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November 2019

Car Accidents Involving Lyft or Uber

By |2024-11-21T19:17:00+00:00November 22nd, 2019|Car Accident|

Car Accident Lawyer Cleveland, OH With the increase in ride-sharing services, such as Lyft and Uber, most car accident attorneys have handled a claim involving one of these services by now.  Clients have many questions about their rights when they are injured in a car crash by a negligent Lyft driver or Uber driver.  In [...]

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October 2019

What Not To Do If You Are In an Accident with a Commercial Truck

By |2023-07-20T18:28:24+00:00October 14th, 2019|Uncategorized|

Commercial Truck Accidents When we get into an accident, we probably have a good idea about what to do. We exchange information, take a few photographs of the vehicle damage, call the police, and then see a doctor if needed. However, we aren’t as often told what not to do in the event of a [...]

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September 2019

Can I Sue a Hospital for Hiring a Bad Doctor?

By |2024-07-10T19:54:53+00:00September 24th, 2019|Hospital Negligence|

‘Bad doctors’ come in many flavors, from those who are addicted to prescription or illegal drugs, to alcoholics, to those who are incompetent, and to those who put profits ahead of what is best for the patient.  The patient injured by a doctor who makes one critical medical mistake might feel that such negligence qualifies [...]

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August 2019

How to File a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Ohio

By |2024-11-21T19:17:15+00:00August 7th, 2019|Medical Malpractice|

Medical Malpractice Lawyer Cleveland OH As a malpractice lawyer from Cleveland, OH, I am frequently asked what steps are involved in filing a medical malpractice lawsuit in Ohio courts?  First, of course, you have to have a meritorious claim.  To establish a claim for medical negligence or medical malpractice the following 3 things must be [...]

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April 2019

How is Medical Malpractice Defined in Ohio

By |2024-11-21T19:17:25+00:00April 19th, 2019|Medical Malpractice|

Medical Malpractice Lawyer, Cleveland OH As a malpractice lawyer from Cleveland, OH, I am frequently asked how is medical malpractice defined in Ohio?  Or, stated otherwise, do I have a case?  It is important to note that, under Ohio law, the terms “medical negligence” and “medical malpractice” are used interchangeably.  To prove a claim for [...]

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February 2019

Damages Caps in Ohio

By |2024-07-05T17:43:32+00:00February 25th, 2019|Serious Injury|

As a Cleveland personal injury lawyer, I am frequently asked “what is the value of my claim”?  In assessing the value of a personal injury, medical malpractice or wrongful death claim, one important factor under Ohio law is the non-economic damages caps.  “Damages” is the term that lawyers use to describe all of the harms [...]

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2019 Traumatic Brain Injury Update

By |2024-07-05T17:44:33+00:00February 14th, 2019|Brain Injury|

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues to be a leading cause of disability in the U.S.  Historically, this condition has been overlooked by the medical profession.  As a result, there has been little research on the subject and no real medical breakthroughs in treatment.  As a brain injury lawyer, I face two heartbreaking consequences of this [...]

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August 2018

Surgical Fires and Medical Malpractice

By |2024-07-10T20:02:52+00:00August 24th, 2018|Surgical Error|

Medical Malpractice Lawyer, Cleveland OH Surgical fires occur with some frequency in Ohio hospitals and surgery centers.  Surgical fires are common enough that the Joint Commission, an independent, nonprofit organization that sets safety standards and accredits hospitals, published a Sentinel Alert in 2003 titled “Preventing Surgical Fires.”  Despite that, in 2012, the FDA published another [...]

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Developments in the Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

By |2024-07-10T20:03:49+00:00August 20th, 2018|Brain Injury|

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases can be extremely challenging due to the lack of objective testing to prove the existence of common types of brain damage.  Brain damage is often microscopic such that it can only be shown by a pathologist on autopsy, particularly in cases of mild TBI.  Nonetheless, mild TBI can have a [...]

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Proving ALL of the Damages Caused by Brain Injury

By |2024-07-10T20:04:52+00:00August 17th, 2018|Brain Injury|

As an Ohio brain injury lawyer, I routinely review medical journals for information about traumatic brain injury (TBI).  Two recent medical journal articles address the damages caused by brain injury.  To an attorney, the term “damages” refers to the harms and losses caused by personal injury or wrongful death.  Damages include past harms and losses [...]

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