While the use of asbestos has been highly regulated for years now, instances are still coming to light far too frequently in Ohio of workers from railroads and factories who developed illnesses and cancer from this or other hazardous substances. Even worse, many of...
Month: November 2017
Rash of wrong-way automobile accidents plague Cleveland area
Two individuals were injured recently in a head-on collision in Ohio. Sadly, this is the third in a series of wrong-way automobile accidents in the Cleveland area in just the last few months. Thankfully, no one was killed in this most recent crash, but others have not...
Woman awarded $12M after drug injuries leave her vegetative
Sometimes, pharmaceutical litigation lawsuits in Ohio involve drugs that were perhaps rushed through the Food and Drug Administration approval process, only to later be found unsafe due to side effects. Other times, though, the errors are due solely to a health care...
NutriBullet involved in yet another product liability lawsuit
Ohio consumers have the right to know of the potential risk they may be facing when using the Nutribullet Pro blender system, an allegedly dangerous household device. According to complaints in a recent product liability lawsuit, a total of 22 customers to date have...
Claim: Faulty respirators allowed exposure to hazardous materials
Imagine using a device intended to protect against toxic substances, only to later discover that the product failed in the very purpose for which it was specifically designed. This is precisely what a product liability lawsuit in another state alleges. A worker...
Asbestos exposure in textile mills caused cancer, lawsuit alleges
While the use of asbestos in certain types of products has not been completely banned, at least the substance is more highly regulated. Tragically, the lasting effects of decades of asbestos use in manufacturing continues to be a problem in Ohio and around the...
Family alleges laxative drug injuries led to infant’s death
Many Ohio families rely on medications to keep them healthy. Medicines are supposed to be highly regulated to ensure they achieve their primary function, to heal the sick. When drug companies fail to do their jobs properly and drug injuries result, pharmaceutical...
Lawsuit alleges workplace asbestos exposure led to fatal cancer
In Ohio, exposure to toxic substances such as asbestos often occurred in factories when employees were unprotected while working with products containing hazardous materials during the manufacturing process. Unfortunately, this was far from the only scenario in which...
How do I know if my home contains asbestos?
If you live in a house built prior to 1980, chances are good that at least some of the building materials in your home contain asbestos. Asbestos was used extensively for many years, especially in manufacturing and construction, because of its strength and...