Posts by Crandall & Pera Law, LLC

Cerebral palsy, or CP, is not any one disorder: the National Institutes of Health describes cerebral palsy as “a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement, muscle coordination, and balance.” In recent years, much research has been done about the causes of CP, finding that about…

My firm is Crandall & Pera Law – and the two things I emphasize about our firm are, first of all, all three lead partners have been defense lawyers in the past, and together we tried hundreds of cases on the defense side. Why is that important? We know how to win a case for…

Crandall & Pera Law is very proud to announce that firm co-founder Steve Crandall, for the second time in the last five years, has been named to Super Lawyers’ list of The Top 10 Attorneys in Ohio. Steve was also selected as one of the Top 5 attorneys in Cleveland as well as being listed…

Most of the time, when we talk about multi-vehicle accidents, we mean multiple passengers cars, trucks or SUVs. On September 17, 2016, however, three semi-trucks ended up crashing into one another. WKBN 27 quoted Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Homrighausen as saying “One vehicle that was in the right lane struck the vehicle in…

The ride-sharing service Uber has been in the news quite a bit over the past few years, as drivers filed lawsuits regarding their pay, their safety and the company’s overall policies. In April, Uber offered to pay $100 million to settle two class action lawsuits filed by drivers in California and Massachusetts, who “charged that…

Now that the weather has gotten a little cooler, many people will start thinking about taking their final vacations of the year. Maybe you are renting a home at a lake, or planning on eating your way through Tuscany, or counting down the days until you sail off to the islands on a cruise. No…

Expecting mothers have a lot on their plates, so they rely on their OB/GYN, midwives and nurses to help keep them safe from risks. One of those risks is uterine rupture, which occurs when the walls of the uterus tear. It usually occurs at the incision site of a previous C-section, so mothers who wish…

Crandall & Pera Law is proud to announce that co-founder Marc Pera has been selected for lifetime membership to America’s Top 100 Attorneys®! Membership is limited to only the top 100 attorneys in each state. Marc has been selected for his work on behalf of medical malpractice and personal injury victims throughout Ohio. Being named…

If somebody were to ask me what are some of the elements that we consider when deciding whether or not to bring a case against a nursing home, I would explain to an individual that one of the primary factors that we look for is whether or not an individual has been abused and neglected.…

The signs of birth injury can occur immediately, such as when a child is delivered and requires resuscitation, or they can appear when a child is two or three years old and they’re missing their developmental milestones, such as walking, talking or being able to feed themselves. In both instances, an immediate investigation should be…