Good morning. A natural gas distributor or its contractor must never expose its customers to needless danger. And if they do, and as a result, if someone is hurt, the gas company and its contractor is responsible for the harm. Every time gas to a house is turned on,...
When a product has a defect that could cause an injury, the manufacturer should recall the product. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission publishes a current list of recalls along with the manufacturers' websites and the instructions for correcting the issue or...
Seven plaintiffs, including an Ohio resident, filed a class action lawsuit against Medtronic MiniMed this May. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs experienced significant injuries after using the company's 600 series insulin pumps to treat type 1 diabetes under...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made it official and pulled all ranitidine medications, the most well-known of which runs under the brand name of Zantac. It is a popular heartburn medication, or at least it was before tests discovered that it contained...
“You can get that on Amazon,” is something that you probably hear (or think) a lot. The mega-corporation has firmly entrenched itself in the hearts and minds of American consumers with savvy marketing and on-point customer service. But Amazon has always...
Football is a dangerous sport. Players wear a significant amount of padding and specially designed helmets in an effort to protect themselves from serious injury. In Ohio and elsewhere, it remains a very popular sport with young men beginning at a very young age. Even...
A recent tragedy occurred in Geona Township, Ohio when four members of the Reitter family died after a faulty water heater released carbon monoxide into their home. According to local investigators, the water heater was similar to a model that was part of a recent...
Until recently, nicotine use among young people in Ohio and around the nation was on the decline. However, the introduction of e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, appears to be reversing this trend. It is estimated that as many as 21% of high school students have...
When the average consumer purchases a product, they do so with the expectation that the item will perform in the manner described. Unfortunately, there have been many cases when a purchase resulted in significant damages or physical injury when the item malfunctioned....
Dogs are considered man’s best friend. Most dog owners consider their pets to be part of the family in Ohio. Hundreds of families around the state and around the country have been mourning the loss of a canine family member in recent days. The cause is believed to...