Miscellaneous

• Foreclosure Victims Have Rights to Compensatory Damages

  Justin Madden | December 11, 2006 7:27 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The foreclosure rate in America, and particularly in Cleveland, Ohio, is nearing an all time high. In many cases, hard working homeowners are being pushed out of their homes by unscrupulous lenders and bull-dog tactics.Persons in foreclosure need to seek out an attorney immediately to defend them in these foreclosure actions. In some cases, the lender will have violated the law and the...

• FDA fines Red Cross for blood safety violations

  Rebecca Castell | December 04, 2006 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Food and Drug Administration recently fined the American Red Cross $5.7 Million for blood-safety violations. This fine is only the latest of several fines related to over 17 years of safety violations by the Red Cross. In 2003, FDA inspectors evaluated blood handling by the Red Cross. To say the Red Cross's negligence was obvious is an understatement.The inspectors found shortcomings in...

• Child Care Centers - Can You Trust Yours?

  Justin Madden | November 30, 2006 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  With a slow economy forcing more couples or parents to work full time, commercial day care centers have become big business in America. However, parents are wise to be cautious when selecting a child care center to provide care for their infant children while they are at work.Where a center fails to provide appropriate care and attention to a child, and an injury ensues, the parent or parents...

• Supreme Court declines review of "light" cigarette verdict

  Rebecca Castell | November 28, 2006 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined review of the appellate decision reversing the $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette maker, Phillip Morris. An Illinois judge had awarded the steep verdict to Illinois residents who were duped into believing that light cigarettes were healthier than the regular versions. The case involved 1.1 million people who bought "light" cigarettes in Illinois....

• Is Your Child's School Lunch Safe?

  Paul Grieco | November 28, 2006 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Every year thousands of American die due to food poisoning. A recent investigation of school lunch programs in Ohio, reveals that many schools may be putting your child in jeopardy of food poisoning as a result of significant health code violations. Health inspections of 765 schools covering nine counties in Ohio, found that one in 10 schools had serious health code violations-so serious that...

• Office Parties and Sexual Harrassment

  Justin Madden | November 27, 2006 12:10 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  With the holiday season, many employers will host an office party and, according to national surveys, alcohol is more likely to be provided than before. However, alcohol-fueled office parties sometimes result in incidents of sexual harrassment.No employer will tolerate sexual harrassment, whether an inappropriate comment, or inappropriate physical contact, to any employee. This will be clearly...

• Trial Lawyers Survive Elections as Consumers and Small Business Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

  Jack Landskroner | November 25, 2006 8:16 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In the last two election cycles the Right has targeted Trial Lawyers as the poster-child for the Democratic party. Campaigns suggested that attorneys should be hated and used rhetoric including slogans like "don't feed the Trial Lawyers." The push behind the campaign appeared to be two-fold; first, to undercut a group that on the whole historically has funded and supported the Democratic party...

• BWC Scandal Results in 18 Year Sentence

  Paul Grieco | November 20, 2006 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Tom Noe, who last week was convicted of stealing from Ohio's rare coin fund, which was used to fund Ohio's Bureau of Workers Compensation Fund, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, fined $213,000 and ordered to pay restitution in excess of $13 million. The trial and now the sentence, hopefully will send a signal to those who take advantage of their positions and try to steal from public...

• Racism still evident in home ownership statistics

  Rebecca Castell | November 14, 2006 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Home ownership has increased to an all-time high in the U.S. Unfortunately, the increase has not been across the racial board. While easy credit and government assistance has made it possible for many white, middle-class families to purchase the American dream, minorities including black and Latino families have been left out. This trend began after World War II and persists today. This...

• Wrongful Convictions Can Lead to Civil Suits

  Paul Grieco | November 14, 2006 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A man who spent 14 years in prison before having his conviction overturned has sued New York City for false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. A judge overturned the conviction for murder after determining that there was "powerful " evidence that someone else committed the crime. The suit has shed light on other cases where the prosecution may well have ignored critical...