Auto Accidents
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Spinal Cord Injury: Paraplegic: Motor Vehicle Accident; Economic damages over $5 million.
Our client, a young male from Northeast Ohio, was catastrophically injured while riding his motorcycle when the driver of a car pulled out from a stop sign. This caused our client to hit the car and propelled our client off of his bike. Our client suffered a severe spinal cord injury leaving him a permanent paraplegic. Medical bills, lost wages and other economic damages are expected to be over $5 million. The settlement amount is confidential. We ended up also fighting with Medicaid to reduce the amount we have to repay them for accident-related bills they paid because of recent U.S. Supreme Court case law that made Ohio’s Medicaid subrogation statute unconstitutional. That fight lasted until January 2014.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement: January 2014
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Car Accident: Elderly Michigan resident killed in one-car accident. Over $1 million in economic damages.
Our client, an elderly Michigan man, was killed when his friend lost control of the vehicle the friend was driving in Ohio. Our client left behind a loving wife and daughter. Economic damages, such as lost wages, were over $1 million. The insurance company for the party at fault fought liability and injury causation during litigation but a settlement was reached in January 2014 just before trial.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement: January 2014
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Car Accident: Wrongful Death: Middle-aged northeast Ohio man died. Almost $900,000 in economic damages.
Our client was a middle-aged man from northeast Ohio. He was killed in an auto accident. His future lost wages and other economic damages totaled almost $900,000. Liability was in doubt on this case. We argued that the party at fault crossed a double yellow line on the road. The case was settled before a jury trial was necessary. Our sincere condolences to his family.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement: January 2014
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Motor vehicle accident: Torn arm muscles and injured knee
Our client was a middle aged Ohio man who was injured in a motor vehicle accident while on the job. He suffered torn muscles in both arms and an injury to his knee that will likely require future surgery. He continues to have pain in his arms and pain in his knee.
Settlement $800,000.00 February 2015
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Knee Surgery | $500,000 from Ohio Personal Injury Attorney.
A Northern Ohio male seriously injured his knee as well as other, less serious bodily injuries when he was hit by a motor vehicle. He required extensive knee surgery as well as rehabilitation of the knee, which is typical in this type of case, to regain mobility in his knee. Recovery for these types of injuries takes longer since the injured person has to keep pressure off of the knee, which severely limits activities of daily living. Luckily, a full recovery was made.
Awarded: $500,000
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Car Accident: Elderly Ohio resident hurt in head on collision.
Our client was an elderly Ohio resident from Hamden Ohio. He was injured when a second car crossed the yellow line and hit his vehicle head on. Our client suffered injuries to both his hips that required surgery. He underwent rehabilitation and is continuing to have discomfort from his injuries.
Awarded: $390,000: February 2014
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Policy Limits Obtained by Northeast Ohio Car Accident Lawyers.
Policy Limits – Amount Awarded to 2 (two) 18-year-old Eastern Ohio residents involved in automobile accident causing severe injuries, including a life flight. The young ladies suffered concussions and required additional treatment for their injuries over an extended period of time. Both have made good recoveries and suffer very little long-term physical or psychological damage from the accident. According to the CDC, closed head trauma can occur even if the head is not hit against something in the car. The blunt force trauma to the body forces the head to jolt back and forth, injuring the brain without a mark on the outside of the head. A brain MRI or CT usually reveals the extent of the damage. A neuroradiologist diagnoses the injury and treatment with a neurologist is the usual course of treatment. Not everyone recovers fully from a closed head injury.
Awarded: $300,000
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Disc Injury: $295,000 From Summit County Car Accident Lawyer
Alliance man injured in auto accident. Client suffered cervical disc injuries requiring surgery. Disc surgeries are not always successful in removing all of the client’s pain. When surgery fails, a more serious type of surgery, known as a fusion surgery, may reduce the pain. If not, the patient is basically left to deal with the pain for life with the help of a pain specialist. Any time you have surgery, there are risks of serious complications, including infection and death.
Awarded: $295,000
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Multiple Herniated Discs: $282,000 | Lorain County Car Accident Lawyer
Lorain man injured in motor vehicle collision. Client suffered multiple herniated discs requiring several back surgeries. The insurance company fought hard to not pay the fair amount on this claim, but finally gave in after extensive negotiations on our part. Sometimes one surgery for a herniated disc is not enough. Sometimes the traditional laminectomy does not take away the pain, and so a more serious surgery, called a vertebrae fusion, is necessary. The doctor actually “fuses” the vertebrae together to make up for the missing disc that cannot absorb the shock between the vertebrae any more. Sometimes, even the fusion does not take away the pain, and the person is left to deal with the pain for life with the help of a pain management doctor. A lifetime of heavy pain medication is a very serious injury and horrible to have to deal with. Also, disc herniations can show up above and below the fusion, causing more serious problems down the road for the client.
Awarded: $282,000
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Insurer Refused to Pay Limits | Cuyahoga County Car Accident Lawyer.
Cuyahoga County jury verdict for driver injured in a collision where insurer refused to pay policy limits of $100,000 to settle the claim. Jury verdict of $260,000 forced insurer to pay in excess of policy limits. It is our opinion that the insurance company ended up paying more than policy limits because they did not want a bad faith lawsuit against them from their own insured for not settling within policy limits when they had a chance. This is the risk insurance companies take when they do not pay policy limits on cases that are clearly policy limit cases.
Awarded: $260,000
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Man hit from behind; Surgical neck case
Our client was a 43 year old man from Cleveland Ohio, who was involved in an accident in Newton Ohio. Our client was driving on the Ohio turnpike when he slowed down to avoid a tarp in the road. He was then hit from behind be another car and suffered several injuries including a neck injury which required surgery to repair. The client mad a full recovery. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement reached before trial.
Settlement $250,000.00 October 2014
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Fractured Knee and Wrist / Parma, Ohio, Personal Injury Lawyers.
Our client, a 77-year-old woman from Parma, Ohio, was T-boned by another car. She suffered a fractured right knee and a fractured wrist. Ohio Car Accident Lawyers was able to settle the claim for $250,000.
