Nursing Home Abuse: Hold Responsible Parties Accountable for Injured Residents When you place someone in a nursing home, you expect them to receive adequate care and respect. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is a serious issue across the United States, and injured residents often suffer in silence. If you suspect that your loved one has suffered abuse, you can hold the…[...]
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The Complexities of Multi-Car Accidents The complexities of multi-car accidents, also known as chain-reaction crashes or pileups, leave many drivers confused, injured, and uncertain about who is at fault. In contrast to two-vehicle collisions, these accidents involve numerous factors that must be carefully evaluated to determine what exactly occurred. Common Causes of Multi-Car Accidents Multi-car accidents typically occur on congested…[...]
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Igloo Expands Cooler Recall In the Wake of New Injuries If you own an Igloo cooler, you may want to give some attention to the Igloo Products Corp. ongoing recall of its 90 Qt Flip & Tow Rolling Coolers. Igloo just expanded that recall to include an additional 130,000 units after receiving additional reports of injuries, including those as serious…[...]
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Ohio Spoliation of Evidence Law In many cases and incidents, evidence gets lost, some innocently, some not. For example, the recording of a black box can be recorded over, as can security camera video that records an incident. The first example is more likely to be intentional; the second could be, but may not as well. The security camera recording…[...]
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Why is it called “the Bar”? The legal profession is often referred to as “the bar.” While this can be the source of many jokes, many do not know the actual origin of this name for the profession. The term dates back to medieval times, when courtrooms were built with a physical barrier that separated the judge, lawyers, and criminals…[...]
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Bread Sold in Ohio and Pennsylvania Recalled for Containing Glass If you’ve recently bought Upper Crust bread in Ohio or Pennsylvania, you may want to be very careful about eating it. The Food and Drug Administration has announced that bread sold by the Maryland-based company Upper Crust Crest Hill Bakery in six different states has been voluntarily recalled following the…[...]
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A civil lawsuit generally has a time limitation in which the injured party must file a lawsuit by or they will forever waive their rights to file a claim. So, what can you do if you file a claim in time but realize after the statute of limitations that you failed to include all the claims you wanted in front…[...]
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According to 26 U.S.C.A. § 7430(c)(1) and I.R.C. § 7430(c)(1), the term “reasonable litigation costs” are defined as follows: (A) reasonable court costs, and (B) based upon prevailing market rates for the kind or quality of services furnished— (i) the reasonable expenses of expert witnesses in connection with a court proceeding, except that no expert witness shall be compensated at a rate…[...]
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As I meet more and more people in the course of my campaign, I am frequently asked about why I am doing this. Folks see the time and effort my supporters and I are putting into this race, and they naturally wonder what it is about being a Circuit Judge that would make me so determined to reach that position. …[...]
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I was on the West Virginia Secretary of State’s website recently. While on the website, I noticed some interesting tabs. For instance, if you hit the Secretary’s Desk tab, you can read about the history of the Secretaries of States from 1863 to present. I found some interesting facts regarding West Virginia. - The first brick street in the world was laid…[...]
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