Miscellaneous

• Home buyers need to protect themselves by getting inspections

  Dale Emch | April 03, 2007 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Buying a home from someone is always a dicey proposition. You're never sure what problem you're buying along with the house.Dale Emch addresses the issue in this week's installment of his Toledo Blade column, Legal Briefs. The quick version is that barring some contractual obligation, sellers usually only have to disclose problems they actually knew existed. And, in some cases, those disclosures...

• Parents of Findlay children injured in an accident have more time to file claims

  Dale Emch | March 22, 2007 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Findlay parents considering a lawsuit based on the loss of companionship of their children due to an auto accident or some other injury now have an expanded window in which to bring their claim.The Ohio Supreme Court ruled today that because the parent's claim is inseparable from the claim a child might advance for an auto accident injury or another type of personal injury, the parent enjoys the...

• Man Killed in Fall at Lorain Steel Mill

  Shannon Weidemann | January 29, 2007 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Jose M. Diaz, age 35, died after slipping and falling from a narrow ledge while cleaning. He was climbing a small ladder onto a ledge when he either tripped or slipped on a steel rail. He fell 120 feet and died instantly from head and neck injuries. Diaz was employed by Superior Environmental Solutions. OSHA is investigating. The steel mill in Lorain has been cited 19 times in the last five...