Awarded: $250,000
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Heel and Ankle Injuries: $247,500 | Canton Car Accident Lawyers.
Canton woman involved in serious auto accident. Client suffered heel and ankle injuries requiring multiple surgeries. The auto insurance company was reluctant to pay what we considered to be a fair amount until the threat of litigation made them reconsider. Lower leg injuries are specially dangerous because they can severely limit a person’s ability to walk. If you cannot walk, you may not be able to work. These injuries also can take a long time to heal, because people cannot help but put pressure on the leg at times, and this can slow down the healing process. Even with crutches, healing can be a slow, painful process. Also, hairline bone fractures may not show up right away on X-rays in my experience, and so it is important to keep your doctor up to date on how you are feeling. Additional tests may be necessary. Sometimes the doctor orders a CT scan to find the hairline fracture missed by X-rays. CT, or Cat Scan, is a sophisticated, computer controlled X-ray. It finds fractures missed by traditional X-rays.
Awarded: $247,500
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Multiple Injuries From Being Rear-ended | Brecksville Car Crash Lawyer.
42-year-old female suffered multiple injuries when she was rear-ended in Brecksville. Client saw multiple doctors and was in treatment for an extended period of time.
Awarded: $145,000
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Shoulder and Back Injuries | Cuyahoga County Car Accident Lawyer.
A 64-year-old Cuyahoga County man received nonsurgical neck, shoulder and back injuries when he was rear-ended and subsequently pushed into a third vehicle. The client was in treatment for an extended period of time, and treated by several local doctors. These types of double impacts can cause serious bodily damage. The body is first struck from behind pushing it backwards, then it is struck from the front pushing the body forward. This back and forth “see-saw” motion can force the body to move in ways it was not meant to move. The result are serious neck and back injuries that may not be able to be fixed and may never totally heal.
Awarded: $105,050
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Shoulder Tear Requiring Surgery | Lorain Car Accident Attorney.
A 41-year-old Lorain man was injured when his vehicle was struck by a vehicle that changed lanes without caution. Client suffered a shoulder tear that required surgery. The recovery was painful, and the client’s quality of life was interrupted for a period of time. When a client tears a muscle, ligament, tendon or disc, the pain can be tremendous. This pain and suffering is a part of the personal injury case. This can be the main reason that a person gets such a large award. The intensity, frequency and duration of physical pain and emotional suffering helps determine for a jury how much to award a client.
Awarded: $100,000 (policy limit)
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Back, Neck and Hip Injuries | Ohio Personal Injury Law Firm.
$100,000 (policy limits). Client’s vehicle was struck on the driver’s side of his vehicle causing his vehicle to land in a ditch. Client suffered back, neck and hip injuries. We would have attempted to receive more money for this client, but the defendant had no assets and no additional auto insurance was available. In other words, the defendant was not collectible beyond the automobile policy limits. This case is a good example of why it is such a good idea to have a large Uninsured Motorist policy, to protect yourself when the party at fault does not have enough auto insurance to cover all the damages surrounding your injuries.
Awarded: $100,000 (policy limit)
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Multiple Disc Herniations | Summit County Car Accident Lawyer.
45-year-old Summit County man with multiple disc herniations due to auto accident requiring surgery. Herniated discs can be very painful because the discs have nerves in them and the discs end up pressing on nerves that come off the spinal cord and go to vital parts of the body. Disc injuries can cause nerve damage, which can be detected with neurological tests such as the EMG and NCV. In serious cases, the herniated disc material can press on the spinal cord, causing major pain and disruption of life.
Awarded: $100,000 (policy limits)
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Multiple Herniations Requiring Surgery | Medina Car Accident Lawyer.
47-year-old Medina female suffered multiple herniations that required surgery after she was rear-ended on State Route 43 in Streetsboro.
Herniated discs can be quite painful, and many times require surgery to reduce the pressure that the herniated discs put upon the nerves coming off the spinal cord, as well as the spinal cord itself. When the disc is herniated, it blocks the nerve from exiting the hole in the vertebrae, called the foramen. This is know as neuroforaminal encroachment, better known as a “pinched nerve.” Repeated damage to the nerve can cause permanent damage, and this is a real danger of having a “pinched nerve.”
Awarded: $100,000 (policy limits)
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Rear-Ended | Summit County Car Accident.
A 37-year-old man from Maple Heights was rear-ended by a man from Ravenna. The accident occurred on Fishcreek Rd in Stow. He suffered minor spinal injuries.
Awarded: $100,000
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Vehicle Side-swiped Collision | Northeast Ohio Car Accident Lawyer.
Client suffered multiple injuries when his vehicle was side-swiped by a vehicle that did not stop at a stop sign. Side-swipe accidents are very dangerous because they impact the side of the vehicle. There is not much metal between the car hitting you and your body, except a small door panel. This is a main reason we see serious injuries arise from side-swipe impacts.
Awarded: $95,000
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Rear-end Impact | Northeast Ohio Car Accident Attorneys.
Settlement for client who was rear-ended causing the air bags to deploy. Client suffered a laceration to head, fracture of right iliac bone, labral tear, and nondisplaced fracture through right socket of the hip joint. Rear-impact accidents cause serious injuries because the client’s head is thrown back and forth in the vehicle. In addition, the seat moves back and forth creating a ramping motion that can shear the cervical discs and even vertebrae. The impact from the party at fault can travel right into the client’s body, causing broken bones, etc. We have seen serious injuries occur in rear-impact accidents at speeds as low as 10 mph. The bumper will absorb the impact and not even look like there was an impact at all, but the occupants are seriously injured. Sort of like the eggs in an egg carton. The outside of the egg carton looks fine, but you always check the eggs anyway, because they can be damaged even when the carton looks fine.
Awarded: $90,000
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Closed Head Injury | Toledo Car Accident Lawyers.
