Posts by Crandall & Pera Law, LLC

Ohio has a serious problem with uninsured motorists. Every time you drive, you are sharing the road with uninsured motorists, and even the most defensive driver is still at risk from other motorists. Uninsured motorists are breaking the law, but worse, are posing a threat to you and your loved ones. A new House Bill…

Last year, researchers in the UK reported autopsy results that suggested that Alzheimer’s disease might be transmitted during certain medical treatments. The scientific community met the report with skepticism, as no real research had been conducted up until then. Skepticism is the heart of science; without more work, it is possible that other factors were…

For more than a year, we have read bits and pieces of news about the exploding Takata airbags. We applauded the fines, begged Honda to take action, and deplored the state of the auto industry that it would continually put its profits at the top of its priority list. It didn’t seem like it could…

Crandall & Pera Law recently received some incredible news from the U.S. News & World Report. Our firm was ranked among the top of the top law firms in the states of Ohio and Kentucky. We are proud of our accomplishment and want to share it with you, because our clients are the ones who…

The National Highway Traffic Administration has released the official fatality statistics report for 2014. The report is encouraging; our nation’s roadways have never had a safer year. Unfortunately, data trends have to continue in order to show progress, and preliminary data for 2015 shows “a troubling increase in the number of fatalities” according to the…

A new study from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center used an advanced form of MRI to look for abnormalities in brain matter in soldiers who suffered mild traumatic brain injuries. The results could have far-reaching implications in the field of concussion detection and treatment. Concussion testing is behind the times The current state…

Last November, we wrote about the purported overly strict enforcement of patient safety regulations in Kentucky. In that writing, we discussed the state of long-term care in the Bluegrass State, noting in particular that 40% of nursing homes ranked “below average” according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That number means that your…

As patients and consumers, we see hospitals as places whose primary job is to help us get well. Hospitals, however, are still businesses, and for every doctor or nurse who genuinely cares about us, there is an administrator somewhere looking at the bottom line. A recent article on Cincinnati.com reports that Cincinnati’s hospitals experienced a…

Hoverboards were everywhere this holiday season, but mostly they resided at the top of Christmas lists around the country. Parents snapped up the toy anywhere they could get it, and with the high demand, it was inevitable that the market would be flooded with knock-offs when the original manufacturer couldn’t keep up. It wasn’t long…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule that would allow the regulation of e-cigarettes. For now, however the products remain unregulated, and there is a distinct lack of information about the potential harm that the popular product could cause. In light of that fact, researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School…