The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association recently featured Ariel M. Lipsky, attorney at Keis George, in the Bar Journal.
Design Engineering Failure
An insured had a grain storage and elevator system installed at their ranch by an engineering company that supposedly had considerable experience in constructing and designing such systems. Keis George discovered the company failed to design and construct the system within industry standards and regulations, leading to a construction defect...
Product Recalls
While some product defects may be a unique and isolated matter, we are seeing more cases of property damage as a direct result of a defective product. This is why it is so important we bring these product recalls to your attention.
Ohio’s Financial Responsibility Laws Keep Debtors Paying
Ohio, unlike many other States, is fertile ground for the pursuit of uninsured auto subrogation claims. While there are many reasons for this, one of the primary reasons is because the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the law in Ohio make it easier.
Admissibility of Photographic Evidence
Currently, the admissibility of photographic evidence is based on two different theories. These two theories represent a departure from earlier requirements, which required authenticating testimony from the photographer and/or an expert witness regarding the reliability of the recording process.
Product Recalls
We are seeing property damage as a direct result of a defective product. As many of you know, we are bundling these cases to decrease operational costs and increase settlement value.
Product Recalls
More and more, we are seeing property damage caused by water and fire as a direct result of a defective product. We are working with clients to bundle these cases to increase the settlement value and decrease your operational costs associated with individually managing each claim.
What is an Act of God
An Act of God is an event caused by natural forces beyond human control, such as an earthquake, violent storm, lightning, or an unprecedented flood that cannot be reasonably anticipated or guarded against.
Space Heater Maker Does Not Dodge Manufacturing Defect
The consumer expectation standard, which had been removed from the Ohio Products Liability Act in 2005, could not be relied on by the purchaser of a space heater to support his design defect claim, which was based solely on circumstantial evidence, a federal court in Ohio ruled.
Product Recalls
Recalls of defective and potentially dangerous products continue to increase. With this increase, we are seeing a significant rise in property losses from water and fire that can be the direct result of a defective product.