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After 29 Years in Prison, Raymond Towler Freed.

Posted on May 06, 2010
As attorneys who represent victims of civil rights violations like discrimination and police misconduct, you get used to looking for what the state has done wrong: did the police assault someone without provocation, use too much force, or otherwise violate a person's rights? Well, sometimes the same people who made a mistake make good on fixing it...

Did State-Created Danger in Public Housing Cause Girl's Permanent Brain Damage?

Posted on May 03, 2010
In March, 2006, 12-year-old Ebony Gage suffered severe brain damage following an acute asthma attack that left her in a coma due to lack of oxygen. Four years later, Ebony continues to need around-the-clock care. A jury trial begins today in federal court to determine if the Philadelphia Housing Authority subjected Ebony to a state-created danger, causing her injuries...

Protecting Your Family: Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Series

Posted on May 03, 2010
Series Introduction Your daughter is on her way back to school in the safe car you got her. She's a good driver—as good as you can expect at that age—and you've got her covered under a great policy. She's pulling through a major intersection when a driver approaching from the other direction cuts in front of her to turn left...

Health Insurance Companies Fight to Keep Rescission Alive

Posted on April 30, 2010
Imagine that you have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, one that will require lengthy and expensive medical treatment. The concerns and worries you might have are obvious and likely endless: Will I fully recover? Will I be able to continue working? Will I be able to support my family? The one question no one in this situation should have to ask is, Will my health insurance company suddenly decide that I am not entitled to coverage, and leave me without the resources to seek the medical treatment I desperately need? Unfortunately, due to a practice known as 'rescission,' tens of thousands of Americans have been faced with that very situation at the time when they were most vulnerable...

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Lemon Cookies Recalled By Girl Scouts

Posted on February 25, 2010
Certain batches of Lemon Cookies are being recalled by Little Brownie Bakers, one of two bakeries that bake Girl Scout Cookies. The recall was prompted by consumer complaints that the cookies had an odd smell and off-taste. According to a news release on the Little Brownie Bakers Web site, the company found no traces of bacteria...

Plum Organics Baby Food Recalled for Possible Botulism Contamination

Posted on October 21, 2009
On October 20, 2009, Plum Organics, a california-based organinc baby food brand, voluntarily recalled a particular batch of its 4.22 oz. Apple & Carrot Pouch baby food. The pouches at risk of being contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes botulism, have a best by date of May 21, 2010 and all contain the following universal product code ("UPC") code: #890180001221...

Insurer Ordered to Pay $10,000,000.00 for Bad Faith Termination of Health Insurance Policy

Posted on October 14, 2009
On September 14, 2009, the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict against Fortis Insurance Company, now known as Assurant Health or Time Insurance Company, for wrongfully terminating Jerome Mitchell, Jr.'s health insurance coverage after he was diagnosed HIV positive...

Spangenberg Attorneys Obtain $2,000,000.00 Verdict for Motor Vehicle Collision

Posted on October 13, 2009
On August 27, 2009, a Toledo jury returned a verdict in federal court in favor of the family of Thomas and Therese Lee in the amount of $2,000,000.00 plus funeral expenses. Tom and Tess Lee were killed on August 31, 2007, while traveling on the Ohio Turnpike to attend a family wedding in Cleveland...

Three Ohio Women Killed in Head-On Collision in Oklahoma

Posted on October 12, 2009
Today, October 12, 2009, we are reminded how dangerous, and deadly, a driver's inattention or inability to stay awake and alert behind the wheel can be. Tragically, the lives of four motorists, including three women from Ohio, were taken today in a head-on collision near Barndall, Oklahoma...

Faced With More Claims, Long-term Care Insurers Deny Benefits

Posted on September 02, 2009
As Baby Boomers aged, there was a boom in the sale of long-term care insurance during the 1990's. Now, however, an ever increasing portion of our population, which is living longer and longer, is seeking protection under their long-term care policies...

Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control Linked to Serious Injuries

Posted on July 29, 2009
For several years, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of the popular birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, marketed the oral contraceptives as not only effective in preventing pregnancy, but also as the solution to a variety of other conditions associated with menstruation, such as acne, body aches and mood swings...

Boating Safety in Ohio

Posted on June 22, 2009
According to the Ohio Division of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Watercraft, there were 155 boating accidents in 2007 in Ohio. Out of the 155 accidents, there were 80 injuries and fourteen fatalities. Twelve out of the fourteen victims who died as a result of a boating-related accident were not wearing lifejackets...

Ohio Spangenberg Attorney Settles ATV Injury Case Pre-Suit

Posted on March 14, 2009
When used for recreation, ATVs can be a lot of fun. Furthermore, they have a wide range of utility for industrial use. As with any vehicle, however, there are dangers associated with ATVS. Understanding those dangers allows us to take the necessary precautions, including safety equipment, training, maintenance, and safe operation, to name a few...

New Nursing Home Quality Rating - Get Informed

Posted on March 13, 2009
The U.S. government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently instituted a quality rating system for all nursing homes that are eligible to receive federal funds through Medicare or Medicaid. The scoring is based on a 5-star quality rating system, with 5 out of 5 stars being the highest rating...

Spangenberg Attorneys Begin Distributing Vioxx� Settlement Payments to Clients

Posted on February 04, 2009
The product liability attorneys at Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber, LLP have begun distributing partial payments to several clients who sued drug maker, Merck & Co., Inc., over injuries allegedly caused by the once popular pain medication, Vioxx®...

