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• Explaining Damages in a Civil Law Suit: What's Your Case Worth?

  Jack Landskroner | April 09, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  Attorney Scott Smith does a nice job of summarizing the role of damages in a civil law suit in his April 7th blog post. Scott talks about compensatory, punitive and nominal damages and how they come into play when a jury makes its decision of what verdict to award a plaintiff in a personal injury law suit. The law permits you to seek recovery after an accident to "make you whole again." The...

• Traumatic Brain Injury May Show No Visible Damage But Can Have Devastating Effect

  Jack Landskroner | March 27, 2007 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  When someone suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a car accident, workplace or industrial accident, or as the result of a fall, concussion or other traumatic event, the impact of the injury can be severe or appear to be almost non-existent. However, a TBI can do significant damage without leaving any visible signs, so the initial injury is often dismissed as just a bump on the head when far...

• Quong Hop & Co. Tofu Recall Expanded - Listeria Discovery

  Courtney Mills | October 03, 2007 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  Quong Hop & Co. of San Francisco, California is expanding its recall of tofu products due to the discovery of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall has been expanded due to discovery of Listeria bacteria during sampling in three of the company's twenty-nine tofu product lines. While Listeria may present only minor discomfort to healthy adults, children, the elderly, and...

• Dog Attack Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | March 11, 2007 12:49 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  A dog attack lawsuit has challenged the laws in Ohio. The case involves Niko, a Yorkie, that was attacked by a neighbor's dog, suffering from injuries that left his owners with thousands worth of vet bills.In June, Niko's owners let him outside in the front yard to use the restroom. As they were returning to the house the Rottweiler attacked, biting Niko so hard that he lost a kidney, barely...

• Stricter Warnings Needed for Diabetes Drugs

  Rebecca Castell | June 07, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  This week, the F.D.A. commissioner announced a decision requiring stricter warnings on labels for Avandia and Actos, two oral medications for diabetes. After a year long review, the FDA determined that the Avandia"can potentially cause heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems" and Actos, a competitor, carries a risk of heart failure. Today's New York Times reports that {i]n a written...

• Dog Bites: More Dangerous Than You Think

  Rebecca Castell | April 10, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  Every year, approximately 4 million people are bitten by dogs. Most of these people are children. Aside from the physical injuries of lacerations and bruising, dog bites can cause infections and disease, especially for individuals with certain health conditions. For example, someone with a chronic disease, diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, liver dysfunction or systemic lupus can...

• Kids Arrested For Throwing Rocks Off Overpass

  Jack Landskroner | March 28, 2007 2:40 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  As if there are not enough dangers of driving this nations highways, add to the mix the risk of kids throwing rocks off interstate overpasses, and you've created a recipe for disaster. The Brecksville Police Department arrested two boys from Middleburg Heights on Monday night and is looking at a third juvenile suspect in connection with recent highway vandalism, including throwing rocks off...

• Two Teens Struck By Car In Wayne County

  Chrissie Cole | October 13, 2009 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  Two Wayne County teens were taken to Akron Children’s Hospital after they were struck by a car while walking along State Road 226 in Wooster Township on Monday. They were listed in stable...

• Worker Killed in Casting Machine Accident

  Jenny Albano | August 21, 2007 1:51 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  Matthew Salisbury, an employee of Brush Wellman Engineered Products, was crushed to death Sunday night in a casting machine. According to another employee, the machine broke down and Salisbury entered it to try and fix the problem. While he was trying to unclog the machine he became pinned and was crushed to death; another employee turned off the air compressor that powered the machinery, but...

• Two Akron Residents Killed in Turnpike Vehicle Crash(2)

  Jack Landskroner | June 20, 2007 9:29 PM | 1 CommentAkron, OH

  Two Akron residents were killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike in Brecksville. According to police reports both vehicles were in the middle lane going eastbound when the car and truck collided. Naushad M. Khimji, 55, and his passenger, Fatema N. Khimji, 22, died when their 1992 Honda Accord collided with a semi-truck just before 3:30 p.m. The driver of the truck suffered...