Toledo man suffered closed head injury and stitches after motor vehicle collision. According to the Center for Disease Control, a person can receive a closed head injury even if his or her head does not hit anything in the vehicle. Just the violent back and forth movement that occurs in a collision can move the brain so quickly inside the skull that brain damage results. Auto insurance companies almost always look for an impact to show closed head injury, but that is not necessary according to the United States Federal Government. Don’t let an auto insurance adjuster tell you that you cannot have a closed head injury because you did not strike your head on the dashboard or steering wheel. Remember, they are usually not doctors.
Awarded: $89,000
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Vehicle Failed to Yield | Lake County Car Accident Lawyers.
71-year-old Lake County male injured while a passenger in a vehicle when another vehicle failed to yield. He suffered injuries to his ribs, chest and head which required multiple trigger point injections, physical therapy and a splint.
Such injuries are fairly common when a negligent driver hits our clients at high speeds. People forget how dangerous car and trucks really are. A typical vehicle on Ohio roads can weigh between 2,000 and 6,000 pounds, and when that force hits a soft human body, the injuries can be surprising. By wearing a seat belt, many of the injuries can be reduced or eliminated. Trigger point injections are used to help muscles that are spasming to relax. They are usually administered by a pain management specialist. This is a medical doctor who has undergone special training on how to reduce pain. Many family doctors refer their patients to pain management doctors when they cannot adequately manage the patient’s pain symptoms.
Awarded: $85,000
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Failure to Stop at Stop Sign | Ohio Car Crash Lawyers.
Female client injured when struck by a vehicle that failed to yield at a stop sign. Client treated with local doctors for multiple injuries. Stop sign collisions can cause serious injuries because the impact usually occurs on the side of the car, which is not very well protected. The full impact of the blow travels through the door and into the client’s body. Any time a car actually makes impact with a human body, and is not buffered by tons of steel, the results can be devastating. Just look at what happens when pedestrians or motorcycle drivers are hit by cars. Without the protection of the front or back of the car to absorb most of the impact, the two-ton car can easily kill a person. The same is true for side impact accidents, like the stop sign collision. The little door is little protection against a two-ton car traveling at high speed.
Awarded: $80,000
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Woman Runs Stop Sign | Warren County Car Accident.
On County Road 23 in Wayne Township a 39-year-old Wooster woman was in an accident when a Wooster woman failed to stop at a stop sign. She sustained sprains and strains in the accident.
Awarded: $60,000
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Rear-end Collision | Akron Car Accident Lawyers.
48-year-old Akron woman who suffered a nonsurgical disc herniation in a rear-end collision. Treatment included multiple trigger point injections, PT and a splint. A herniated disc injury can be very serious. The disc itself has nerves that can cause local pain. If the disc presses on one of the nerves coming off of the spinal cord, this “impingement” can damage the nerve and cause numbness and tingling down the arms or legs, depending on where the disc injury is located along the spine. If the disc is pressing on the spinal cord, serious medical complications can arise. Doctors call discs that have flattened out either bulging, protruding or herniated. There is much debate among doctors as to which term is appropriate, but they all refer to a disc that is flattened out beyond where it should be. Radiologists use MRIs to diagnose herniated discs, and they concern themselves with how large the herniation is and what functional damage it is causing, regardless of what they call it.
It is a common misconception that if a herniated disc is not impinging on a nerve it is not serious. The pain caused inside the disc can be tremendous, and can limit activities of life greatly. Actually, unless you are a flute player or do detailed work with your hands, impingement on a nerve may not be so important to you as the unbearable pain in your neck and back caused by the herniated disc itself, aside from secondary damage to the extremities. Of course any “radiculopathy” or radiating pain into the arms or legs is serious and should be treated immediately.
Awarded: $57,500
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Sideswiped Suffers From Sprains | Wayne County Car Accident.
A 50-year-old man from Creston was sideswiped on N. Main St. in Creston, when a Holmesville man was too far over in the lane. He suffered minor sprains and strains.
Awarded: $42,000
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Knee Injuries | Mahoning County Car Accident.
A 42-year-old Niles woman was rear-ended on US 224 in Canfield. The driver was a man from Columbus. She suffered minor knee injuries.
Awarded: $39,500
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Passenger Suffers Sprains | Mahoning County Car Accident.
A Youngstown man was the passenger in a vehicle when the driver lost control and hit a pole. The 22-year-old was treated for minor sprains, strains and contusions.
Awarded: $35,000
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Herniated Disc | Cuyahoga County Car Accident.
An East Sparta woman was involved in an accident on Lorain Rd. in North Olmsted. The 41-year-old suffered a herniated disc when a Westlake man changed lanes striking her vehicle.
Awarded: $35,000
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Sprains and Contusions | Lake County Car Accident.
There was a three-car accident on SR 2 in Painesville involving a 40-year-old man from Geneva and a woman from Perry. He suffered sprains and contusions when the other car rear-ended his truck.
Awarded: $35,000
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Three-Car Accident | Cuyahoga County Car Accident.
A 48-year-old man from Strongsville was rear-ended in a three-car accident on I-71 in Cleveland. A Bedford female ran into the back of him forcing him to hit another vehicle. He received multiple sprains and strains from the injury.
Awarded: $33,000
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Three-Car Pile-Up | Stark County Car Accident.
A 48-year-old woman from Canton was in an accident on US 62 in Plain Township. She was rear-ended when a woman from Louisville hit the car behind her driven by a man from Canton. She suffered minor sprains and strains.
Awarded: $30,000
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Failure to Yield Causes Cervical Sprain | Trumbull County Car Accident.
A 24-year-old female from Niles was involved in an accident when a Fairlawn female failed to yield and turned in front of her. The accident occurred on US 422 in Niles, Ohio. She suffered multiple cervical sprains and strains.
Awarded: $29,000
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Multiple Sprains and Strains | Summit County Ohio Car Accident Attorney.
