The medical bills alone in a catastrophic (life-threatening) injury case usually exceed $50,000. This figure doesn’t include property damage and other economic losses. It also doesn’t include noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering. Compensation is available for these losses, if a car wreck or other injury proves negligence, or
Car accidents in Ohio are governed by tort law, meaning you must file a claim with the negligent, or careless, driver’s insurance company if you have been hurt. Insurance companies are big businesses and their priority is not your safety and well-being. Instead, it is to protect their profits and
Compensation is available in a negligence case if a victim/plaintiff proves each element (duty, breach, cause, and damages) by a preponderance of the evidence (more likely than not). Although this standard of proof is very low, an attorney must have enough evidence to meet this burden. This burden of proof
Most pedestrian accidents happen in non-intersections and outside marked crosswalks. Therefore, the tortfeasor (negligent driver) is usually traveling at or near top speed at the moment of impact. At impact speeds under 30mph, the pedestrian fatality rate is under 10 percent. At impact speeds above 50mph, the pedestrian death rate
A 44-year-old woman is dead after a semi-truck collided with her Honda at a stop sign on U.S. Highway 23. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Ruben K. Otchere, age 44, of Columbus, Ohio, was driving a semi southbound on US 23 as Gina M. Diloreto, age 44, of Delaware,
Fewer car crashes were supposed to be a “silver lining” of the dark coronavirus pandemic lockdown cloud. But instead of falling, the number of fatal wrecks increased to a fifteen-year high in 2020. The number of fatal wrecks went up again, after lockdowns ended in 2021. The bad habits drivers
Too many Ohio motorists are dangerously underinsured. The Buckeye State has one of the lowest auto insurance minimum requirements in the country, and most motorists buy minimum coverage because of the cost of insurance. Low limits coverage is an issue in catastrophic (life-threatening) injury cases. Many injured motorists end up
Few details were available after an SUV left the road, killing two people and seriously injuring several others. According to Ohio State Highway Patrol investigators, a 29-year-old Maryland woman apparently lost control of her vehicle which careened over an embankment and slammed into a tree. She was seriously injured and
Investigators say bad weather, particularly blowing snow, contributed to a fifty-car pile-up collision on the Ohio Turnpike. Emergency responders rushed injured victims to local hospitals and took uninjured participants to a warm place in buses. Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Ryan Purpura urged drivers who must travel in bad weather
Now more than ever, attorneys need solid plans for winning truck crash claims in court. The number of large truck accidents has increased 27 percent since 2010. Over the last ten years, and especially since 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has repeatedly diluted important safety rules. These changes
