Findlay Personal Injury Lawyer - Automobile Accidents

Findlay, Ohio car accident lawyer gets blasted in newspaper | Findlay, Ohio car accident lawyer

Chuck Boyk — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:27:00 GMT

When Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer Dale Emch wrote a Toledo Blade article on Intra Family Exclusions, he didn't expect to receive such a harsh response from a local insurance agent in a Letter to the Editor. Read the response to Toledo, Ohio car accident attorney Dale Emch and see for yourself.

Attorney Emch went on to write a rebuttal, defending his stance that he is only trying to look out for the little guy in the event of an Ohio car accident. Here is an excerpt of his response:

My view is that passengers who are injured in a car accident should be entitled to receive compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering even if the accident was caused by a driver who was an insured family member.

While not all auto insurance policies contain an Intra Family Exclusion, it is still a good idea to check with your agent to see if yours does. A ten-minute phone call could save you years of suffering if you are ever involved in an Ohio car accident. If you or someone you love is injured in an Ohio car accident, contact our office today to order your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk

Findlay, Ohio car accidents can happen even in the driveway | Findlay, Ohio car accident lawyers

Chuck Boyk — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:12:00 GMT

How many fatal car accidents occur each year that don't happen in traffic?

According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 33 people die and 16,000 are injured each week in the United States in non-traffic car accidents. Non-traffic fatal car accidents include accidents such as vehicular backovers, children being strangled when a motorized window goes up, kids passing away after being left in a hot automobile and suffering from hyperthermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, and car fires.

KidsandCars.org, a non-profit organization that advocates for kids and automobile safety, was happy to see the statistics finally gathered and released, since they have been rallying to have the government gather info on fatal car accidents and injuries that do not happen on the roads.

Our Findlay, Ohio car accident lawyers urge parents to be extra careful with their kids around cars, regardless if you are on the road or in your driveway. If you or someone you know has been injured in or around a car, contact our office today to order your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk

Findlay, Ohio car accident Dale Emch on intra family exclusions | Findlay, Ohio car accident attorneys

Chuck Boyk — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:08:00 GMT

Findlay, Ohio car accident lawyer Dale Emch wrote a very interesting article in the Toledo Blade on intra family exclusions in auto insurance policies. He has posted it on his Toledo, Ohio car accident blog.

If your auto policy has an intra family exclusion, it could mean that your family would not be protected in the event that you cause an Ohio car accident. The exclusion allows for the insurance carrier to deny the claim if you cause the accident, which also means that the insurance company would refuse to pay for your passengers’ medical bills, lost wages, or pain and suffering.

If you or someone you know has suffered injuries from a Findlay, Ohio car accident, you need information. Contact our Findlay, Ohio car accident lawyers today to receive your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book, or to schedule a free, no-obligation case evaluation and consultation.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk

Is your family protected from a Findlay, Ohio car accident?

Chuck Boyk — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:11:00 GMT

Even though you buy full coverage auto insurance to protect you and your family in an Ohio car accident doesn't mean that you will be fully covered.

Our Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyers see cases where an Intrafamily Exclusion is deeply written in an auto policy, which denies coverage if the Ohio car accident is caused by a family member. Many families do not know that their full coverage policy contains this exclusion - even though they pay extra money for what they think is full coverage.

Our Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyers urge drivers to double check with their insurance agents to see if this clause is present in their policy. If it is, make arrangements to change coverages. An Ohio car accident is jut that - an accident. Everyone should be entitled to compensation after an Ohio car accident, regardless of who causes it.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a Toledo, Ohio car accident, contact our office to receive your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk

August worse than January for driving | Ohio car accident lawyers

Chuck Boyk — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:18:56 GMT

The NHTSA also reported that speeding is a factor in 30% of all fatal car accidents, 18% of daylight car accidents were alcohol-related, and 54% of nighttime car accidents were alcohol-related.

It turns out that the snowy winter months are not the most dangerous time to drive. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, of NHTSA, reports that August is the most dangerous month to be on the road, and Saturday is the most dangerous day to drive.

The number of car accidents in August 2008 totalled 3,612 and the number of car accidents in January of the same year were 2,818, according to the NHTSA. The change in the number of car accidents could be due to the time of day, simple distractions, or unsafe behavior, according to Forbes.com, who reported the findings.

Our Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyers handle Ohio car accidents on a regular basis. If you or someone you love has been injured in an Ohio car accident, contact our office today for your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book. You can also contact our attorneys 24 hours a day, seven days a week to discuss your Ohio car accident case.

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Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk

Bus safety part II | Ohio bus accident lawyers

Chuck Boyk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:00:55 GMT

The recent Toledo, Ohio bus accident involving a van and a bus carrying Toledo high school students has brought the issue of bus safety to light in the northwest Ohio area.

February's issue of Trial magazine also featured an article on bus safety, entitled, "A dangerous ride on America's buses." The article highlighted some of the major problems that surround bus accidents in the United States.

Some of these problems include:

Lack of seatbelts. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that passenger seat belts could have saved some of the lives that were lost during the Bluffton baseball team bus crash in 2007.

The need for stronger roofs. As bus manufacturers enlarge the windows on buses, the support structures have gotten smaller, making the roofs weaker and more likely to collapse in a rollover accident.

Lax enforcement of existing regulations. Bus operators are often not concerned if they are not following the rules - as long as their passengers are happy.

Poor oversight of bus operators. The only thing needed to start a bus company is a motor coach. Bus companies do not have to follow any federal regulators the way that airlines must obey the the FAA.

Unqualified bus drivers. As bus travel becomes more and more in demand, so does the need of drivers. This need causes the driver qualifications to relax. According to the article, too many bus company owners simply look the other way and hope that nothing happens.