A 43-year-old female from Summit County was in an accident on Ridgewood Rd. in Copley. The Bath woman was rear-ended and suffered multiple sprains and strains. In 2009, according to the ODPS, there were 81,078 accidents where a vehicle was rear-ended. Of those accidents there was a total of 32,813 injuries. Rear-impact collisions are very dangerous because the forces placed on the occupants’ neck and back are tremendous. The seat bends and flexes and creates a ramping effect that can generate shearing forces that cause severe sprain strains or worse. Here, luckily, there were no catastrophic injuries. However, even sore necks and other sprain strain injuries can take months or years to heal, with the resulting scar tissue and ligament laxity leaving lifetime stiffness or soreness, specially during exercise, in the morning, etc. Just because someone suffers a “sprain strain” injury does not mean they it is minor or that the person will always recover in a few weeks or that they will fully recover at all.
Awarded: $28,000
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Minor Strains and Sprains | Tuscarawas County Car Accident.
At the corner of SR252 and Spieth Rd. in York an 18-year-old female from Brunswick was involved in a two-car accident, with a man from Valley City where the other vehicle turned in front of her. After the accident she was taken to the hospital via EMS where she was treated for sprains and strains.
Awarded: $15,000
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Personal Injury
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Spinal Cord Injury: Paraplegic; Industrial Accident; $4 Million in Economic Damages
Our client suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury in an industrial accident. The injury resulted in our client becoming a paraplegic. Medical bills and lost wages are expected to be more than $4 million. Further details are prohibited by the terms of the nondisclosure agreement.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement: January 2014
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Brain Injury In a Bar Fight | Akron Personal Injury Lawyer.
Akron man was injured in a bar fight and suffered brain injuries which required rehabilitation and a hospital stay. The brain injury required surgery to reduce swelling, along with a long rehab process. Brain injuries can occur from blunt force trauma that occurs when a person is hit in the head, as is the case here, or when the head hits the dashboard or steering wheel, as in the case of a car accident. The brain itself can be damaged simply by striking the inside of the skull during a whiplash type injury, even if there is no head impact on an external object. This is according to the US Center for Disease Control. The brain damage may not fully show up for weeks or months, and total recovery is not always possible. It requires expert treatment to find and treat all of the various symptoms of brain injury.
Not all brain injuries are dramatic, as in the case above. We often see clients who have trouble remembering phone numbers, lists or people’s names. They can’t find their keys or they forget appointments. It is these little things that can signal that the brain has been injured, and the patient should talk to their primary care physician immediately. Special testing, such as SPECT scans and MRIs, can be used to find the injury and lead to treatment where possible. Vocational rehabilitation can oftentimes help a person cope with the brain injury that may never fully go away.
In my experience, mild traumatic brain injuries are one of the most often missed injuries in the Ohio personal injury field. Perhaps because the symptoms can be so subtle, perhaps because patients do not even know there is a problem or they do not associate it with the recent trauma, or people are too busy treating for obvious, painful injuries, such as broken bones, herniated discs, etc. Just because pain is gone in the body does not mean a person has fully recovered from an Ohio personal injury. Other subtle cues can indicate a more serious, long-term injury has occurred.
Awarded: $500,000
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Traumatic Brain Injury | Summit County Ohio Serious Injury Lawyer.
A 52-year-old Akron man was severely injured when a truck driver from Bolivar turned left in front of him. The accident occurred on SR 241 in Green. The Akron man suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as many other injuries. The small town of Green had three fatalities in 2009 according to the ODPS, with Summit County having 32 fatalities.
On a related note, it is important to note that according to current research, many brain injuries from car accidents go undiagnosed. This is because the symptoms are not always readily apparent, as is the case with serious traumatic brain injuries. Mild traumatic brain injury can cause symptoms such as forgetfulness, dizziness, etc, which many people do not tie to the car accident so they don’t tell their doctors about them. Also, in this day and age of HMOs and managed care, doctors do not always have enough time to ask all the questions to find out about mild traumatic brain injuries unless the person mentions it first. I see this a lot in my Ohio personal injury practice. Also it is important to note that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a person does not need to hit his or her head on the dashboard to suffer brain damage. The rapid movement of the brain inside the skull during a rear impact is enough to cause brain damage.
Awarded: $300,000
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Personal Injury: T-bone Car Accident. Broken Ribs and Fractured Vertebrae.
Our client, a middle-aged Ohio resident from Uniontown, Ohio, was injured when her car was T-boned by another vehicle. Our client suffered several broken ribs and other broken bones, include two fractured vertebrae. The client underwent rehabilitation. No surgery was needed as all of the fractures healed on their own with a full recovery.
Awarded: $175,000: January 2014
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Passenger Suffers Contusions | Stark County Motorcycle Accident.
A 32-year-old female from Massillon was the passenger on a motorcycle when it was involved in an accident on SR 172 in Canton. A Canton man failed to yield forcing the motorcycle to fall to the road. She was taken to the hospital by EMS were she was treated for multiple sprains, strains and contusions.
Awarded: $135,000
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Multiple Sprains and Strains | Stark County Serious Injury.
On Route 687 in Jackson Township there was an accident involving a 45-year-old Louisville man and a woman from Massillon. The Massillon woman rear-ended the man; he suffered a herniated disc, multiple sprains and strains.
Awarded: $119,000
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Torn Rotator Cuff | Cuyahoga County Serious Injury.
An accident on I-480 in Warrensville Heights had a 50-year-old man from Mantua suffering from a torn rotator cuff after a Lyndhurst man lost control and went across three lanes of traffic striking the side of his car.
Awarded: $105,000
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Herniated Disc | Lorain County Serious Injury.
A 24-year-old male from Oberlin was in an accident on West Ave. and 15th St. in Elyria. He was taken to the hospital when the other car driven by a female from LaGrange failed to yield and turned in front of him. He was treated for a herniated disc.
Awarded: $100,000
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Serious Canton Accident | Stark County Motorcycle Crash Lawyer.
