Posts by Crandall & Pera Law, LLC
When Is a Uterine Rupture the Result of Medical Negligence?
Expecting mothers have a lot on their plates, so they rely on their OB/GYN, midwives and nurses to help keep them safe from risks. One of those risks is uterine rupture, which occurs when the walls of the uterus tear. It usually occurs at the incision site of a previous C-section, so mothers who wish…
Read MoreIkea’s Failure to Meet Voluntary Safety Standards Resulted in the Largest Furniture Recall in US History
Ikea, the flat-pack furniture behemoth with a flimsy object in every home, announced the recall of 29 million chests and dressers in a deal with federal regulators. The recalled units do not conform to voluntary safety standards for furniture, which suggest that extended drawers can carry up to 50lbs of pressure before the unit begins…
Read MoreA Kentucky Hospital May be Spreading Deadly MRSA Infections through Steroid Epidurals
Kentucky does a lot of things well; keeping deadly infections from spreading throughout their hospitals is not, sadly, one of those things. There is a lot of documentation out there about the generally low scores that Kentucky hospitals, and Louisville hospitals in general, receive when it comes to preventing infections like MRSA (a staph infection…
Read MoreKentucky’s Graefenburg Road Is Off the Map for Oversized Trucks
Following emergency authorization from the Federal Highway Administration, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has banned oversized trucks from traveling on Ky. 151, the two-lane highway in Anderson and Franklin Counties. Commercial vehicles often use the shortcut between I-64 and US 127 to disastrous effect; large trucks are involved in accidents on the road more than six…
Read MoreTranscript: Can medical providers falsify your records and get away with it?
Not when you hire Crandall & Pera Law. Not only are Marc Pera, and I former defense lawyers, who have literally looked through thousands of medical records once in defense of physicians, but Crandall & Pera Law also hires state-of-the-art forensic document and computer analysts who will look through your medical records, and catch any…
Read MoreAnother Senseless Tragedy Caused by Over-Serving Bar Patrons
On May 11, 2016, a 35-year-old man named Cory Lippmeier left the Horseshoe Casino and got into his Dodge Caliber. While on East I-275, he crashed his car into the back end of a Pontiac Grand Am. He sustained serious injuries; the driver of the Grand Am, Scott E. Petredis, died as a result. Lippmeier…
Read MoreWomen & Children First: What You Need to Know about the Valley Pike Superfund Site
Bill Mullins, the second-generation owner of Mullins Rubber Products in the Riverside suburb of Dayton, is no stranger to the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2004, Mullins and his company paid a total of $500,000 in fines for violating the Clean Air Act; the fines were assessed after Mullins pled guilty to misreporting air pollution from…
Read More18-Wheeler Accident Shuts Down I-80 Interchange; Driver Charged With OVI
An 18-wheeler leaving Truck World in Hubbard closed the I-80/Route 62 interchange overnight on March 24 after the driver struck several utility poles. The downed poles and wires created dangerous conditions that were exacerbated by high winds and heavy rainfall. The driver, Adam Plaxco, 36, was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while impaired…
Read MoreWhat Knocked A Car Off The Combs-Hehl Bridge?
The Combs-Hehl Bridge rises over a hundred feet above the Ohio River. The major artery that connects Ohio and Kentucky, the bridge has had its fair share of accidents, but the most recent one was horrifying. A devastating March 15 pileup sent one car plunging into the river below. Police now think they know the…
Read MoreOhio Dole Plant Will Be Center of Listeriosis Lawsuit
On January 21, Dole temporarily suspended operations at their Springfield plant. Six days later, the company issued a voluntary recall of all packaged products produced there. The next day, the US Food and Drug Administration confirmed the presence of the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes at the processing facility. The contamination resulted in a small but widespread…
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