Anthony D. Castelli Law Blog

If you have been  seriously injured in a car accident there are multiple challenges you face. First and formost is recovering from your injury while at the same time dealing with medical bills coming in and wages being lost.

Then you have to deal with the insurance company to try to end up with fair compensation to make up for the damages and losses caused by your injury.

There are many traps and pitfalls along the way. Here are in my opinion the 5 deadliest.

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 In Ohio Bikers are reqired to wear helmets if they are under 18 or if they have been licensed for less than a year. However even bikers that are not required to wear helmets could have their money damages for injuries reduced if there is expert evidence admitted that had the motorcycle rider worn a helmet his injuries would have been lessened.

 Ohio's highest court has not spoken on the issue. In order for the damages to be diminished the court would first... Read More

Ski area liability in most states is now governed by statute. Ohio has a regulatory statute, r.c. 4169 et seq that incorporates ansi standards as law. It can be argued that this statute is an absolute liability statute. This statute puts the resposibility for safe lift operation squarely on the shoulders of the owner of the ski resort . There is excellant language in this statute such as ,  "The ski lift shall be immediately stopped if there is the POSSIBILITY of... Read More