A Canton man was involved in serious motorcycle accident. Client fractured his collarbone and ankle, and had surgery to repair injury. Motorcycle injuries are some of the worst type of collisions I see in my Ohio personal injury practice. The motorcycle provides almost no protection from the impact of the two-ton or more vehicles. We often see these types of injuries in pedestrian accidents also. The human body cannot withstand the force created by the car moving at high speed. The motorcycle accident can be even worse because the motorcycle can be moving at high speed, and a tap by a car can send the motorcycle rider flying into the air and land a long distance from the bike. The force at impact from the speed of the motorcycle leads to many brain injuries as well as catastrophic orthopedic injuries, such as spinal compression and burst fractures, compound fractures of the arms and legs and collapsed lungs if the bike lands on the client. Wearing a helmet may protect the brain to some degree, but not the neck and rest of the body. This is why safety and careful attention to the road is critical for all motorcycle drivers. You may be a great rider, but you have to avoid the car drivers who may not be such good drivers. A small mistake on their part that might cause a fender bender if you were in a car can kill you or cripple you if you are on a motorcycle.
Awarded: $100,000 (policy limits)
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Multiple Fractured Ribs | Stark County Serious Injury.
A three-car accident on SR 800 in Pike Township happened when a Canton man rear-ended a 79-year-old man from Dalton, pushing him into oncoming traffic. The man suffered head contusions and multiple fractured ribs.
Awarded: $95,000
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Man Runs Stop Sign | Lorain County Serious Injury.
An accident occurred on Fulton Rd. in Lorain when a man failed to stop at a stop sign. A 34-year-old man from Lorain suffered from multiple sprains, strains, and rotator cuff injuries.
Awarded: $90,000
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Cervical Sprains | Stark County Serious Injury.
A 33-year-old female school bus driver from Uniontown was injured when a Canton man ran a red light. The accident happened on High Mill Ave. in Jackson Township. The bus driver suffered cervical sprains as well as disc herniations.
Awarded: $87,500
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Struck by a Drunk Driver | Northeast Ohio Drunk Driver Accident Lawyer.
A 39-year-old Ohio male struck by a drunk driver and suffered multiple injuries. Drunk drivers are especially dangerous on the road because their reaction time is much slower than normal drivers. Accidents that could have been avoided by sober drivers may not be avoided by those under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In Ohio, the person who is drunk is presumed to be at fault for the accident. This is a rebuttable presumption. Also, the drunk driver may be forced to pay punitive damages by a judge or jury. These are damages above and beyond the actual monetary value of the damage they have caused. They are designed to punish the person for their actions. The injured person gets to keep the punitive damages as a sort of bonus payment. Also, a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision states that auto insurance companies have to pay for attorney fee awards associated with punitive damage awards unless their policy specifically excludes the coverage.
Awarded: $87,500
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Pedestrian struck by Motorist | Ohio Pedestrian Accident Attorneys.
Client was a pedestrian walking to her car in a bank parking lot when she was struck by a motorist. Upon impact she struck her head on the pavement. Client suffered multiple injuries.
In this case, the client was especially in trouble because she was hit by a car and struck her head on the ground. The force of the impact would have been enough to cause serious brain injury, although thankfully that did not happen here. The force from a car is enough to shatter human bone, and the person being thrown from the scene and striking the ground is enough to force another set of ground impact injuries. When you combine the injuries from initial impact with the vehicle with the subsequent impact injuries with the ground, it is understandable why pedestrian accidents in Ohio can lead to much more serious injuries on average than car accidents. You can walk away from a 5 mph fender bender when you are in a car, but the same impact on a walking pedestrian can be massive. As you know physics state that the force of impact equals mass of the object hitting you and the acceleration of the object hitting you. With a heavy car, you do not need much speed to cause catastrophic damage, including death. Common sense tells you this. In my experience, I have seen some of the worst injuries suffered by pedestrians. If you are not thrown from the scene, you may end up under the car and crushed. These sets of injuries in my experience usually are fatal if not treated quickly.
Awarded: $86,157.70
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Motorcyclist Injured by Drunk Driver | Ohio Motorcycle Accident Lawyer.
50-year-old motorcyclist injured by an intoxicated driver who was also driving under suspension. He was transported to the emergency room. Diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear that required surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation process.
As stated in previous posts, drunk drivers cause many avoidable accidents because of their slower reaction time. Add to this the catastrophic injuries caused when a person falls or is thrown from a moving motorcycle, and the results can be deadly. Cars offer a lot of cushion and impact absorption that just does not exist in motorcycles. Instead of a car’s metal absorbing the impact, the human body does the absorbing. The impact itself may not do as much damage as the resulting fall from the bike and impact with the road or curb. If the car hits the side of the bike, leg crush injuries are the usual result.
Awarded: $78,000
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Minor Injuries | Mahoning County Serious Injury.
A 17-year-old man from Canfield was injured when a Campbell woman ran a stop sign and hit the driver’s side of the car. The accident occurred on Indianola Ave in Youngstown.
Awarded: $76,000
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Car Struck by Pole | Stark County Serious Injury.
A 52-year-old Louisville man was traveling on I-77 in Plain Township when a woman from Louisville hit a pole causing the pole to fall on his car. He was treated for a dislocation of cervical vertebrae and sprains and strains.
Awarded: $60,000
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Passenger Suffers Head Injuries | Trumbull County Serious Injury.
A 37-year-old man from Niles was injured in an accident on Federal St. in Niles. He was the passenger in a vehicle driven by another Niles man; the driver was drunk and lost control of the vehicle turning in front of another vehicle. He suffered from a head injury and fractured ribs.
Awarded: $56,000
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Nerve Injuries | Summit County Serious Injury.
A North Canton woman slowed for traffic on I-77 in Coventry when she was rear-ended by a Massillon man. The 31-year-old woman suffered sprains and nerve injuries.
Awarded: $49,000
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Driver Slides on Ice | Lawrence County Serious Injury.
A 16-year-old female from Massillon was a passenger in a vehicle on I-77 in Lawrence when a car being driven by a man from Canton slid on ice and rear-ended the vehicle. She sustained sprains and strains.
Awarded: $45,000
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Herniated Discs and Sprains | Cuyahoga County Serious Injury.
A 19-year-old man from Garfield Heights was involved in an accident with a Cleveland man. The accident occurred on Transportation Blvd. in Garfield Heights. He suffered a herniated disc and multiple strains.
