Civil Litigation

Most people place a lot of trust in the doctors that attend to them. Doctors merit that faith on the whole. Yet it only takes one bad episode to rock your faith in the entire medical profession. When a doctor makes a mistake, the results can be catastrophic. Yet,...

What happens when a holiday gift turns out to be so defective that it ends up injuring someone? Maybe that much-hyped scooter breaks during its trial run – throwing its rider to the ground – or the tablet your nephew bought you somehow caught on fire.  Unfortunately,...

Many people feel a range of emotions if being sued including shock, stress, anxiety and depression. You must know that a lawsuit isn't the end of the world. While you certainly don't want to ignore the matter, you shouldn't obsess about it either. Take a deep breath...

Now that tax season’s over, you probably weren’t planning to worry about your business taxes for almost another year. Then you get a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) informing you there was a mistake on a previous year’s return, and your company now owes...

As an Ohio employer, you're likely aware that you must abide by many laws and regulations while hiring, firing and throughout the time an employee is on staff. You may incur costly penalties and fines if you don't. One law, which is Title I of the Americans with...

As an insurer, you're likely well aware of the ever-changing insurance rules and regulations that you must abide by to remain in compliance with local, state or federal laws. Keeping track of all of these can prove challenging. Insurers will want to refresh their...

If you are like most people in Ohio, your home is the center of your life. Unfortunately, from time to time, people encounter situations in which a neighbor impinges on a person’s ability to fully enjoy his or her own home. For example, perhaps you find yourself with...

Attorneys, like practitioners of other professions, abide by a set of ethical rules. Lawyers typically owe a duty of loyalty to their clients, and they cannot represent a client if there is a conflict of interest. Lawyers in Ohio and elsewhere need to be careful of...

One of the most confusing aspects of law for individuals and corporations in Ohio to understand is an implied contract. Even though a legal document between two parties may not exist, the courts may determine that one or both parties has an obligation toward one...

When a consumer in Ohio signs up for insurance, they place their trust in the company to handle matters. A provider occasionally acts in bad faith, causing the insured to bring a legal claim against the company. Bad faith means that the provider failed to honor the...