Posts by Crandall & Pera Law, LLC

An early morning crash in late September happened when the driver of a tractor-trailer drove off the road and was unable to regain the pavement from the soft shoulder. Randy Walters was on his way to work when he saw the big rig leave the road, roll over and catch fire. He stopped and helped…

Birth injury encompasses a lot of injuries that occur to a child. Most people think birth injury simply means brain damage, and it certainly does. When a child is born and they start to miss developmental milestones, they can’t talk in the timeframe that they should, the child can’t walk or feed themselves, then people…

The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to what was believed to be a routine crash on September 19. A commercial truck driven by 28-year-old Devin Harris of Illinois had left the roadway and rolled down an embankment. Harris was trapped in the cab, and was transported by medical helicopter to Grant Medical Center in Columbus…

With all types of medical errors killing more people than ever, it should come as no surprise that medication errors are on the rise as well. However, children face a disproportionate risk of medication error when compared to the rest of the population, primarily because even minor dosing errors can have major effects on their…

Crandall & Pera Law is proud to announce that we have been named to the 2017 edition of “Best Law Firms,” with a Tier One ranking for our work on behalf of victims of medical malpractice. Crandall & Pera Law is extremely proud of our selection as a Tier One firm, the top ranking provided…

On Monday, September 19, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx finally rolled out a policy paper that is intended to address the regulation of driverless vehicles. At the moment, states are responsible for regulating drivers, while the federal government regulates automakers, requiring safety features and handling defective vehicles. The question everywhere is whether the onboard software that…

All of us at Crandall & Pera Law would like to congratulate our own Marc Pera on being named, for the second year in a row, to the “10 Best for Client Satisfaction” list of Ohio personal injury attorneys by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. The AIOPIA is part of the American Institute…

What’s unique about birth trauma is an evaluation of two kinds of cases; one is brachial plexus, and one is brain damage. Brachial plexus cases refer to injuries that occur to the nerves of the child as it is being delivered. Generally speaking, the physician who delivers the child places too much traction on the…

On September 19, 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a warning to parents and doctors about giving the painkiller codeine to children ages 18 and younger. A report titled “Codeine: Time to Say ‘No’” will appear in the October issue of Pediatrics; it shows “continued use of the drug in pediatric settings despite growing…

In July 2014, a mother and her child attended a Dayton Dragons game. They had received free tickets for seats behind the first base dugout. The players in the first base dugout were protected by safety netting, but the young boy and his mother, sitting just a few feet away, were not. A foul ball…