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• Criminal Assault at a Business Resulting from Inadequate Security

  Scott Smith | March 29, 2007 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Generally in Ohio an owner or occupier of property owes a duty to exercise ordinary care in maintaining the premises in a safe condition so that invited persons are not unnecessarily and unreasonably exposed to danger. Ohio Courts have held the possessor of the premises owes a duty to an individual who is invited on the property to exercise ordinary care for the person's safety and protection...

• Insurance Industry Criticized Michigan Law that Permits Recovery from Personal Injuries

  Scott Smith | March 27, 2007 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  The Michigan Chamber of Commerce and Insurance Institute of Michigan criticized Michigan lawmakers for passing a law that allowed victims of personal injury to recover for non-economic damages.Wendy Block, Director of Health Policy and Human Resources for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and Peter Kuhnmuench, Executive Director of the Insurance Institute of Michigan claimed Michigan insurers...

• General Types of Compensatory Damages in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases

  Scott Smith | March 24, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Loss of IncomeYou are entitled to compensation if your injuries prevent you from working, causing you to lose income. For example, if you are a landscaper who can't work for a week because you sprained an ankle in an accident, you are entitled to compensation for that week of lost wages. You are also entitled to lost wages if you miss work because of treatment.If the injury is serious enough...

• Insurance Companies Delay Payment in Rebuilding the World Trade Center

  Scott Smith | March 23, 2007 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Construction workers along with builders protested two insurance companies delay in funding the construction to rebuild the World Trade Center. As reported on March 14, 2007, Trade Center Developer Larry Silverstein, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Executive Director Anthony Shorris, lawmakers and labor leaders rallied outside the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...

• Class Action Suit Filed Against Radio Shack

  Scott Smith | March 22, 2007 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Radio Shack shareholders filed a securities class action lawsuit because the company issued misleading statements that inflated stock prices. The lawsuit charges Radio Shack Company leaders with falsifying, manipulating and overstating financial results to conceal the true negative conditions of Radio Shack's business. The company stock prices rose from $20.00 per share before the start of the...

• Cat and Dog Food Recalled Across North America

  Shannon Weidemann | March 21, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Pet food manufactured for Menu Foods from December 3, 2006 to March 6, 2007 has been recalled. The recall involves wet food that is found in cans and foil packets. The pet food is for cats and dogs and includes about 88 brands. The food can possibly cause kidney damage in pets.Symptoms for pet owners to watch for include vomiting, diarrhea, lack of appetite, excessive urination, excessive...

• The Medical Malpractice Crisis That Wasn't

  Scott Smith | March 21, 2007 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  People in Iowa learned the United States Chamber of Commerce medical malpractice crisis exist in this country doesn't exist after all.Lawmakers in Iowa, like Ohio, have continuously urged reform in the legal system to cap pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce representing the interest of big business and big media complain that big verdicts...

• Allstate Insurance Company Ordered to Reduce Homeowner's Rates

  Scott Smith | March 19, 2007 3:19 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Allstate has been ordered to reduce Texas homeowner's insurance rates by the Texas Department of Insurance by as much as 5%. Allstate was found to have overcharged Allstate insured's since December 2004 and must also refund this amount estimated at approximate $56 million. The Texas Department of Insurance Commissioners found Allstate's homeowner's insurance rates were excessive, unreasonable...

• Determining Fault Resulting from a Car Crash

  Scott Smith | March 17, 2007 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  When a lawsuit is brought for damages caused by a car crash, the judge or jury must decide who caused the accident, since more than one person may have been negligent (fault), including the person who is bringing the lawsuit. Once the amount or percentage of negligence has been determined for each person, damages are awarded as determined by what system of fault the state follows. There are...

• Class Action Against Arthur Andersen Settles for $73 Million

  Scott Smith | March 15, 2007 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Enron Corporation shareholders have settled a class action lawsuit against Arthur Andersen, LLP for $72.5 million as approved by Judge Melinda Harmon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. In a related matter, Arthur Andersen was found guilty of criminal charges based upon facts common to the class action. The class action settlement coupled with the six week...