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• Woman Charged in Death of 2 Motorcyclists

  Christina Cole | January 19, 2007 7:53 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  A woman who has pled not guilty to two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault in Perry County, had been on many different medications the day of the accident, according to court records.Lorraine M. Mattox, 45, was indicted in October after an accident in July with a group of motorcycle riders, left two riders dead. Prosecutor Joseph Flautt said, if convicted,...

• Vehicle Safety Laws Not Protecting Ohioans

  Alison De Villiers | March 02, 2009 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, a national alliance of consumer, medical, safety, and insurance organizations, recently gave Ohio low scores for vehicle safety laws. The alliance...

• Prevent Auto Accidents with Safety Checklist

  Alison De Villiers | February 23, 2009 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  Routinely checking your vehicle for safety issues can prevent auto accidents and potentially save lives. Making a habit of going through this safety checklist will ensure that your vehicle is road...

• Ohio Political Subdivision Immunity in Auto Accidents

  Stephanie Day | February 11, 2009 1:53 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  Suppose you are rearended by a police officer through no fault of your own. There were no sirens sounding and no lights flashing from the police car. In fact, you had no idea you were about to be...

• FDA Warns Consumers About Tainted Weight Loss Products

  Alison De Villiers | January 30, 2009 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  The FDA recently issued a nationwide alert to consumers about almost 70 weight loss pills that contain undeclared, active pharmacuetical ingredients that may put the health of consumers at risk. The...

• Wrongful Death: Fires in Rental Property

  Brett Goodson | April 08, 2008 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  We read in the paper all too often about children killed in a house or apartment fire. They are especially vulnerable because they are often sleeping in rooms separate from the adults in the family....

• Study Shows Weak SUV Roofs Have Led to Unnecessary Deaths and Injuries

  Alison De Villiers | March 17, 2008 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a report last week that shows stronger SUV roofs could have prevented many unnecessary deaths and injuries in auto accidents. The institute estimates that people in SUVs with the strongest roofs face up to 57% less risk of serious injury or death in a single-vehicle rollover than those in other SUVs. The Nissan Xterra was the top-rated SUV for...

• 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...

• Ohio Man Killed in Kentucky Construction Accident

  Christina Cole | March 17, 2007 1:26 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  An Ohio man was tragically killed in a construction accident on Monday in eastern Kentucky.The accident occurred just after noon on Monday in Leslie County. Several people were working at the construction site on a log cabin when it gave way and collapsed, investigators said.Everyone one was able to escape in time with the exception of a 33-year-old man. He was trapped beneath a beam and later...