An 85-year-old woman was visiting her daughter in Columbus, and as she went to open the storm door to go inside, a gust of window blew the door open and knocked her off of the stoop and on to the driveway, causing multiple fractures in her arm. The hinge to the storm door was broken and the daughter had neglected to repair it. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement of $122,000 was obtained from the daughter’s homeowners insurance company, Grange Insurance Company.

A Columbus woman was bitten in the hand by her neighbor’s dog causing joint damage and pain in her 4th and 5th fingers. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement of $35,000 was obtained from the neighbor’s homeowners insurance company, Erie Insurance Company.

A newly licensed Delaware County teen was driving at night on a curvy country road when he encountered a detour sign in a curve which caused him to veer off the road and hit a tree, resulting in his death. A lawsuit was filed against the county, which claimed immunity from being sued. The trial judge granted the county’s motion to dismiss the case, but the decision was appealed to the court of appeals, which reversed the trial court’s decision, resulting in a settlement of $135,000 for the family, in an extremely complex and difficult liability case.

A Kenton woman was involved in a head-on collision when another car lost control on an icy country road. She had a serious back injury and a lot of treatment, but never had to undergo back surgery. The other party did not have enough insurance to fully compensate her. Therefore, a lawsuit was filed against the client’s own auto insurance company, Ohio Mutual Insurance Company, to recover from her underinsured motorist coverage. They refused to settle and the case was taken to trial before a Kenton jury who returned a verdict for $372,000. An additional $65,000 was awarded by the judge as pre-judgment interest.

A Delaware man bought a major brand tire at a large chain store and had it mounted on a rim. When he took it home, it went flat. When he attempted to re-inflate it in his garage, it blew up in his face, resulting in facial fractures and a fractured arm. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement obtained totaling $135,000.

A Marion man went in a major chain fast food restaurant and slipped on a recently mopped floor where no “wet floor” signs had been posted. He suffered a serious back injury which required surgery. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement obtained of $125,000.

A small boy visited a thrift store with his mother. He was standing next to a used bed headboard when it fell on top of him, causing a mild, but permanent, brain injury. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement was obtained for $325,000.

An elderly woman in Jackson, Ohio tripped on floor mat at the entrance to a major grocery store chain and fell and broke her hip. A lawsuit was filed and a motion to dismiss was filed by the store’s attorneys, which was granted by the trial judge. On appeal, the trial judge’s decision was reversed, which resulted in a settlement of $100,000.

A Marion man was delivering a new water heater to a residential customer. As he assisted the customer in carrying the heater into the basement, he stepped into the sump hole, which had been left uncovered, resulting in torn ligaments in his ankle, requiring surgery. A lawsuit was filed against the homeowner which was defended by attorneys for the homeowners insurance company. After defeating a motion to dismiss the case, a settlement was obtained for $60,000.

A Gahanna woman was visiting Germany with her husband. As they were being driven back to the airport in Germany, they encountered a fog bank on the highway and slammed into the rear of a semi-truck, resulting in a severe head injury to the woman. German laws do not allow compensation for pain and suffering. Nevertheless, a settlement of $425,000 was obtained without a lawsuit being filed.

A 54 year old woman was in her car waiting at a red light when she was struck from behind by another car causing a severe whiplash of her neck and chronic headaches and neck pain. A law suit was filed and a settlement of $39,000 was obtained.

A husband and wife from Gahanna were driving together on a country road in central Ohio. A car coming from the opposite direction was stopped and waiting on them to pass before making a left turn, when a car driven by a man on his cell phone struck the stopped car in the rear at high speed and drove it across the center line into a head-on collision with the husband and wife’s car. The husband was killed and the wife was hospitalized with multiple serious injuries from which she recovered. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement was obtained for the limits of the at-fault driver’s insurance coverage, including $100,000 for the husband’s estate and $100,000 for the wife.

A young black female was driving to work and stopped in rush hour traffic on the interstate in Columbus, when her car struck from the rear, resulting in an aggravation of her chronic back pain. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement obtained from the at-fault driver’s insurance company of $28,500.

An elderly woman was riding on a church bus to a church activity when the driver suddenly swerved to avoid a rear-end collision with another vehicle, causing the woman to be thrown to the floor and suffer multiple contusions. This case settled with the church’s insurance company without a lawsuit being filed for $45,000.

A Marysville woman received treatment from a prominent cancer hospital in Central Ohio. She was billed nearly $200,000 for the treatment when her insurance company refuse to pay for it, since they deemed it to be experimental and therefore not covered under her medical insurance policy. The hospital and the doctor that prescribed the treatment never advised the woman that the treatment was experimental or that she other reasonable alternatives to the treatment. A lawsuit was filed and the hospital agreed to write-off the bills.

A Marion man was attempting to push a cart loaded with steel crane parts on his job in a paint shop, when he tore major ligaments and cartilage in his knee, resulting major reconstructive surgery. The wheels on the cart frequently became clogged with pain, making them difficult to turn. A lawsuit was filed and a settlement of $60,000 was obtained against the employer, in addition to workers compensation.

A Columbus man was stopped on the interstate for traffic when his car was rear-ended, driving his hand into the dashboard, severely jamming his middle finger. This resulted in chronic joint pain, numerous injections, and eventually joint replacement surgery. After the surgery the finger got infected, requiring IV antibiotics for 6 weeks. After a lawsuit was filed a settlement totaling $90,000 was obtained.

A central Ohio woman suffered a severe knee injury when a drunk teen hit her while backing out of a neighbor's driveway. She required knee surgery and a lawsuit was filed resulting in a settlement with the teen's insurance company of $60,000.

A central Ohio woman was checking her mother out of a nursing home when she slipped on a small puddle of water in the hallway, resulting in an ankle dislocation which required surgery and casting. A lawsuit was filed and s settlement of $175,000 was obtained from the nursing home's insurance company the day before trial.

A Westerville man was riding his bike in the bike lane on Schrock Road, when a driver of a car tried to pass the car in front of him on the right. This resulted in his entering the bike lane and striking the bicylcist, causing a head injury and multiple hip fractures. A settlement was reached with the driver's insurance company, State Farm, for $90,000.