There is an interesting thing happening in Allegheny County. In 2016, the police department started using a predictive algorithm when screening incoming calls of reported child abuse or neglect. They are the first in the country to use the system as a back-up to human screeners – a second opinion, as the New York Times…

The amount of folk wisdom offered to expecting mothers can be overwhelming: Eat this, do not eat that, gain weight, but not too much weight, and so forth. Particularly if you have struggled to become or stay pregnant, the risks are all too real. Recently, a Journal of American Medicine study linked common pesticides used…

The future is officially here. Elon Musk’s Tesla company has developed a rig that can travel 500 miles on just one single charge. The announcement is a follow-up to Tesla’s difficulties in developing Tesla 3, which was intended to be a mass-market electric sedan. Musk’s bold claims have the industry talking about the future of…

This past October, the Journal News reported that a concrete bucket truck crashed into the rear-end of an SUV, killing the vehicle’s driver and causing the car to burst into flames. The driver of the truck, according to the Hamilton Police department, did not have a valid operator’s license. Investigators believe that the truck was…

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Crandall & Pera Law is proud to congratulate partner Marc Pera, who has just been named to the Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers List for 2018. This is Marc’s 6th consecutive year being named to the Top 100 list for Ohio, and his 6th consecutive year being named to the Top 50 Cincinnati Super Lawyers…

Crandall & Pera Law is very proud to announce that partner Steve Crandall has been named to the 2018 Super Lawyers List for his work in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice in Ohio. This is Steve’s 10th consecutive year being selected for Super Lawyers, and his 10th consecutive year being named to the Top 100…

The public often has a distorted idea of what happens when a doctor is charged with medical malpractice. A common assumption is that, if the charge is meritorious, the doctor will no longer practice medicine. Thus, when doctors continue to practice after one or more meritorious cases of malpractice, their patients are often rightfully concerned.…

When your car has a recall, you might get a letter in the mail, or an email, or even a personal phone call from the dealership where you purchased it. If a food in your fridge is recalled, you can check your receipt and the tracking information on the product itself to see if it…

Spina bifida affects 1 in 1,000 births worldwide, and while the causes of the disease are not fully understood, there seems to be a link to a lack of prenatal folic acid. The severity of spina bifida varies from case to case, but it involves the tissue of the spinal cord failing to fully close,…