The Law Offices of Tim Misny
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Pedestrians must be aware and alert whenever they’re walking down the street. Vehicle vs. pedestrian accidents can cause serious injury or death. Even small cars driving at relatively low speeds can hurt or kill pedestrians. Larger vehicles—SUVs, minivans, buses, pickup trucks and semi trucks—cause even more damage. Large vehicles present certain driving challenges. Inexperienced drivers...
Slip and fall accidents can cause serious injury even for healthy young people. When they occur in nursing homes, they cause significantly more harm. Falls are one of the biggest threats to nursing home residents: patients are more likely to be on medications which cause dizziness, have issues with balance or trouble with weakness. Vision...
Buying a new car is usually an exciting time for drivers—but when your vehicle immediately starts malfunctioning, you might just have a “lemon.” “Lemon laws” refer to laws regarding cars with recurring problems, which the dealership cannot remedy. Ohio’s lemon laws state that dealerships must comply with lemon laws if there is “…any defect or...
Living with chronic pain is a uniquely difficult challenge. You might not “look” sick or in pain, but your health issues can cause you to miss work and other daily activities. Your mental health can suffer. Your doctor may not even diagnose the chronic pain, in favor of focusing on easier-to-solve issues. The CDC estimates...
How careful are you when you’re on the road? A sobering new statistic from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is sure to be a prudent reminder. Traffic fatalities soared 10 percent last year, to a 16-year high. 42,915 people died in fatal traffic collisions in 2021. Furthermore, the NHTSA reported “fatal multivehicle pileups...
The University of California has settled more cases against one UCLA gynecologist, bringing the total payout amount to $700 million so far. This is a national record for the largest payout from a public university—although the University of Southern California, a private college, is paying $1 billion over thousands of lawsuits against their own gynecologist....
Driving alongside semi-trucks can be intimidating: they’re large, heavy and have slower reaction times than traditional vehicles. When semis jackknife, they can cause multi-vehicle accidents. In fact, in February 2022, a jackknife accident on I-71 occurred when the driver “was ‘crowded’ by another vehicle and jack-knifed while attempting to avoid an accident.” Understanding how jackknife...
The construction industry is one of the most dangerous in America. About one in five American worker deaths occurs in construction. Even non-fatal injuries are prevalent: about six percent of all injuries which require time off work are due to construction. You might be surprised to learn that about a quarter of construction workers stated...
Choosing the right attorney for your personal injury, workers’ compensation or nursing home abuse case is a tall order. If you’ve never had to hire a lawyer before, you might not be sure what signs indicate a great lawyer, and which are red flags. On top of that, you have to use your time wisely...
For most Ohioans, driving is a necessity. Every time you’re out on the road, there’s a chance that you could be involved in a car accident. While you can avoid most accidents by following the rules of the road and defensively driving, it never hurts to understand what kind of accidents are most common. Ohio...
