal Road when he went left of center, according to the Ravenna Post of the State Highway Patrol. Lane's Chrysler Eagle sideswiped the left side of a pick-up truck heading west on...

• 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...

• Judge overrules request for class action case against Allstate

  Rebecca Castell | November 06, 2006 1:48 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Last week, Fayette Circuit Judge Thomas Clark overruled a Kentucky woman's request to represent a class of plaintiffs in an action against the nation's second largest insurer, Allstate Insurance. The complaint alleged that the company had employed practices designed to punish injury victims who pursued claims for their injuries. Lawyers for Geneva Hager have accused Allstate of illegally...

• School Bus Injuries

  Paul Grieco | November 06, 2006 11:33 AM | 1 CommentCleveland, OH

  Recent national data, shows that school bus accidents cause more injuries than had been believed. The data establishes that 17,000 children each year are sent to emergency rooms due to school bus related accidents.While the number of children who are injured may seem small compared to the number of children who travel on school buses each year-some 23.5 million-the number causes concern and...