The Law Offices of Tim Misny
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Ohio Gives You One Year to File a Medical Malpractice Claim. Here’s What That Means. Get hurt in a car crash in Ohio and you generally have two years to sue. Get hurt by a doctor and you have half that. The one-year deadline is short, its starting point is contested, and a second, harder...
A Semi Rear-Ended a Stopped Car on the Ohio Turnpike. She Didn’t Survive. Before dawn on September 19, a semi hauling double trailers struck an SUV that was stationary in the roadway on the westbound Ohio Turnpike in Ottawa County. Both vehicles hit the concrete median and caught fire. The SUV’s driver, a 40-year-old Toledo...
Your Workers’ Comp Claim Was Denied. Now What? A denial letter feels final. It isn’t. In fiscal year 2024, 10,777 Ohio state-fund claims were disallowed or dismissed out of 77,109 filed—about one in seven. Ohio gives injured workers several chances to appeal, and every one comes with a short deadline. Here’s how to fight back....
Injured Raking, Roofing, or Cleaning Gutters? Your Employer Still Owes You. Fall is cleanup season, and cleanup work happens on ladders, on rooftops, and behind loud machines. Much of it is done by crews hired for a few weeks and paid in cash. When one of those workers gets hurt, the excuses start. Ohio law...
Fatal Crash in Pepper Pike: When a Driver Kills a Pedestrian, Who Pays? Early one morning in Pepper Pike, a man pulled over to help a stranded driver change a flat tire. He never got the chance to finish. A passing vehicle, allegedly driven by someone impaired, struck him and another bystander near the disabled...
How Much is Your Ohio Car Accident Case Worth? It’s the question every car accident victim eventually asks, and there’s no simple flat answer. Two people can walk away from similar-looking crashes with wildly different case values, because what a claim is worth depends on a specific combination of factors—not a generic formula pulled from...
Ohio’s Hands-Free Law: What It Means When a Distracted Driver Hits You Ohio changed the rules on distracted driving a few years ago, and the impact was bigger than most drivers realize. If you’ve been hit by someone who was on their phone, understanding exactly what the law now requires can make a real difference...
It’s Not a Good Sign if the Insurance Company Calls Right Away! You’re still sore, still shaken, still trying to piece together what happened. Then, the phone rings. It’s the insurance company. They sound friendly. They sound like they’re on your side. And they’re calling faster than you’d expect for an organization known for taking...
8 School Crossing Safety Tips for Pedestrians and Drivers Every school day, thousands of Ohio kids cross busy streets on their way to class—and every year, some of them don’t make it across safely. Keeping school crossings safe takes effort from everyone involved, not just the crossing guard on duty. Here are eight tips that...
Ohio’s Lakes Are Dangerous. Negligent Boat Operators Are Why. A day on the water is supposed to be relaxing. For too many Ohio families, it ends in tragedy instead—not because of bad luck, but because someone behind the wheel of a boat didn’t take the responsibility seriously. Lake Erie, the Ohio River, and the state’s...
