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• Ritter Widow Talks Wrongful Death Lawsuit on Today

  Brett Goodson | February 04, 2008 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  Actress Amy Yasbeck appeared in an interview with Meredith Vieira this morning on NBC's TODAY show to talk about the wrongful death lawsuit she has filed in response to the death of her husband, actor John Ritter.Jury selection in the trial of two doctors was set to begin today, and the family is seeking $67 million in damages.Yasbeck is targeting two doctors in the current suit -- one who...

• Many Victims Pay the Price for Lack of Uninsured Motorist Coverage

  Chrissie Cole | January 27, 2008 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  The Insurance Research Council reports that approximately one in seven at-fault drivers involved in a collision with another vehicle are uninsured even though it is against the law in most states to have no auto insurance.According to Carrie A. Hurt, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Central and South Central Texas, what happens to the insured victim after this type of...

• Kanawha Woman Suing Grocery Store for Slip and Fall

  Chrissie Cole | January 25, 2008 10:40 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  A woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a local grocery store after a slip and fall accident while shopping in the store.The lawsuit was filed on December 28th in Kanawha Circuit Court against Oakhurst Foods, Inc., (doing business as IGA).The woman was shopping in IGA on December 30, 2005 when she slipped on a substance on the floor and fell, according to court documents. The suit...

• Requested Allstate Files Could Show Bad Faith

  Chrissie Cole | January 25, 2008 1:14 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  Secret Allstate documents - coined the "McKinsey documents" - allegedly show how the company has intentionally made low-ball claim offers to its customers for years, netting Allstate billions of dollars. But the McKinsey documents have yet to be seen. These documents could be potentially devastating to them in insurance bad faith litigation.Trial lawyers who have previously sued Allstate have...

• Canned Green Beans and Garbanzo Beans Recalled for Possible Botulism Risk

  Chrissie Cole | January 18, 2008 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  New Era Canning Company announced an expanded nationwide product recall because of a potential Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) contamination to all canned green beans and garbanzo beans distributed by them over the past five years.C. botulinum can cause botulism, a serious and sometimes fatal condition. Botulism symptoms can start anywhere from 6 hours to 2 weeks after eating contaminated...

• Pharmacy Gives Patient Wrong Medication

  Chrissie Cole | January 10, 2008 9:21 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  NYU Medical Center is being sued by a liver transplant patient for $2 million in damages. The suit alleges the hospital's pharmacy is responsible for a prescription error. In court documents, the patient, 56, states he was given the wrong medication which caused his hepatitis condition to worsen. The pharmacy gave him HIV medication, when his intended prescription was for hepatitis C...

• Ohio Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 24, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  A motorcyclist, 24, was killed Saturday in a motorcycle accident on Middle Beaver Road in Elk Run Township.A Trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in Lisbon, said the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.The man was traveling eastbound on his bike, on Middle Beaver Road, just before 6 p.m. when the motorcycle went off the ride side of the highway and struck an...

• Ohio Couple Killed in Car-Truck Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 15, 2007 2:07 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  A Tiffin, couple was killed in a fatal car-truck accident yesterday, when their car went through a stop sign on Seneca County Road and was hit by a truck, according to Ohio Highway Patrol.A woman, 57 and her husband, 60, were both pronounced dead at the scene, according to Ohio Highway Patrol.The woman was traveling eastbound on County Road 6 at approximately 12:06 p.m. when it was struck by a...

• Driver in Critical Condition After SUV Rolls Over

  Chrissie Cole | August 28, 2007 2:11 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  A woman is in critical condition, after losing control of her SUV and rolling over in a car accident this morning, near Cilley Road and Ohio 128.The 1997 GMC Jimmy driven by a 28-year-old woman, of Hamilton, was traveling southbound on Ohio 128, when she lost control of the vehicle causing her to veer off the right side of the road, rolling over several times before coming to rest in a drainage...

• Ohio Worker Killed in Crane Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 17, 2007 1:14 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  An Ohio construction accident involving a crane claimed the life of one work and seriously injured another worker at the work site of the Old Riverside Downs Racetrack along the Ohio River.Officials believe one of the victims is reported to be approximately 19-years- old, and the other middle aged. Officials were unable to release the names of the injured workers or any other details regarding...