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All Ohio motorcycle riders and passengers under the age of 18 must wear a helmet at all times. Ohio law also requires all riders, regardless of age, to wear some sort of protective eye wear while riding a motorcycle. As the weather warms up and snow disappears from the pavement, more and more motorcycles are dusted off brought out on the roads. When preparing a bike for its first ride of the...

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Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys encourage anyone who has suffered personal injury, such as from a car accident, to follow important tips in order to receive fair compensation. Continuing on with 10 Tips to Maximize Recovery from The Ohio Accident Book, here is tip number two.2. Don't rush to settle your claim quickly.If you're reading these tips because you were recently involved in a...

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A $5.2 million verdict was recently reached in Fulton County, GA, in a personal injury case involving a car accident caused by cell phone use behind the wheel. The case was set for trial on March 17, 2008, but settled out of court. According to the complaint filed in 2006, an employee of International Paper Co. rear-ended Debra Ford, while talking on her cell phone. Her cruise control had been...

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Of those suffering personal injury from a car accident or other type of traumatic experience, majority of the pain lasting over a year is found in the joints and limbs. Other spots of pain included the back, head and neck.A recent study published in the Archives of Surgery found that pain experienced by those involved in a personal injury accident, such as a car accident, lasts more than a year...

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Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys have compiled ten tips to help you avoid insurance company traps and receive fair compensation for your personal injury. If you've suffered personal injury in an accident, the initial steps you take can make a big difference to the outcome of your case. Here are the first three:1. Seek treatment immediately.The best thing you can do for both your...

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Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys Chuck Boyk, Mike Bruno, and Dale Emch have posted videos to give practical advice to people who may be searching for answers on the web. Because our office believes knowledge is power, the attorneys have ventured deeper into cyberspace by posting the video clips on our firm's website to provide information about a variety of injury topics, including car...

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A Fostoria man suffered personal injury after an ATV accident Tuesday night, according to the Toledo Blade. The Blade also reported the impact knocked his helmet off. A recent study by the Consumer Product Safety Commission found that the number of ATV accidents has increased in the past three years, with 606 people suffering wrongful death from ATV accidents in the year 2006 alone. Thirty...

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Drowsy driving can be as dangerous as drunk driving. According to the Wall Street Journal, sleeping only four hours a night for five nights in a row can have the same effect on the body as being awake for 24 straight hours, which is the equivalent to legal drunkenness. Put that feeling behind the wheel, and you could be driving towards a potential car accident. Car accidents caused by drowsy...

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Riding in the car as a child can be an exciting experience - sometimes even more exciting than the destination. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys want to remind parents, however, that no matter how excited kids get while in a car, they must always remain seated and buckled up, to prevent personal injury in the event of a car accident.Ohio state law requires that all children weighing...

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Text messaging has become the fastest new way to keep in touch with family and friends. While sending text messages is fun, texting behind the wheel is dangerous and can cause car accidents resulting in personal injury or wrongful death. Ohio State Representative Diane Fessler believes that the practice is so dangerous, that she has introduced a bill that would make text messaging while driving...

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The Ohio Department of Transportation, or ODOT, hopes that new, attention-grabbing signs will prevent car accidents, in turn reducing the number of personal injuries and wrongful deaths. Equipped with blinking LED lights, one such sign was installed at the intersection of Sylvania Ave. and Route 295 in October 2007. Earlier in March, a woman suffered wrongful death after a driver failed to see...

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Personal injuries from car accidents are on the rise as the baby boomers age. Many elderly drivers hang on to driving as a way to preserve their independence, but some don't have the ability to operate a motor vehicle, resulting in car accidents, personal injury, or wrongful death, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.Wrongful death caused by car accidents involving elderly drivers...

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Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys frequently see cases where parties are seriously injured in a car accident, but the state minimum policy limits are not enough to cover the costs of their injuries. In some circumstances, a trip to the emergency room alone could eat the $12,500 state minimum reserved for someone suffering personal injury. Increasing the policy limits to a higher amount...

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Changing weather patterns of snow and ice during the winter are often the cause of car accidents resulting in personal injury and wrongful death. Slick roads and poor visibility contribute to the failure to control a motor vehicle, many times resulting in a car accident. Bad weather may have been a contributing factor in a fatal car accident that killed two Bowling Green State University...

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In the event of personal injury due to a car accident, it is often necessary for our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys to have clients sign a power of attorney to handle certain aspects of their case. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys deal with power of attorney documents on a regular basis. It is possible to have a power of attorney outside of the attorney-client relationship, and...

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