Posts by Crandall & Pera Law, LLC

Crandall & Pera Law is proud to announce that our very own Steve Crandall has been selected for inclusion in the 23rd edition of the Best Lawyers in America publication! This is Steve’s 3rd consecutive year being selected for his work in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury. Being named to Best Lawyers…

By now, parents should know just how critically important car seats, booster seats and seat belts are. In Ohio and in Kentucky, seatbelts have been mandatory since the mid-1980s, and both states have seen their laws regarding car and booster seats evolved through the years. But for all of our talk about child safety restraints,…

At first glance, there appear to be nine trampoline parks in Ohio. There are only three in Kentucky, but the ones in Ohio are close enough, so altogether we’re looking at a dozen amusements parks designed to let kids bounce to their hearts’ content. If the park isn’t your thing, though, you can always purchase…

Ikea, the flat-pack furniture behemoth with a flimsy object in every home, announced the recall of 29 million chests and dressers in a deal with federal regulators. The recalled units do not conform to voluntary safety standards for furniture, which suggest that extended drawers can carry up to 50lbs of pressure before the unit begins…

It depends on the facts of your case, but there are a couple of guidelines that apply to every case, in terms of determining whether or not that case should be pursued. First we look at whether or not the doctor or nurse involved acted unreasonably, and if they acted unreasonably then that first element…

It’s actually three things; it’s proving the standard of care, proximate causation, and damages. Crandall & Pera Law will analyze your medical records and hire independent medical experts to prove what the standard of care is, and that your physician failed to meet the standard of care. But our evaluation does not stop there –…

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has had an interesting time recently handling a glut of defective products; the Ikea recall in late June affected some 29 million units, one of the largest recalls in US history. Now, the CPSC has issued recalls for multiple companies concerning some half a million “hoverboards” with defective battery packs.…

The statute of limitations in medical negligence cases is very important. First of all, what does that mean? It means that you only have a certain amount of time to investigate and file your medical negligence claim. The statute of limitations generally speaking can be as short as one year in the state of Ohio.…

We write about the dangers of big trucks on the road all the time, usually with a signature “be safe and be careful.” Every once in a while, it’s worth revisiting exactly what that means. Everyone knows that different cars handle differently; your four-door sedan and your neighbor’s 3-ton pickup truck have very different sightlines,…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulates interstate commercial vehicles. The agency is responsible for creating and enforcing the guidelines governing commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). The requirements for CDL qualification were overhauled in 2014 to make the screening process more effective. However, the agency is still plagued with problems; a recent CBS investigation revealed…