Columbus, Ohio Attorney Blog - Robert W. Kerpsack Co., L.P.A.

Every year, thousands of parents are forced to deal with the pain and hardship of losing a child or dealing with their child's injuries after an auto accident. To help parents recover from a child's car accident, Robert W. Kerpsack, Columbus, Ohio personal injury lawyer, can work with you to hold the person responsible for the accident.

But even better is to keep the accident from happening in the first place. There are many reasons younger, inexperienced drivers are involved in traffic accidents, but many of these incidents can be prevented. If you are the parent of a young driver, make you sure you take a few steps before they get behind the wheel:

• Make Sure Your Child Has Completed Driver's Education
• Set and Enforce a Curfew
• Know with Whom Your Child is Riding
• Don't Allow Your Child to Drive in Adverse Conditions

If your child has been driving and has been hit by another driver, you may be forced to deal with huge medical bills and mechanical bills for the car they were driving. A personal injury lawyer like Robert W. Kerpsack can help parents hold the negligent driver responsible for the car accident and recover damages to help pay for the costs that resulted from the accident.

If you live in the Columbus, Ohio area and have been involved in any type of accident, you may be able to recover compensation. Please contact Robert W. Kerpsack today to schedule your initial case evaluation.

On August 12, five doctors and their nurses pleaded guilty of a misdemeanor charge of ordering and using an unapproved BOTOX® Cosmetic-like substance on their patients. The doctors' office paid $100,000 divided between 151 patients who had been given the treatment, without a medical malpractice suit having yet been filed.

The patients, who were led to believe they were being treated with Allergan BOTOX® Cosmetic, which is FDA approved, may not have been the only ones surprised that it wasn't the real thing. At least one of the doctors allegedly thought he was using BOTOX® Cosmetic in the patients' treatment. But the patients had paid full price for the treatment, even though the substitute substance cost about half what the actual substance costs to purchase.

However, when the doctors discovered the substance was not approved for human use, they discontinued using the treatment but failed to notify the 151 patients they had treated with it.

Professionals who are responsible for the safety and health of their patients have the duty to inform their patients of any unexpected factors in the patients' treatment. If you have suffered from the negligence of a plastic surgeon or cosmetic surgeon, you may be eligible for reimbursement beyond that provided by your insurance company.

If you are in the Columbus, Ohio area please contact experienced medical malpractice attorney Robert W. Kerpsack, Co., L.P.A. today, and learn how regain the positive look of your future.

Although it may seem like a good idea to dress down and give the impression of being in difficult circumstances when going to a court hearing, this is never ideal. Whether you are the plaintiff or the defendant, in a criminal case or a personal injury case, you should always dress appropriately.

A good general rule for dressing for court is to wear a suit if you have one available. If you are the defendant, you should avoid black if possible, but it is better to dress in a good pair of black slacks than to wear jeans. You should never wear denim or a tee-shirt or gym clothes into court. Avoid large, ostentatious jewelry or accessories that may distract the jury or judge from your words. One rule of thumb is to look as unexceptional as possible, rather than to draw attention to yourself with bright colors or trendy hairstyles. Women should always wear a brassiere and should wear stockings with skirts and no open-toed shoes, and men should never wear a hat.

Although the details of your case are the most important factor in any court hearing, the jury is still comprised of a group of your peers who have personal opinions, past experiences, and prejudices. By avoiding wearing anything that might trigger a prejudice, you can keep from influencing the jury against you, and help them hear the facts they need to hear to make the right decision.

If you have more questions about how you should dress for court, please contact experienced court lawyer Robert W. Kerpsack, Co., L.P.A., in Columbus, Ohio.

In July, Dian Schuler killed her daughter, three nieces, and four adults including herself after driving the wrong way for two miles on a well-marked freeway. According to an autopsy report released in August, the woman had been drinking vodka and smoking marijuana before she drove up an exit ramp and onto incoming traffic on New York's Taconic Parkway, causing a car accident and the death of eight people.

The autopsy said she had the equivalent of ten shots of vodka, and a bottle of the alcohol was found among the wreckage of the woman's minivan. At least six motorists called 911 before Schuler's vehicle collided with an SUV, killing its driver and both passengers. Other drivers reported a minivan identical to Schuler's which was being driven recklessly before the incident, including swerving, passing on the shoulder, and crossing medians.

Although individuals can become disoriented and unintentionally drive the wrong way on a freeway, the resulting motor vehicle accidents rarely cause the death of so many people at one time. It is not uncommon for one or two people to be killed in a wrong way accident in any given month. Drunk driving is a more common and more deadly cause of car accident deaths.

If you have been the victim of a wrong-way driver, or have lost a loved one in a collision due to someone else's negligence, find out your legal rights by contacting experienced motor vehicle attorney Robert W. Kerpsack, Co., L.P.A., located in Columbus, Ohio.

Most people will be involved in a motor vehicle accident during their lifetime, and most of those accidents will be minor ones, and will cause only minor injury, if any. But new Florida legislation recognizes that some individuals are more prone to accidents than others and has instated new legislation dealing with those individuals.

The new law states that an individual convicted of three moving automobile violations in a three-year period will be required to retake and pass a driving test to be allowed to continue driving. The law takes effect as of January, 2009 and will not affect those whose violations have happened prior to that time. However, this new legislation may provide protection from individuals who repeatedly drive carelessly or cause accidents.

For repeat moving traffic violators, this new legislation will mean a heightened awareness of the requirements for safe driving. Although it can't prevent personal injury or wrongful death caused by automobile accidents entirely, it will put a restraint on the drivers who are most likely to cause them, and legislators hope this will improve traffic safety. If successful, similar legislation may be considered by the state of Ohio.

If you have been the victim of a moving traffic violation repeat offender in or near Columbus, Ohio, please contact Robert W. Kerpsack, C.O., L.P.A. and find out how Ohio's laws provide for your recovery.

According to a report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, three companies have removed their Yayita Baby Hammock from the shelves and recommended consumers who purchased them discontinue use of this potentially hazardous product. In August, 2008, FlagHouse Inc. recalled their Yayita Baby Hammock, followed by Kaplan Early Learning Company, and Nova Natural Toys and Crafts LLC each voluntarily recalling their Yayita baby hammock in August, 2009.

The original recall by FlagHouse Inc. followed the report of a baby flipping over in the swing and being caught by the safety straps, suspending the baby upside down. Although no personal injury was caused by that incident, the potential for injury, including falling from the hammock or strangulation by the straps prompted the initial recall last year, and influenced the second and third recall of the yayita baby hammocks this year.

Every year, hundreds of children and babies experience injury or wrongful death caused by defective products that are or are not recalled by the companies that produce them. But though Federal law requires extensive testing of a product before it can be released to consumers for purchase, companies and manufacturers will sometimes fail to inform the government of major known defects.

If your child's injury or death was caused by a defective product, please contact Ohio personal injury lawyer Robert W. Kerpsack, located in Columbus, who would like to offer you a free case review.