One of the most tedious and tiresome elements of the car accident claims process is dealing with the insurance company. Unfortunately, dealing with the insurance company is a necessary aspect of the vast majority of car accident claims. To make matters worse, insurance companies are rarely, if ever, going to put the needs of their […]
It is not unusual for car accidents in Cleveland to be catastrophic. Sadly, it is also not uncommon for individuals who are seriously injured in car accidents to suffer from fatal injuries. If you lost a loved one in a car accident, you may be feeling devastated and confused about what to do next. Do […]
Car accidents are known for being some of the most devastating types of accidents a person can be involved in. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, so far, in 2021 there have been more than 1,000 traffic accident fatalities across the state of Ohio. The most common cause of these accidents is reckless or negligent driving. […]
Last June 24-year-old Randy Schiffbauer of Green, Ohio, was arrested after stealing an RV, running from the authorities, and slamming into several vehicles, including police cars. The chase involved both Summit County Sheriff’s deputies and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The RV was ultimately immobilized, and Schiffbauer was eventually apprehended. Since the pandemic, RVs have […]
On an August afternoon, 63-year-old Callie Mae Goodwin was walking with her cane across a crosswalk when a small blue car sped through a yellow light and hit her. The car rushed away from the scene, leaving her in the middle of the road, bloodied and critically injured. This unfortunate scene is not uncommon. Hit-and-run […]
Ezekiel Elliott, the famed footballer with the Dallas Cowboys, maybe finding out the hard way (yet again) that dog owners are responsible for the damage their dog’s cause when they attack. Elliott, along with landscaping company Perfect Synthetic Grass, is facing a lawsuit that seeks more than $1 million in damage stemming from the May […]
A cracked and uneven sidewalk not only looks bad, but it can also lead to trips and falls, and serious injuries. Purple Heart recipient and Vietnam War veteran George Neff has been fighting with the city of Cleveland for years to fix a dangerous section of sidewalk on Hunter Street in the city’s Waterloo neighborhood. […]
Three North Olmstead residents and a police officer were attacked by a pack of dogs in the span of 11 days. The police officer was bitten as he tried to deliver a letter from the mayor to the dog owner. The letter was regarding the previous three incidents. Dog owners accept the responsibility of both […]
In April, Ohio’s Department of Agriculture (ODA) issued a health alert for several food items sold at the Pop-n-Place Shell Gas Station on Memphis Avenue after a routine inspection conducted by the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Division. A health alert was issued after food items were found to be misbranded and could contain […]
In the summer of 2019, Krissy and Doug Taylor set out on their family boating trip to Salt Fork State Park. Their kids, 7-year-old son Afton and his younger brother played on deck as they started their journey. Then, tragedy struck. Afton fell off the boat. After a search, his body was found—an assumed drowning […]
Last July, Janice Harper sped down a dark highway with a state trooper signaling her to stop. Harper turned on her hazard lights, moved into the right lane, on her way to the roadside. The trooper’s dash-cam video shows the trooper speeding up, smashing into Harper’s car, sending it spinning and flipping upside down in […]
The headlines are terrifying… “Jackknifed truck closes down I-176” or “Jackknifed truck smashes oncoming traffic on I-90” or “Four injured in jackknife truck accident.” Cleveland newspapers are full of headlines like this. It is chilling to think about a disfigured semi-truck sliding uncontrollably toward you so fast that there is nothing you can do to […]
