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Nursing Home Abuse: Hold Responsible Parties Accountable for Injured Residents
ClockMay 19th, 2025 By

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...

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The Complexities of Multi-Car Accidents
ClockMay 16th, 2025 By

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...

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Igloo Expands Cooler Recall In the Wake of New Injuries
ClockMay 13th, 2025 By

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...

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Bread Sold in Ohio and Pennsylvania Recalled for Containing Glass
ClockMay 9th, 2025 By

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...

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Why is it called “the Bar”?
ClockMay 9th, 2025 By

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...

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Ohio Spoliation of Evidence Law
ClockMay 9th, 2025 By James Heneghan

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...

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Interesting West Virginia Facts
ClockMay 9th, 2025 By

Interesting West Virginia Facts

 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....

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Why I Want To Be a Judge
ClockMay 9th, 2025 By

Why I Want To Be a Judge

 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...

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Costs of Litigation- What Is a Legitimate Cost?
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Costs of Litigation- What Is a Legitimate Cost?

 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...

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A Plaintiff’s Perspective in Filing an Amended Complaint
ClockMay 9th, 2025 By James Heneghan

A Plaintiff’s Perspective in Filing an Amended Complaint

 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...

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$50 Million

Verdict in Nursing Home Abuse and Wrongful Death case
$36.5 Million

Settlement in Toxic tort case
$20.5 Million

Verdict in Workplace Discrimination case
$18.5 Million

Settlement in Toxic Tort case
$18 Million

Settlement in Workplace Injury and Wrongful Death case
$16.9 Million

Verdict in Premises Liability case
$11.8Million

Settlement in Wrongful Death/Insurance Bad Faith case
$11.5 Million

Settlement in Truck Accident case
$10 Million

Verdict in Insurance Bad Faith case
$9.1 Million

Verdict in Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death case
$8 Million

Settlement in Strict Liability case
$8 Million

Settlement in Truck Accident case
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