Terminating Your Marriage: Litigation and Settlement
This is a good article that lists some general questions and answers about divorce. Read More
Consequences Outlined for Vehicle Owners Who Let Intoxicated Drive
Rep. Lorraine Fende has introduced a bill into the Ohio General Assembly that's designed to help keep intoxicated individuals from getting behind the wheel. Read More
New Muscle for the Consumer Product Safety Commission
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has been steadily drained of resources since its birth in 1972, but recent reform legislation has given it new power to protect consumers. How well the agency exercises it remains to be seeen. Read More
Cell Phone Use While Driving Can Be a Very Bad Call
Too often, workers use cell phones and other mobile devices to conduct business while they are driving, If a worker was on a call or texting and cuased an accident, the employer is potentially liable. Read More
The WARN Act, Fair Warning for Workers
The federal WARN act requires employers to give advance notice of mass layoffs or plant closings. In the tough economy of the past two years, more and more workers have needed its protection. Read More
Help Selecting a Nursing Home; Avoid Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
The following is a great article reprinted with permission about what to look for when selecting a nursing home for yourself, a family member or a loved one. At Slater & Zurz LLP, we have seen on countlessoccassions when nursing home care goes bad. This article provides you with excellent tips to prevent that from happening. Read More
Statute of limitations not applicable in child sex abuse case
A spokesman for the Cuyahoga County prosecutor commended the decision by the Supreme Court of Ohio earlier this week for precluding any notion that at-large offenders may shield themselves from the law through statutory time limits. Read More
Gulf Oil Spill
As lawyers gear up to begin their lawsuits against BP, we can use the episode to reflect on the basic principles of tort law. These principles are often ignored by both advocates and opponents of tort reform. Read More
Traumatic Brain Injuries
The brain is a complex and vital organ that shapes who we are. It allows us to understand questions and solve intricate problems, it produces our emotions while crafting our personality, and it helps us to live on both a biological and spiritual level. If it should experience damage than the essence of who we are could be lost forever. This is why traumatic brain injuries can cause grave damage to the life of its victim. Read More
Moldy house costs builder $3 million
By Jim Woods
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act is generously compensating homeowners for their struggles against toxic molds. In Columbus, a judge recently awarded $2.2 million to a couple who dealt with a deceptive builder. The builder refused to repair several faults in the home that led to toxic mold. The Consumer Sales Practices Act allows a judge to multiply a plaintiff's damages when the supplier acts unfairly toward a consumer.
Read the Columbus Dispatch news article "Moldy house costs builder $3million".
