Cincinnati Personal Injury Law Blog

With the holiday season fast approaching, your to-do list is likely long. While your mind is on meal planning and gift giving, the holidays also present many hazards including those on the road and in your home.

During the holiday season and winter months, the number of both car accidents and home fires tend to spike. In the coming months, as you travel to spend time with loved ones and rely on additional heating sources like portable heaters, it’s important to take steps to prevent accidents and remain safe.

Ohio residents like you may enjoy taking a swim in a pool every now and then. Whether you're enjoying a spa whirlpool, exercise at a public pool, or a splash in a hotel pool, it should be remembered that all pools have their dangers.

FindLaw takes a look at the different fatal and non-fatal injuries that can occur at pools, despite the extensive safety regulations often in place to ensure that such things don't happen. Sometimes, safety gates are employed. There are also federal and state codes, laws and standards for pools that are meant to cut down on injuries. Lifeguards aren't always present though, and these fail-safes don't always work.

Ohio residents may understandably feel angry and upset when they hear reports of a drunk or drugged driver injuring or killing innocent people. When such events include the death of babies or young children, the angst can be even worse. Unfortunately, this is exactly what many people in Ashtabula have had to experience and hear about after a recent crash on a Friday night in their town.

As reported by Fox 8 Cleveland, a man who is 48 years old is today in custody as an investigation into the horrific and fatal accident continues. No confirmation has been published yet but it is suspected that the man was either under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both at the time of the wreck.

If you are an Ohio resident who has had a limb or other body part amputated, you may experience a bizarre phenomenon known as phantom pain. When you experience phantom pain, you feel a discomfort that seems to be coming from a body part that is no longer there.

According to the Mayo Clinic, phantom pain may be continuous or intermittent but often first occurs within days of the amputation. Sensations associated with phantom pain include squeezing, throbbing, stabbing, shooting or burning pain. Emotional stress or physical pressure on the remaining portion of the limb may trigger phantom pain, and some sufferers report that it feels as though the limb is being forced into an uncomfortable position.