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01/10/2023

In case you didn’t know, a landlord cannot evict you on 10 days notice because they did not keep up maintenance on the boiler. And make no mistake, this was an eviction.

BROOKLYN, Ohio (WJW) – The FOX 8 I-Team is investigating claims that some of your neighbors were forced out into the cold, told to move out of their apartment building with a less than 10-day notic…

06/30/2020

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02/12/2020

There are ways to combat the insurance company's "your not injured THAT badly" calculations for injury cases. If you are injured, whether in an auto accident, on the job, hospital, nursing home, whatever, keep a journal or log. Note what happened and when. Keep track of all of your provider names, appointment dates, test results, days off work. Keep track of how you are feeling: what hurts, what plans did you have to cancel, things you can no longer enjoy doing, friends and family you talked to about your pain, a pain scale. It doesn't have to be every day, but it should be consistent enough that someone can tell how your recovery is going by looking at it. Don't let the insurance company tell you that that car accident, that fall, that dog bite, that "event" doesn't look "bad enough." Help us help you fight for your right to get justice.

04/27/2018

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/04/ohio_must_allow_more_generous.html

Ohio's legislature refuses to make a needed change to a law that limits liability for those who knowingly put women and children in danger of being sexually assaulted, write guest columnists Kristin Boggs and Albert Lin.

10/03/2017

Peter Traska, author of the Amicus Brief on behalf of MADD, was quoted extensively in Forbes Magazine recently. Great Job, Peter! While the Court ultimately decided against your arguments, the reasoning and arguments put forth in your brief were spot on. MADD, OAJ, and the Traska Law Firm will keep pushing for safety and accountability.

An Ohio strip club seems to have evaded a nearly $3 million verdict after the state Supreme Court found the sole claim for a woman injured by a drunk-driving stripper would be under the state's Dram Shop Act.

09/17/2017

From disputes with neighbors to finding the right contractor, you never know what issues might pop up when you move into a new house.

09/15/2017

Remember: strongest argument first. I believe they have the answer in their first contention of error.

Arpaio was found guilty of contempt for violating a federal judge’s order to stop detaining citizens based only on a suspicion they were in the country illegally. Trump

06/13/2017

The vote on H.R. 1215 is coming up. Do you value your right to bring a case when you are injured? Do you value being able to find an attorney to take your case? Do you value being able to hold those responsible accountable? Do you think an injured person who wins a case deserves to be paid now, instead of like a lottery winner over some number of years?

In case you are unaware, here is a rundown of what H.R. 1215 does f̶o̶r̶ to you:

Provisions include:

· A federally-mandated across-the-board $250,000 “cap” on compensation for “non-economic” injuries (like paralysis, trauma, reproductive harm), which would be mandated in states even where such caps are unconstitutional.

· A federally-mandated statute of limitations – the time limit for someone to file a meritorious lawsuit – which is more restrictive than a majority of state laws.

· Federal repeal of state collateral source rules, meaning a wrongdoer can reduce their obligation to compensate a patient by the amount of disability, workers compensation or other insurance received, to which a patient has a right.

· Federal repeal of state joint and several liability laws, meaning that the injured patient – not other fully-responsible wrongdoers – would have to cover the cost of an injury if one of the fully-responsible wrongdoers cannot pay.

· A federally-mandated prohibition against a severely-injured patient receiving a full jury award in a lump sum, leaving the patient vulnerable and undercompensated while the insurance company gets to sit on the money and pocket the interest.

· Federal interference with an individual’s right to contract with their own attorney on fees (while the insurance company or hospital that committed malpractice has no such restriction).

· A federally-mandated ban on including a hospital, nursing home or health care provider in a case against a drug company over an unsafe drug, even if the provider negligently prescribed or administered the drug and is jointly responsible for causing injury or death.

· Federal replacement of rights guaranteed by every state government. Most every provision in H.R. 1215 would override individual rights guaranteed by states, only allowing state laws to survive that are more harmful to patients.

If this is important to you and your family, contact your Congressman and let them know that this is WRONG and is NOT in your best interest. Don't know who to reach out to? Visit http://www.takejusticeback.com/ProtectPatients to find your elected officials in Washington.

Congress is pushing legislation that will make lawsuits brought by injured patients, nursing home residents, and their families nearly impossible to pursue. The so-called "Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017" [H.R. 1215] will rig the system against individuals like you and tip the scales in favor…

06/01/2017

On the broadcast today we had Attorney Pete Traska, with the Ohio Association for Justice, and he talked about When your Insurance Company Pays your Lawyer: What You Pay For!

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