Lorain Law Firm Serving The Entire Greater Cleveland and Sandusky Area

Lorain Attorneys, Benjamin Barrett Sr. and David Miraldi are dedicated to helping victims of car accidents, medical malpractice, dog bites, wrongful death, and personal injury.

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End Distracted Driving Ben Barrett of the law firm of Miraldi & Barrett brings the End Distracted Driving campaign to Lorain County.
Ohio Enacts Law That Bans Texting While Driving Ohio joins a large number of states that make it a traffic offense to text while driving a car. The law is tougher on minors than adults.
Parents Can Be Held Responsible for Damages Resulting from Vandalism and Theft Offenses Caused By Their Minor Children R.C. 3109.09(B) imposes liability upon parents for the vandalism and theft offenses of their minor children when these acts lead to damages to property of others.
Ohio Legislature Does Not Go Far Enough In Outlawing The Intra-Family Exclusion Ohio Legislature is considering a bill (S.B. 293) that would prohibit enforcement of an intra-family exclusion in fatal auto accidents.
Texting While Driving Leads to Conviction for Motor Vehicle Homicide Texting while driving is a crime in 38 states. When someone dies in a car crash and a driver was texting, the violator can go to prison.
Automobile Insurance Companies Cannot Change Provisions of Policy Within First Two Years If a consumer is in the first two years of an automobile policy, the insurance company cannot change the terms of the policy without the consumer's consent.
Evidence that car is speeding must be proven by observation not speculation In order for a person to say that another car was speeding, that person must have observed the other car for a resonable amount of time to give an opinion.
Pre-existing Conditions and How They Affect Personal Injury Claims Most people have some pre-existing arthritis. When involved in a car crash, insurers often try to blame pain on pre-exisiting arthritis as opposed to trauma.
Changing Lineups Not Good For Baseball Teams or Lawsuits Beware of attorneys who assign your case to another law firm or who do not have the expertise to handle a car crash case or other personal injury matter.
Minimum Auto Insurance Coverage Should Be Increased The Ohio legislature is again considering raising the minimum amount of coverage necessary before someone can drive in Ohio. This increase is needed.