Posts by Crandall & Pera Law, LLC

The Ohio Department of Public Safety manages the data on traffic crashes that occur each year in the state. Keeping track of these numbers gives you an idea of how many crashes are still occurring and the amount of injuries and property damage these accidents cause. Unless you have been involved in a car accident…

The story of the Ohio State Fair’s ride malfunction that left several injured and one man dead has made headlines across the country. The ride, called the Fire Ball, swings riders 40 feet in the air while spinning them at 13 revolutions per second. On July 27, the thrill ride ended in tragedy when an…

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a degenerative brain disease linked to contact sports and brain trauma. For several years, the focus has been on professional football players, with a back-and-forth, does-it-or-doesn’t-it approach to whether or not playing in the NFL will increase a person’s chance of developing the disease. Researchers from the Boston University…

Finding out that you’re going to be a parent is simultaneously one of the most exciting and one of the scariest moments in your life. The realization that you will soon be required to care for a tiny human is daunting, to say the least. A thousand questions follow, and though 9 months may seem…

Let’s say you are stopped at an intersection on a quiet back road. You take a glance to each side, and proceed to make a left-hand turn. The next thing you know, your airbag has deployed, your arms are scratched up and your car is sitting on the side of the road, facing the opposite…

Our firm has always handled defective and dangerous drug litigation, so we pay close attention to studies and reports that are published in reputable news sources and in medical journals. Much of the news lately has been focused on the dangers associated with opioid painkillers, and fentanyl in particular, but a recent piece in the…

Marijuana use continues to increase in the United States, including use by women who are pregnant. It is the most commonly used illicit drug used during pregnancy. A national survey involving over 200,000 women between the ages of 18 and 44, the use of marijuana during pregnancy increased by over 60 percent between 2002 to…

At the end of June 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1215, the Bill which limits your right to a fair trial by a jury of your peers, and limits the amount of recovery a medical malpractice victim may be awarded. Now, that Bill will move onto the Senate, which will likely vote…

Alex Johnson is 11 years old, and he loves April the giraffe. Like more than a million others, he watched Animal Adventure Park’s giraffe cam. He watched April give birth to her daughter, Tajiri – so excited that the little calf was finally here. So, when the Make-A-Wish Foundation asked what he wanted to do,…

How many times do you utilize the Internet each day? To answer that question, you might be thinking about each time you log on to complete your work, order a pizza, or check out your favorite social media site. But, you probably utilize the Internet far more often than you realize. Your home’s security system,…