Awarded: $40,000
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Man Runs Red Light | Medina County Serious Injury.
A 47-year-old man who resides in Homerville was involved in an accident on I-71 in Medina. He suffered from cervical and lumbar disc herniations after a Seven Hills Man ran a red light.
Awarded: $40,000
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Hit Skip With No Insurance | Cuyahoga County Serious Injury.
On SR 43 in Bedford Heights a 32-year-old Stow man was rear-ended in a hit skip. He sustained multiple sprains and a herniated disc. The other driver, a female from Warrensville Heights, was found but had no insurance.
Awarded: $38,000
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Multiple Sprains | Clinton County Serious Injury.
An accident occurred on SR 82 in Vienna when a Vienna woman failed to yield in front of a 38-year-old man from Fowler. The gentleman was treated for multiple sprains and strains.
Awarded: $36,000
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Herniated Disc and Sprains | Summit County Ohio Serious Injury Lawyer.
A school bus driver from Wadsworth cut a corner too close and pushed a 49-year-old man’s car into a fire hydrant. The Copley man suffered a herniated cervical disc and multiple sprains. The accident took place on Reserve Rd. in Summit County. There were 795 school bus accidents in which the bus drivers were in error in 2009 according to the ODPS. The city of Copley had 120 injuries and only one fatality in 2009. It is important to know that buses pose a very real risk on Ohio roads because of their massive weight. A bus does not need to be going very fast in order to injure a person in a much lighter car or truck. Once injured, the value of a person’s case is determined by many factors including the extent of the injury and the length and severity of physical pain and emotional suffering directly caused by the accident, as well as how much insurance is available to pay for the injuries. No two cases are alike because no two injuries are alike and the damage to one’s life from an accident is different for each person. This is why it is important to talk to an Ohio personal injury lawyer about your particular facts before considering settling with the auto insurance company.
Awarded: $35,000
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Rear-Ending Causes Herniated Disc | Lucas County Serious Injury.
A woman from Holland, Ohio, rear-ended a 35-year-old man from Toledo. The incident happened on Starr Ave in Oregon, when the man had slowed to make a turn. He suffered sprains and a herniated disc.
Awarded: $30,000
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Lumbar Disc Herniations | Summit County Serious Injury.
A 41-year-old Akron female was involved in a three-car accident with a man from Akron on I-77 in Akron. She was treated for sprains, strains and lumbar disc herniations.
Awarded: $25,000
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Car Accident: Wrongful death: Middle-aged Northeast Ohio Man Died. Almost $900,000 in Economic Damages.
Our client was a middle-aged man from northeast Ohio. He was killed in an auto accident. His future lost wages and other economic damages totaled almost $900,000. Liability was in doubt on this case. We argued that the party at fault crossed a double yellow line on the road. The case was settled before a jury trial was necessary. Our sincere condolences to his family.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement: January 2014
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Wrongful Death
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Wrongful Death: Elderly Michigan Man. One-car Ohio Accident. Over $1,000,000 in Economic Damages.
Our client, an elderly Michigan man, was killed when his friend lost control of the vehicle the friend was driving in Ohio. Our client left behind a loving wife and daughter. Economic damages, such as lost wages, were over $1,000,000. The insurance company for the party at fault fought liability and injury causation during litigation but a settlement was reached in January 2014 just before trial.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement: January 2014
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Wrongful Death: One-Car Accident: Husband From Lebanon, Ohio Killed. Confidential Settlement.
Our client, a male Ohio resident from Lebanon, Ohio, was killed in a one-car accident while he was a passenger in the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle lost control and all four people in the vehicle were killed. Our sincere condolences go out to his family.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement: February 2014
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Wrongful Death: Car Accident: Middle-aged Northeast Ohio Man Died. Almost $900,000.00 in Economic Damages.
Our client was a middle-aged man from northeast Ohio. He was killed in an auto accident. His future lost wages and other economic damages totaled almost $900,000. Liability was in doubt in this case. We argued that the party at fault crossed a double yellow line on the road. The case was settled before a jury trial was necessary. Our sincere condolences to his family.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement: See also auto accident above: January 2014
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Medical Malpractice: Wrongful Death: $850,000; Failure to Diagnose Toxic Kidney Stone.
Our client, an Ohio resident in her eighties, went in for treatment of kidney stones. It was our position that the doctor did not do the proper testing to determine if the kidney stones were toxic. When the doctor dissolved the kidney stones, the toxic remains killed our client. We co-counseled this claim which settled for $850,000 before trial. There was very little in economic damages due to our client’s advanced age. We are sorry for her family’s loss.
Awarded: $850,000: January 2013
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Wrongful Death: Railroad Accident: 12-Year-Old Boy Killed. Confidential Settlement.
Our client was a 12-year-old Northwest Ohio boy who was out walking near parked train cars in his backyard. The railroad company moved the trains and ran over the little boy. We argued that the railroad company was negligent for not inspecting the train tracks before moving train cars and for violating their own safety protocols. After extensive litigation discovery, we negotiated a sizable confidential settlement in November of 2013. Confidentiality and secrecy are often conditions of settlement in these types of cases.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement: November 2013
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Wrongful Death; Young Woman Killed in Truck Accident | Licking County Wrongful Death. Insurance Policy Limits.
An 18-year-old female from Newark was in a drunk driving truck accident after a truck being driven by man from Westerville ran a red light. The accident occurred on SR 310 in St. Albans Township. She died while on route to the hospital. In this case there was not enough insurance to fully compensate the family of the deceased.
This happens quite often in wrongful death cases. The party at fault has little or no insurance or leaves the scene for fear of being arrested. The client does not have enough auto insurance to cover the medical bills or injuries sustained. Most of the time in Ohio, the party at fault has no assets to recover, which makes the bad situation even worse.
This is why it is so vital to carry a large Uninsured Motorist policy. The Uninsured Motorist policy (UM) pays for injuries, pain and suffering, etc, when the party at fault has no insurance. It is also a good idea to buy Underinsured Motorist coverage (UIM), which pays when the party at fault has little insurance. I suggest that clients carry as much UM and UIM insurance as they can afford. You must protect yourself both from hurting someone (liability coverage) and from an uninsured or underinsured motorist crippling or hurting you (UM and UIM coverage).
