The Fitch Law Firm Blog

  Following an auto accident, you may visualize resolving the conflict through a full-blown trial with witnesses, lawyers and a judge. However, there are many reasons why proceeding to trial may not be the ideal...

Drivers using hand-held electronic devices while driving in Ohio will now be subject to prosecution. Police and state troopers will issue just warnings — instead of $150 tickets — for the first six months. Teens...

The Dangers of Texting and Driving: Why It’s More Dangerous Than You Think In today’s world, cell phones have become essential tools in our daily lives. They keep us connected, entertained, and informed, and they...

According to 13abc.com, a teenager died last week from a jet ski accident. The accident occurred on a Wednesday afternoon in Sandusky Bay near the Edison Bridge in Danbury Township. Another teen was left with...

An individual filed a civil complaint on Thursday, September 12, 2013 in the Common Pleas Court of Franklin County, Ohio seeking to halt Columbus’ Photo Traffic Enforcement System as being in violation of Ohio’s Constitution....

As the Baby Boomer generation ages, more elderly drivers are out on America’s roadways. Senior citizens (people over age 65) can be very good drivers, but as their vision, hearing and motor skills worsen, the...

When you are injured in a car, motorcycle, or truck accident you will most likely require immediate medical care at the emergency room. While this is critical, it is also very important to maintain ongoing...

In the matter of Simpkins v. Delaware Grace Brethren Church, Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 2014-1953, the Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of an Ohio law which limits the rights of child rape...

An Ohio jury awarded $3.65 million dollars to a 21-year-old woman who had been raped twice by a church pastor when she was 15, she believed that the legal system had rendered justice. However, the...

Following a car, truck, or motorcycle accident, the most dangerous type of injury that can occur is often the least noticeable. Mild brain injuries do not always have obvious signs, and some symptoms do not...

According to the American Automobile Association, approximately 50% of U.S. teenagers admit to texting while driving. Perhaps even more frightening, studies have shown that at any given moment, over 800,000 people are texting, making calls,...

Columbus lawyer John K. Fitch calls it “a horrific injustice for children who are raped or otherwise sexually abused.” If victims and their parents turn to court seeking pain-and-suffering damages from their assailants, and those...

Many people across the United States enjoy the excitement that football and other contact sports bring. Though it is common knowledge that professional football is a dangerous game, playing the game shouldn’t have to increase...

As an attorney with over 30 years’ experience, I have taken on hundreds of auto accident cases. Helping my clients recover is my highest priority, but often I wish these victims had known their rights...

An increasing number of safety advocates are pushing for a change in the language we use to describe traffic crashes. They argue that calling crashes “accidents” removes blame from at-fault drivers, and makes crashes seem...

The Fitch Law Firm filed a brief today in the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of one of its sexual abuse victims, Jessica Simpkins, in her case against the Delaware Grace Brethren Church. In 2008,...

If you have been injured in an auto accident caused by another driver, there are several legal options available. Most cases are settled before reaching trial through negotiations and compromise. In fact, only about 2...

January 2016 saw pathological gambling added to the possible side effects for the drug Abilify (aripiprazole), which is an antipsychotic drug prescribed to treat patients with a variety of mental health disorders. May 2016 has...

Amidst growing concern over safety issues with IVC filters, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning recommending caution medical devices. IVC filters are surgically implanted into a patient’s inferior vena cava vein,...

Cleveland.com reports that two pit bull mixes recently attacked a 60-year-old Fairview Park woman when she tried to prevent them from killing her dog. She was unsuccessful in protecting her eight-pound toy poodle mix and...