InjuryBoard Akron Archives

• What to Do If Involved in an Car Accident

  Jack Landskroner | April 29, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  It is a good idea as a driver of a motor vehicle to be prepared in advance for the unexpected car accident. Of course basic steps can be taken to lessen the risk of getting into an accident or suffering an injury in a crash including buckling up, never driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, not driving when overly tired and making sure the vehicle is in good working order and in...

• Traumatic Brain Injury Takes Toll on the Victim and the Family

  Jack Landskroner | April 23, 2007 4:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Traumatic brain injuries take a toll not only on the injured victim but also on the family and care-givers. When a person is injured in a car accident, a fall, a workplace injury or otherwise and experiences a closed head injury and/or brain damage, the recovery is slow and often incomplete. While the patient struggles to adapt, so too do those around the injured person. Uncontrolled...

• Dog Bites: More Dangerous Than You Think

  Rebecca Castell | April 10, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  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...

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

  Jack Landskroner | April 09, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Class 1 Recall of Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch

  Jack Landskroner | April 06, 2007 9:20 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Patients who have been implanted with a Bard Kugel Mesh Patch used in hernia repair surgery should be aware that the product has been recalled by the manufacturer and patients should seek medical attention immediately if they experience symptoms that could be associated with ring breakage such as unexplained or persistent abdominal pain, fever, tenderness at the implant site or other unusual...

• Loyalty of Hoover Employees Lost on Company

  Jack Landskroner | April 04, 2007 3:14 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  When clients and their families call my office seeking representation after a catastrophic workplace injury, whether it be a head injury or even a wrongful death claim, the call is often predicated with the statement: " we are not the type of family that sues." I am always puzzled by this predicate statement because in essence it suggests the clients are the type of people to let someone else...

• Pedestrian Killed in Accident in Barberton

  Jack Landskroner | April 03, 2007 11:06 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Very little information has been disclosed about the death of a pedestrian in Akron this week after a vehicle struck him in the roadway on Nortan Avenue. A 59-year-old Akron man was killed after being struck by a car when he crossed a Barberton street about 8:30 p.m. Monday. Larry W. Dean, whose last known address was on Chester Avenue in Akron, was crossing Norton Avenue near Fifth Street...