Columbus is currently rebuilding some of its most dangerous intersections, and the timing is important if you or someone you know was injured while walking or riding a motorcycle on one of these streets. The Vision Zero program of the city has already identified which corridors are responsible for a disproportionate number of serious and…
A driver ran a red light on High Street and clipped your bumper. No broken bones, no ambulance ride, but you flinch every time you approach that intersection for months afterward. Under Ohio law, this fear alone is usually not a case. Add a fractured wrist from the same accident, and the fear becomes evidence…
Ohio gives you two years to file an injury claim if you were hit by a car, a truck, or a snowplow in the city. That deadline doesn’t change. Nearly everything else changes: which safety rules were broken by the at-fault driver, who else could be held responsible, and how much insurance is covered by…
Most commercial surveillance systems overwrite themselves within 14 to 30 days, and many Ohio businesses run on a seven-day loop. The video showing how long that puddle sat on the floor will be gone before your second doctor’s visit. Nobody at the store will warn you. By the time an adjuster calls to “get your…
Ohio does not have a law that makes a driver fully liable for the moment they hit someone on foot. However, some driver behavior comes close to this. When a driver violates a specific safety law and injures a pedestrian, Ohio courts can consider that violation to be negligence in and of itself. Lawyers refer…
In an Ohio injury case, the label of your diagnosis can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. “Head injury” and “traumatic brain injury” are not the same under the law. The difference between them often determines how much money you can recover. Most people use the two terms as if they mean the same…
Ohio has never given dog owners a free first bite. This has been the rule for decades and it is one of the most stringent victim-protection laws in the country. As of March 20th, 2026, Ohio’s laws just got even stronger. House Bill 247 – Avery’s Law – came into effect this spring, making it…
Columbus pedestrians are getting hurt at an alarming rate. In just the first three months of 2026, the Ohio State Highway Patrol recorded more than 400 pedestrian-related crashes statewide, including dozens of fatalities and serious injuries. Knowing your legal rights and practicing smart street habits will not make Columbus’ roads safe on their own –…
A car door opens without warning. You have less than a second to react. The result can be a broken collarbone, a head injury, or worse – a secondary collision with traffic behind you. Door accidents happen fast and drivers almost always deny responsibility. They are wrong, as a matter of Ohio law. And if…
The at-fault driver’s insurance doesn’t pay your medical bills as they come in. This surprises most people. Ohio is a fault-based state, which means that the driver who causes the crash is legally responsible for the damages – but their insurer only pays after the claim has been resolved, which can take months. In the…
