A fatal Ohio vehicle accident happened in Wood co. on August 18, 2010 at around 7:30 p.m. A 2000 Lincoln LS was traveling westbound on Greensburg Pike when it failed to yield at a stop sign and struck another vehicle. The driver of the Lincoln was taken from the scene to the hospital and found to have been drunk at the time of the accident. The other driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The deceased, a Bowling Green resident, was a wonderful mother of three, grandmother of eleven and soon to be great-grandmother. She loved to garden and was a member of the National Gardening Club. She also loved to sew and made her daughter’s wedding dress.

Unfortunately, our Bowling Green Law office sees too many of these kinds of cases. If you have had a loved one involved in an accident like this one, it is important that you consult a lawyer. Insurance companies try to settle these claims with as little money as possible. A lawyer can help you get the compensation that you deserve.

Two lawyers from small California firms worked together to prosecute a nursing home neglect case and won a $28 million settlement.

The attorneys, Edward Dudensing and Jay Renneisen, took on the case of a 79-year-old woman who lost her life after a fractured hip and bedsores went untreated in her nursing home.

Horizon West, which owns facilities in California and Utah, failed to diagnose and treat Frances Tanner for eight days after she fell and fractured her hip. She developed the bedsore during that eight-day span.The victim also suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.

Dudensing and Renneisen claimed in their case that the nursing home was severely understaffed and had a faulty structure set up that prevented patients from being properly cared for.

Our Bowling Green, Ohio nursing home neglect lawyers have handled cases similar to this where elderly patients were mistreated. If you or someone you know has a relative who has been improperly cared for in their nursing home facility call our offices at 800.637.8170 for a free consultation.

According to the Jere Beasley Report, a former marathon runner, James L. Caskey, Jr., was hit by a car in 2008 while riding his bicycle in his North Naples, Florida neighborhood. The 62-year-old died from his injuries.

The driver of the car was ticketed for failing to yield at a stop sign and was found guilty, and was fined. His license was suspended for six months. A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in state court which alleges that the driver was texting while driving. The texting-while-driving wrongful death lawsuit was filed in state court. Florida legislation is considering banning texting while driving, and if they do they would join 19 other states with texting-whie-driving bans.

The victim’s widow is suing the driver of the car, a pharmaceutical representative, and Astellas Pharma US Inc., which owned the car, for her husband’s wrongful death. The lawsuit alleges that the driver, who was working at the time, engaged in intentional misconduct or gross negligence, by texting on his phone when the crash occurred. Cell phone carriers record sent messages to the minute and 911 calls are also recorded to the minute. These records will be evidence in the case.

The National Safety Council released a report recently that showed 28% of the roughly 1.6 million crashes yearly are caused by drivers on cell phones or texting. A Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study determined truck drivers who texted were 23 times more likely to crash that non-distrated drivers. Tests by Car and Driver magazine showed sending and reading messages caused drivers to have significantly slower response times than those of drunken drivers.

If you or someone you know has been involved in an auto accident due to texting-while-driving, you need information. Order your FREE copy of  The Ohio Accident Book from our Bowling Green, Ohio wrongful death lawyers to learn your rights. Our attorneys are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and we have six locations in northwest Ohio where we can meet with you - for free - to discuss your case.

When you lose a loved one due to tragic circumstances, you lose much more than their love and companionship. Our Bowling Green, Ohio wrongful death lawyers encourage families to talk about the different aspects of loss, in order to help aid in the grieving process.

Read Tip #8 on coping with the loss of a loved one, compliments of ezinearticles.com:

8. Discover and grieve your associated losses. For every major loss there are usually a number of secondary losses. They could be financial or have to do with meaning, transportation, companionship, dreams of the future, social interaction and more, all of which are now altered. Some secondary losses will not occur for years (a graduation, anniversary, etc.). Determine these losses, talk about them, and grieve them.

Call 800.637.8170 to request your free copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book if you have lost a loved one to wrongful death.

Our Bowling Green, Ohio wrongful death lawyers routinely handle cases involving the tragic loss of a loved one. Losing a loved one unexpectedly, or because of the negligence of another person, can especially devastating.

It is important to remember, however, that fiinding ways to cope with the loss is essential to going through the grieving process.

Read the fifth tip by ezinearticles.com in our blog series on The Top Ten Things You Can Do To Cope with the Death of a Loved One.

5. Begin your new routines. With the absence of your loved one, you will have new tasks to fulfill. It’s a new life. Perhaps grocery shopping, caring for your home, car, or apartment, maybe even eating at a different time, will be different. Establishing these new routines early on is important in your grief work.

If you have lost a loved one due to tragic circumstances, call 800.637.8170 to request your free copy of The Ohio Wrongful Death Book.