If you or someone you love has been injured in an Ohio bus accident, you need information. Contact our office today to order your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk

Ohio bus accident injures 13 | Ohio bus accident lawyers

Chuck Boyk — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:54:00 GMT

Bowser high school student Josh Sonora, Jr. spoke on the Ohio bus accident he was recently involved in.

The Toledo Public School bus, carrying 10 high school students from different area schools, was headed to Toledo Express Airport for a lesson on airplane mechanics when a minivan swerved across the road and collided with the bus.

Everyone involved in the Toledo Public School bus accident was taken to the hospital.

Our Toledo, Ohio bus accident lawyers handle Ohio bus accident cases on a regular basis. The Ohio bus accident attorneys handle TARTA bus accidents, Ohio school bus accidents, Greyhound bus accidents, and other types of Ohio bus accidents for both passengers and drivers.

If you or someone you know has suffered injuries from a bus accident, contact our office today to order your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk

Video shows how new technology could prevent pedestrian car accidents

Chuck Boyk — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:57:00 GMT

What can you do to prevent pedestrian car accidents? Check out the video below to see what General Motors is doing to create technology that could save lives.

New technology, called V2P, or Vehicle to Pedestrian, is designed to help drivers spot pedestrians and bicyclists nearby. Small devices the size of a cell phone release signals to cars with the built-in receivers.

Our fatal car accident lawyers handle on a regular basis car accidents that involve pedestrians or auto accidents involving bicyclists. We can help you if you have been struck by a car while walking or on your bike. Contact our office to order your FREE copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzjVXOih4Ps

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk

Ohio fatal teen car accident lawyers | US cities with most fatal teen car accidents

Chuck Boyk — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:32:05 GMT

Our Toledo, Ohio fatal car accident lawyers see the devastation that deadly car accidents can have. While fatal car accidents can happen to anyone, car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers, according to the US Centers for Disease Control.

Many factors can contribute to teen car accidents, including cell phone use and text messaging behind the wheel, drinking and driving, or other distractions in the car like friends or music. Mix those distractions with ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder, which the CDC reports over 2 million teens nationwide suffer from, and it turns into a recipe for disaster.

According to a recent study by Allstate Insurance Company, Tampa, Florida is considered the top city for fatal teen car accidents between Thanksgiving and New Years Day out of the 50 largest metro areas in the country. Here are the other top nine cities in the US where fatal teen car accidents are the most prevalent:

Jacksonville, FL

Orlando-Kissimmee, FL

Kansas City, MO

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Las Vegas-Paradise, NV

Oklahoma City, OK

Louisville, KY

Richmond, VA

If you or someone you know has been injured in an Ohio car accident, contact our office for your free copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk

Ohio car accident layer on rental agreements and deposits

Chuck Boyk — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:00:02 GMT

Ohio car accident lawyer Dale Emch discusses rental agreements and deposits in his December 21, 2008 Legal Briefs column. If you have a general legal question on Ohio car accidents, Ohio dog bites, Ohio workers’ compensation, or a similar issue, contact Attorney Emch and demch@charlesboyk-law.com.

Dear Dale: I moved out of an apartment last year. Even though more than a year has passed, I have not been able to get my security deposit back. I've called the apartment complex's office more than 100 times, but they still won't return my deposit. Every time I call, they have good attitudes with a lot of excuses, but they never give me my security deposit. I'm really tired of calling them. Is there anything I can do?

Answer: I think most of us have rented an apartment or home at some point in our lives, and most of us have had a landlord hold back all or a portion of a security deposit, sometimes justifiably, sometimes not.

I shudder at the memory of my college roommates and I acting indignant when our landlord refused to give us our security deposit back many years ago. We were, to put it euphemistically, enthusiastic college boys. By the end of the year, the nice home we had moved into looked like something the city might consider condemning. An exaggeration, but you get the point. Though we really had no business getting our deposit back, my brother, Gregg, and a buddy of his - both newly minted lawyers at the time - pointed us to a law that put part of our deposit back in our undeserving hands.

State law dictates when landlords can retain security deposits, and our landlord didn't comply with the law. The Ohio Revised Code requires landlords to return security deposits within 30 days after termination of the rental agreement.

A landlord can withhold all or a portion of a security deposit for such things as unpaid rent, damage to the property, or violations of the lease. A landlord seeking to withhold any portion of a security deposit must provide written notice within 30 days of the end of the lease giving an itemized listing of reasons the deposit wasn't repaid, and a dollar figure associated with each item. Normal wear and tear on an apartment isn't sufficient reason to withhold a security deposit, and courts have ruled that landlords can't build in routine cleaning costs to the lease as justification for withholding security deposits.

State law provides a hammer tenants can use to whack landlords who don't comply with the security deposit code section. If a landlord fails to comply with the law, the former tenant can get double the amount owed to him, plus reasonable attorney fees.

Double damages and attorney fees are available but the law states that the tenant must provide the landlord with written notice of a new address where the security deposit or an itemized list of deductions can be sent. Though it appears that your landlord did not supply you with notice of why your deposit was being withheld, it's unclear to me whether you provided written notice of your new address.

If you did provide notice of your new address, you may want to consider suing the landlord in Toledo Municipal Court. It might take some time, but you've waited this long, right? It's clear that the landlord either feels justified in withholding your deposit or has no intention of ever coughing it up. Maybe having to pay double damages and attorney fees will cause the landlord to reconsider this behavior in the future. Trying to stop that kind of behavior is precisely why the law contemplates that financial hit. The legislature realized that without some sort of pain in the pocketbook, landlords could withhold security deposits for all sorts of shaky reasons.

If you haven't supplied your landlord with written notice of your new address, I'd do that immediately by certified mail, and then I'd contact an attorney if that fails to produce your security deposit.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chuck Boyk