A recent article in The Crescent-News highlighted the dangerous nature of farm work. There are hazards all over on a farm, from heavy equipment and chemicals to grain bins and silos.   The Centers for Disease Control states that agriculture ranks among the most hazardous industries, a fact with which GTB&S attorneys are all too familiar. For example, in [...]
Jul
15
2010
15
2010
Mar
26
2010
26
2010
Ohio Supreme Court Tries to Deny the Rights of Injured Workers
You may be aware of the Ohio Supreme Court’s two decisions this week which upheld the General Assembly’s attempted restriction of an injured worker’s ability to bring suit for an employer intentional tort. The upshot of these decisions is that the General Assembly’s statute–Ohio Revised Code Section 2745.01–is constitutional. The question left largely unanswered by [...]
Feb
9
2010
9
2010
What should I do now? A basic guide to getting your car fixed after an accident.
Mark Solheim at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine wrote a great article back in May of 2007 about getting your car repaired after an accident. It’s probably a good idea to review the dos and don’ts of auto repair this time of year when slipping and sliding on wintry roads can mean the inconvenience of a [...]
Feb
8
2010
8
2010
What Did I Just Buy?
By now you’ve all heard about the problems Toyota is having. Even in 2010, defective products are a reality from which no one is immune. Dealerships throughout the region are struggling to repair or replace all defective products. Defective products present two choices to manufacturers: pretend there isn’t a problem or recall the products. Often [...]
Jan
28
2010
28
2010
The Dangers of Texting While Driving
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Utah have found that drivers who text are six times more likely to crash compared with those not texting. The study suggests that texting while driving requires the driver to switch attention from the task of driving to the task of texting. This differs from drivers [...]