Family of Ohio State University Freshman Who Was Crushed to Death by Elevator Sues University

Posted on January 22, 2009
The civil justice attorneys at Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber, LLP have filed suit against the Ohio State University over the death of freshman, Andrew K. Polakowski, who was crushed to death by a dormitory elevator on October 20, 2006. While descending with students inside, the elevator unexpectedly stopped with its doors open in between floors...

Cleveland Injury Attorneys at Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber, LLP Among 'The Best Lawyers in America'

Posted on January 16, 2009
Five lawyers from Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best lawyers in America® 2009. The recognition highlights the medical malpractice and personal injury expertise of the law firm. Cleveland, Ohio - December 2, 2008 -- Five Cleveland lawyers concentrating their practice on personal injury and medical malpractice have received singular recognition for their work on behalf of aggrieved consumers and corporations...

Mentor Ob Tape Vaginal Sling Removed From Market

Posted on January 15, 2009
Vaginal Slings Vaginal Sling: A hammock-like implant device that was supposed to relieve women from embarrassing urine leaks has instead caused serious medical problems - some painful and irreversible. Vaginal Sling Leads to Pain... and Scarring The Mentor ObTape® Vaginal Sling transobturator device went to market in 2003 with promises it would replace weakened or ineffective muscles in the urethra and thereby control bladder incontinence...

Cleveland Law Firm Says Zimmer Durom� Cup Hip Replacement Component Lawsuits Continue

Posted on January 14, 2009
After discovering an unexpected number of hip implant failures, Zimmer Inc. voluntarily recalled one of its artificial hip implants, the Zimmer Durom® Cup. Some of the patients who must now undergo expensive and painful revision surgery have filed product liability lawsuits against Zimmer Inc...

The Dangers of Coumadin

Posted on January 05, 2009
Spangenberg partners, Rhonda Baker Debevec and Stuart Scott, recently handled two separate malpractice cases for clients who suffered severe bleeding complications related to a commonly prescribed anti-coagulant or “blood-thinner” called Coumadin...

Spangenberg Lawyers File Wrongful Shooting Case Against Hancock County Sheriff

Posted on December 24, 2008
On December 10, 2008, the lawyers at SS&L filed suit in federal court in West Virginia against the Sheriff of Hancock County on behalf of Charles Penson, a 37-year old Ohioan who was shot multiple times in the neck and back rendering him permanently quadriplegic...

Hazing Kills

Posted on December 11, 2008
All of us have likely seen or been involved in some form of hazing over the course of our lives. Indeed, making the new guy or gal earn his or her stripes is tradition in school, fraternities and sororities, sports, the military, and even the workplace...

Hospital Acquired Infection Lawsuits on the Rise

Posted on December 02, 2008
The Wisconsin Law Journal reports that a new type of medical malpractice lawsuits are on the rise. These suits allege hospital negligence in failing to prevent hospital acquired infections. Multi-million dollar awards have been reported in these types of cases...

Research Shows that Foreign Manufacturers Enjoy Favorable Status in U.S. Markets Forcing Society to Pay a High Price for Their Dangerous Products

Posted on November 20, 2008
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has recently released two research papers concluding that foreign manufacturers enjoy favorable status in American markets that imposes high costs on Americans. The first paper, Defective Foreign Products in the United States: Issues and Discussion, argues that foreign producers "are protected by the complex web of laws, policies, and practices that make it difficult if not impossible to sue successfully foreign manufacturers in domestic courts...

Recall for Oversized Narcotic Tablets

Posted on November 11, 2008
Ethex Corporation and the FDA recently issued notice of a voluntary recall of five generic narcotic tablet products because they may be oversized and contain more than twice the intended level of the active drug ingredient. This can result in patients receiving as much as twice the expected dose of the drug which could cause serious life-threatening consequences...

U.S. Department of Justice Study Shows that Plaintiffs Win More than Half the Time In State Courts

Posted on October 29, 2008
A new U.S. Department of Justice report shows that Plaintiffs win 56% of the time in civil trials tried in state courts in 2005. D.O.J. statistics suggest that Plaintiffs fare better when a judge decides their case with judges ruling in their favor 68% of the time while juries found for the Plaintiff only 54% of the time...

Allstate Hit With $16 Million Bad Faith Award

Posted on October 14, 2008
Demonstrating why the American Association for Justice has named Allstate the worst insurance company in America, a Missouri appellate court has upheld a $16 million judgment against it for failing to settle for the $50,000 policy limits in a clear cut case of its insured's liability...

Medicare, Others Won't Pay for Medical Errors

Posted on October 03, 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer pay for care resulting from certain medical errors widely seen as preventable, including certain "never events." For example, Medicare will not pay a hospital or physician for a surgical procedure performed on the wrong patient or on the wrong body part...

Doctors Agree Lawsuits Protect Consumers

Posted on October 02, 2008
In an issue set to come before the United States Supreme Court this fall, the editors of the New England Journal of Medicine have weighed in. The case Wyeth v. Levine will be heard later this year and will decide the issue of whether the manufacturer of a drug approved by the FDA can be sued under state tort law for injuries caused by that drug...

Health Insurance Costs Continue to Rise

Posted on September 26, 2008
According to a recently published report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust, health insurance premiums have doubled since 1999 and will continue to skyrocket in the future. This is bad news for employers and employees alike...

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