The two types of coverage, UM and UIM, are often sold together, but not always, so make sure both are listed on the declarations page of your auto policy you get in the mail. If you are not sure, call your insurance agent, and remember, “full coverage” may be only $12,500 coverage for UM and UIM, which is hardly enough to compensate a person or their family in the case of a wrongful death case. I believe at least $100,000 liability and $100,000 UM/UIM coverage is the least you should carry for most clients.
Awarded: Insurance Policy Limits
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Wrongful Death: Trailer Crash; Husband/Father Killed. Insurance Policy Limits.
Our client, an Ohio resident, husband and father, was a passenger in a vehicle pulling an enclosed trailer. The driver of the vehicle failed to negotiate a left hand turn and our client was ejected from the vehicle and subsequently died. We are sorry for his family’s loss.
Awarded: Insurance Policy limits
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Wrongful Death: Auto Collision: 82-Year-Old Woman: Left of Center Impact. Insurance Policy Limits.
Our client, an 82-year-old woman from Columbus, Ohio, was killed in an auto collision in Franklin County, Ohio. The party at fault went left of center and struck the vehicle my client was in. Sadly, my client suffered for a period of time after the collision and subsequently died as a result of her injuries. We are sorry for her family’s loss.
Awarded: Insurance Policy Limits
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Truck Accidents
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Lacerated Hand With Multiple Surgeries and Pulmonary Embolism.
Our client, a 42-year-old man from Akron, Ohio, was involved in a four-car collision which included a truck. Our client suffered several lacerated tendons in his left hand and his postoperative course was complicated by a pulmonary embolism. The party who caused the motor vehicle collision was liable for the pulmonary embolism as well as the surgery charges since the embolism happened post-surgery and the surgery was necessitated by the collision. Our client underwent a second surgery, extensor tenolysis to his left hand and capsulotomy of his wrist. Medical bills totaled more than $77,000.
Awarded: Insurance Policy Limits
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Compression Fractures | Summit County Truck Accident.
A 55-year-old man living in Youngstown was involved in a three-vehicle accident on SR 8 in Akron. He sustained compression fractures after a car tried to change lanes and ran into the front of his truck.
Awarded: Insurance Policy Limits
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Multiple Lacerations and Broken Bones.
Our client, a 45-year-old man who lived in Grand Rapids, Ohio, was traveling down the road when a semi pulled out in front of him trying to make a left hand turn. Our client hit the side of the semi tractor-trailer. He was transported to Toledo Hospital where he was treated for several lacerations and broken bones. He also had three of his teeth knocked out of his mouth in the collision. He was an inpatient in the hospital where he received treatment for his several injuries, which included a concussion. He wore splints on one of his fingers and on his lower right leg. He underwent physical therapy for less than three months and occupational therapy for less than three months. Ohio Car Accident Lawyers settled the case for $525,000 without the need for a lawsuit to be filed.
Awarded: $525,000
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Trucking Accident: Fractured Wrist, Multiple Disk Herniations.
Our client, a 58-year-old man living in Tippecanoe, Ohio was involved in a trucking when a semi tractor-trailer failed to maintain an assured clear distance and struck his vehicle in the rear. The client suffered a fractured wrist and multiple disk herniations requiring surgery. Chester law group filed suit and settled the matter pretrial in the amount of $362,500.00 in favor of our client.
Settlement: $362,500.00; April 2015
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Woman injured by semi: Neck surgery
Our client, a 41 year old woman from Akron, Ohio was injured when a semi changed lanes and smashed into the drivers side of her car. She sustained several injuries including a neck injury which required surgery to repair. The client made a quick and full recovery. The case was settled without the need for protracted litigation.
Awarded: $225,000.00 September 2014
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Semi Truck Rear-Ends Man | Lorain County Truck Accident.
A 38-year-old man from Lorain suffered herniated discs and multiple sprains when he was in a truck accident on SR 58 in Amherst. A semi truck driver from Mineral Wells, West Virginia, rear-ended the man as he was trying to make a turn.
Awarded: $100,000
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Disc Displacement | Summit County Truck Accident.
A 36-year-old man living in Shaker Heights was rear-ended by a male truck driver from Pataskala in Twinsburg on SR 91. He sustained multiple sprains as well as cervical disc displacement.
Awarded: $95,000
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Truck Backed Into Pedestrian | Medina Truck Accident Lawyers.
Settlement for a 60-year-old Medina pedestrian suffering serious injuries after a truck backed into him. Client suffered a dislocated knee that required surgery. When you combine a pedestrian with the added weight of a truck, the results can be devastating. Here, having been struck on the knee, the client suffered a dislocated knee that required surgical intervention. A broken bone could have also occurred due to the massive forces placed on the human body by a truck moving at even low speeds. It is doubtful that the driver of the truck would have even felt the impact of his multi-ton vehicle on a small human body.
Awarded: $80,000
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Broken Bone and Surgery | Lorain County Truck Accident Attorneys.
31-year-old Lorain County woman injured when hit by truck. Client suffered a broken bone and also required surgery. Whether or not you are in a car, the forces placed on your body from the massive weight of a truck striking your car or your body can cause serious bodily harm. This is true even if you have the metal in the car to absorb some of the forces created by the massive truck. It is no wonder that the percentage of serious injuries relating to truck accidents with cars and pedestrians is so high.
Awarded: $58,500
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Herniated Cervical Disc | Cuyahoga County Truck Accident.
A Richfield man, age 58, was rear-ended by a man from Berea driving a truck on I-77 in Cleveland. He sustained multiple sprains and strains as well as a herniated cervical disc.
Awarded: $50,000
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Foot Injuries | Lorain County Truck Accident.
A 37-year-old man from Garfield Heights was rear-ended by a Columbia Station man on SR 57 in Lorain. He sustained a foot injury and vertebral sprains.
