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• CNN Uncovers Auto Insurers Unfair Personal Injury and Property Damage Claims Practices and Bad Faith

  Scott Smith | March 01, 2007 12:35 PM | 2 CommentsColumbus, OH

  An article on CNN.com determined "[I]f you are injured in a minor car crash, chances are good that you will be in the fight of your life to get the insurance company to pay all the medical costs you incur - - even if the accident was no fault of your own." (CNN.com, Auto Insurers Play Hardball in Minor-Crash Claims by Drew Griffin and Kathleen Johnston, February 9, 2007)CNN conducted an eighteen...

• Immediate Airplane Crash Investigation

  Scott Smith | August 11, 2007 9:50 AM | 1 CommentColumbus, OH

  Using a combination of information from government organizations, Smith Phillips - Trial Lawyers immediately investigates all the events and circumstances surrounding a major aviation accident. Depending on the crash, our investigation could include gathering published news articles surrounding the incident, the accident record of a particular aircraft, airline or airport, detailed weather...

• $20 Million Verdict Against Allstate for Bad Faith

  Scott Smith | October 06, 2006 12:01 PM | 1 CommentColumbus, OH

  An Indiana jury determined Allstate Insurance Company committed bad faith in failing to pay a man for losses due to injuries and damage to his car following a car crash and awarded the man $20 Million. The jury decided Ted Fields was in bad hands after applying for property damage and medical benefits under his Allstate policy following a car crash. Fields, age 50, who is now a retired...

• Diving Suit Hoses Recalled Due to Drowning Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | October 15, 2009 5:51 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  SI Tech AB, in conjunction with the CPSC, announced a recall of 65,000 Diving Air Hoses for Dry Suits because an insert on the hose can dislodge during divining, which in turn restricts air flow...

• Seven Injured In Two Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | May 26, 2009 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A car accident at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Ohio 61 in Morrow County left seven people injured on Friday. A car driven by Billy Hall, 67, of Willard turned left from U.S. 42 onto Ohio 61...

• Plane Crash in Ohio Kills 4

  Jenny Albano | January 12, 2008 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, A plane crash in northwest Ohio killed four people on Saturday, January 12 at around 1 P.M.Many different agencies, including The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, the Fremont Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, and others responded to the scene of the crash.The crew of the twin-engine Cessna 340 announced their intention to land at the...

• Hooker Furniture Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Strangulation Hazard

  Jenny Albano | December 15, 2007 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Hooker Furniture Corporation, in conjunction with the CPSCbunk beds because they pose a strangulation hazard to children.The bunk beds have gaps between parts of the upper bunk that could allow a child's body to pass through but not a child's head. This poses an entrapment or strangulation hazard to children and exceeds the space allowed by the federal bunk bed safety standard.The recalled bunk...

• CSX Train Derails in Northern Ohio, Setting Off Fire

  Courtney Mills | October 10, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A CSX train derailed in northeastern Ohio in Painesville, starting a large fire and forcing about a half-mile area around the fire to be evacuated. The train was carrying toxic chemicals that spilled everywhere, although no injuries were immediately reported. Witnesses also reported seeing a tanker from the train explode, with flames shooting high into the air. The other hazardous chemicals in...

• Marie Callender Turtle Pies Recalled

  Courtney Mills | August 31, 2007 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  The U.S. FDA along with American Pie LLC has recalled 1440 cases of Marie Callender Turtle Pies with date codes 07 (11:45 up to 16:00 military time) 143. The product was shipped prior to the company receiving satisfactory bacteria levels in the pies.Consumption of these pies may lead to gastrointestinal illness, nausea, or vomiting. Pies are packaged in 28oz. boxes with the UPC code 12781...

• Cause of Airplane Accident Data

  Scott Smith | August 18, 2007 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Causes of Each DisasterAir Traffic Control Error6/13/1947 Leesburg, Virginia Pen Central Air11/11/1949 Arlington, Virginia Eastern /U.S. AF4/14/1958 Castel de Fels, Spain Aviaco7/21/1961 Shemya, Alaska Alaska, AL2/8/1965 New York, New York Eastern AL1/14/1970 Mt. Pumacona, Peru Faucett2/6/1970 Samarkand, USSR Aeroflot12/20/1972 Chicago, Illinois Delta/North...