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Bill to Allow Stun Guns and Pepper Spray in Schools is Defeated

Feb 27, 2015 • Jeremy Tor

I blogged last week about a bill wending its way through the Virginia legislature. The bill would allow security officers to carry dangerous weapons—stun guns, pepper spray, and batons—on school ...

Financial Elder Abuse

Feb 26, 2015 • Jeremy Tor

I discussed in my earlier blog a new form nursing home abuse. I’ve since learned of a new study that examined the epidemic of financial abuse against seniors. Previous studies suggested losses to ...

Antipsychotics- The Overmedicated Elderly

Feb 26, 2015 • Michael Hill

Although antipsychotics drugs are approved mainly to treat serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, many care-givers prescribe these drugs to elderly patients to calm the ...

Zofran: The Lowdown From Down Under

Feb 25, 2015 • Peter J. Brodhead

Surprisingly, and for all the widespread off-label use of Zofran (ondansetron) for morning sickness in pregnancy, there has been only one study of its linkage to birth defects in the United States. ...

Are You And Your Family Protected For Injuries Caused By An Uninsured or Underinsured Motorist?

Feb 24, 2015 • Peter H. Weinberger

One of the most important ways to protect ourselves and our loved ones is to carry uninsured/underinsured (UM/UDM) coverage. UM/UDM coverage applies when you or a family member are on a bicycle, a ...

Did my Transvaginal Mesh Device Cause My Injuries?

Feb 23, 2015 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber

As women age, they may be subject to a medical condition called pelvic organ prolapse. This causes organs within the pelvic region to protrude or bulge within the body and push against other organs. ...

Ohio Lawyers' Ethical Obligations in Contacting a Party's Former Employees

Feb 21, 2015 • William B. Eadie

When investigating a case, an attorney may discover that the defendant's former employee has critical information about the case. Many attorneys assume that there are special obligations for the ...

Stun Guns and Pepper Spray in Schools

Feb 19, 2015 • Jeremy Tor

The Virginia state legislature is considering a bill that would allow school security officers to carry stun guns, pepper spray, and batons on school campuses. The house voted in favor of the bill. ...

The History of Zofran

Feb 19, 2015 • eter J. Brodhead

The drug Zofran is quite commonly known by its chemical name, which is ondansetron. This substance was invented in the early 1980s in England by an affiliate of its maker in the US, which is ...

William Hawal Elected President of the Ohio Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates

Feb 17, 2015 • Spangenberg Shibely & Liber, LLP

We are pleased to announce that William Hawal has been elected President of the Ohio Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for the 2012 calendar year. ABOTA is an organization ...

AIRBAG RECALL UPDATE: Takata Cover-Up

Feb 17, 2015 • Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber, LLP

In a recent blog post, we reported on the recall of car airbags that had been manufactured by the Japanese firm Takata. In the months since, the massive recall has continued to worsen. Takata is the ...

I Want to Sue My Doctor, Do I Need an Attorney?

Feb 16, 2015 • William Hawal

The last thing we want to happen when we visit our doctor is to actually suffer even more. But sometimes that can happen. You may be actually injured by your own doctor. When this happens, you may not ...

Hit Outside of Crosswalk, Am I at Fault?

Feb 16, 2015 • William Eadie

On most roads, there are plenty of safety restrictions and features put in place to keep people safe. This can include bridges, crosswalks and any other specified areas in which pedestrians are ...

Hit By Car While Walking at Night, Do You Have a Case?

Feb 16, 2015 • William Eadie

We take safety measures every day to protect ourselves and our loved ones. Whether it’s riding a biking, walking, skateboarding or driving a car, we have to make sure we do everything possible to ...

Handling Your Own Medical Malpractice Matter

Feb 16, 2015 • William Hawal

Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, hospital or healthcare provider harms a patient through negligence or carelessness. Examples of medical malpractice can include failure to timely diagnose a ...

Truck Accidents: Driving a Thorough Investigation

Feb 16, 2015 • Rhonda Baker-Debevec

After you’ve been injured in a truck accident, you have a lot of concerns and issues to deal with just to get your life back to normal. You need to fix your car, get healthy, deal with insurance ...

Truck Drivers Falling Asleep Pose Serious Harm

Feb 16, 2015 • Rhonda Baker-Debevec

It’s an all too common story: truck driver falls asleep and causes a bad traffic accident. Truckers spend long hours on the road and can put every other car and family on the road in harm’s way. Not ...

Doctor Fails to Explain Known Complications

Feb 16, 2015 • Rhonda Baker-Debevec

With every single medical procedure there are risks, side effects that can range from minor discomfort to acute pain for several weeks. Most of these side effects are known complications of the ...

Questions Answered About Filing a Medical Malpractice Case

Feb 16, 2015 • William Hawal

When we visit a doctor or hospital, we expect a level of care that will help us heal from whatever ails us whether it be a sickness or an injury. But what happens when the party responsible for our ...

Business Disputes Over Breach of Contract

Feb 16, 2015 • William Eadie

Businesses are set up and maintained through a series of contracts. Whether the contract is to obtain a permit, open a storefront or even sell the merchandise of a vendor it is vital for every ...

Defective Toy Injuries Child

Feb 16, 2015 • William Eadie

We’ve all seen products that come onto the market and then are reported as being unsafe. Most products such as these are recalled and replaced to protect public safety. As adults, this is pretty ...

Why is the Insurance Company Denying My Claim?

Feb 16, 2015 • William Eadie

Sometimes one of the most frustrating times after you’ve been in an accident is talking with the insurance company. Unfortunately, the nature of the insurance company is to find a reason to deny your ...

Surgeon Held Accountable For Bladder Injury During Hysterectomy

Feb 15, 2015 • Spangenberg Shibley & Liber

Spangenberg, Shibley and Liber successfully pursued a medical malpractice claim arising from damage done to her client's bladder during an open hysterectomy. Briefly, the patient was a fifty-four year ...

A New Form of Nursing Home Abuse

Feb 13, 2015 • Jeremy Tor

Some institutions have given new meaning to the term “nursing home abuse,” and it has nothing to do with neglecting residents’ medical needs or ignoring their safety—it’s about abusing the legal ...

What to Expect with Cleft Palate Repair

Feb 13, 2015 • Peter Brodhead

A child with a cleft palate may experience functional difficulties in one or more areas such as feeding, hearing, and speech development. It is generally important to begin efforts to correct the ...

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