Awarded: $45,000
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Failure To Yield | Lorain County Truck Accident.
There was an accident on Furnace St. in Elyria when an Oberlin man failed to yield and hit a truck. The 48-year-old man from Elyria suffered from multiple sprains and strains.
Awarded: $40,000
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Strains and Sprains | Mahoning County Truck Accident.
A 54-year-old woman from Cortland was involved in a truck accident on Meridian Rd. in Youngstown when a woman from Youngstown failed to yield and turned in front of her. She sustained sprains and strains from the accident.
Awarded: $32,000
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Truck Fails To Stop, Strikes Vehicle | Summit County Truck Accident.
A 43-year-old Doylestown woman suffered multiple sprains, strains and contusions when a Fairlawn man driving a truck failed to stop at a stop sign and struck her vehicle on Wooster Rd. in Barberton.
Awarded: $30,000
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Truck Driver T-Bones Car | Geauga County Truck Accident.
A 64-year-old Chagrin Falls man was involved in an accident on Pettibone Rd. in Bainbridge. A female truck driver from Chagrin Falls turned and hit his vehicle on the driver’s side. After the accident he was treated for sprains and strains.
Awarded: $25,000
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Woman Loses Control, Hits Truck | Summit County Truck Accident.
A 61-year-old Columbus man was injured when a woman from Columbus lost control and hit his truck in the side. The accident occurred on Oakland Park in Clinton.
Awarded: $25,000
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Motorcycle Accidents
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Knee Injury | Northeast Ohio Motorcycle Accident Lawyer.
A middle-aged Northeast Ohio male was involved in a motorcycle accident. He suffered a knee injury that required several surgeries and rehabilitation.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement
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Motorcycle Accident: Burst Fracture of Spine.
Our young client was riding on his motorcycle when he suffered a catastrophic back injury at the hands of a careless driver. He suffered a burst fracture of his spine and required extensive surgery to repair his back. He was in therapy for an extended period of time and will have pain and suffering and potential future medical treatment for the rest of his life.
Awarded: Insurance Policy Limits
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Motorcycle Accident: Closed Head Injury, Multiple Fractures.
Motorcycle accident victim awarded $1,700,000.00 in Jefferson County, Ohio. Our client, a 27 year old female from Jefferson County was involved in motorcycle accident as a passenger. The driver was speeding and lost control. Our client suffered a serious closed head injury and multiple facial and body fractures. Ohio Car Accident Lawyers filed suit and obtained a judgement in favor of our client for $1,700,000.00.
Awarded:$1,700,000.00; July 2015
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Thrown From Motorcycle | Akron Motorcycle Crash Attorney.
A 55-year-old Akron school teacher was thrown from his motorcycle when a tow-truck pulled into his lane of travel. Client sustained multiple fractures and ACL tear that required surgery. ACL surgery is quite painful and requires extensive rehabilitation to regain full strength and mobility. Being unable to walk or run interferes with daily activities and can even cost someone his or her job if he or she does not apply for FMLA coverage or short-term disability if offered at work. I take injuries that limit a person’s ability to stand very seriously, as I know the affect they can have on their lives. A competent personal injury lawyer can help you to reduce the chance you will be fired because you cannot work after such a type of injury.
Awarded: $165,000
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Motorcycle Collision: $125,000+ in Medical Bills, Fractured Ribs, Vertebrae, Punctured Lung.
Our client, a 50-year-old Ohio resident from Mount Gilead, Ohio, was seriously injured when the party at fault pulled in front of our client’s vehicle. Our client suffered catastrophic injuries including fractured ribs, fractured vertebrae and a punctured lung. His medical bills were over $125,000. We were required to file suit on this claim to get the insurance company to finally turn over their insurance policy limits.
Awarded: Insurance Policy limits
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Motorcycle Accident, Broken Tibia.
Our client, Jeffrey Baker, of Minerva, Ohio, was on his motorcycle when he was hit from behind by a woman driving a car. Jeffrey suffered a fractured tibia and other injuries and required several months of physical therapy before he recovered.
Awarded: $75,000
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Medical Malpractice
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Medical Malpractice: Wrong Drug Given During Surgery: Brain Injury
Our client, a middle-aged Northeast Ohio woman, went in for routine surgery. She checked the box stating she was allergic to a medication used in anesthesia. She identified the drug she was allergic to. The anesthesiologist gave her that drug and she ended up with serious injuries, including brain damage leading to memory loss.
The hospital made a confidential settlement before the jury trial. We went to trial against the doctors involved and received a $3,100,000 verdict. We are currently fighting to get pre-judgment interest.
Awarded: $3,100,000.00 jury verdict ; 2015
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Medical malpractice: Failure to do ultrasound on pregnant woman
Our client, an Ohio woman was pregnant and went to her local hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain. The hospital knew that she was pregnant but failed to use baby monitor or do an ultrasound. The mother had internal bleeding which resulted in the death of her unborn child. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement reached quickly after. Our sincerest sympathies go out to her and her family. This tragedy could have been avoided if the hospital staff had followed established legal guidelines for the treatment of pregnant women with abdominal pain.
Settlement: $1,000,000.00 March 2015
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Medical Malpractice: Failure to Diagnose Toxic Kidney Stones.
Our client, an Ohio resident in her eighties, went in for treatment of kidney stones. It was our position that the doctor did not do the proper testing to determine if the kidney stones were toxic. When the doctor dissolved the kidney stones, the toxic remains killed our client. We co-counseled this claim which settled for $850,000 before trial. There was very little in economic damages due to our client’s advanced age. We are sorry for her family’s loss
Awarded: $850,000. January 2013.
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Medical Malpractice: Brain injury during surgery:
Our client was having surgery and she was given medication that she was allergic to. The doctors knew or should have known she was allergic because she had indicated this in her pre-surgical paperwork. As a result of her injury she has memory loss. The hospital made a confidential settlement before the jury trial date.
Awarded: Confidential Settlement 2013
DISCLAIMER: The opinions of former clients are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained for other clients in similar matters without reference to the specific factual and legal circumstances of each client’s case.