Firm News & Hot Topics
Welcome to my blog. Here you can read news about The Sokol Law Firm and learn about hot legal topics in my areas of practice.
Duties owed in an attorney/client relationship go both ways
Many clients believe that once they hire an attorney, the attorney is bound by law to represent them zealously until the case is concluded. This is true to an extent. Before a lawsuit is filed, an attorney may actually terminate his/her relationship with a client for any reason or no reason. As long as the client is notified in … [read more]
If you think your lawyer committed malpractice, you need to take action quickly
The Ohio Statute of Limitations for legal malpractice is one year, but the statute can be tricky. A question that always arises is in these cases is when the one-year countdown begins to run. Many people who suffered harm from their attorney’s actions or inaction and who wish to file a lawsuit against their attorney for … [read more]
Sokol Law Firm settles wrongful death case prior to filing suit
Our client was the daughter of an elderly woman who was wheelchair bound. She had retained the services of an in-home nursing care facility to provide day care services for her mother. To that end, a home healthcare provider was to go to her mother’s apartment every day, five days a week, and provide health care services for … [read more]
Sokol Law Firm settles injury case against pharmacy
The client was an 8 year old boy who was bitten by a rat. At the ER, the treating physician wrote a prescription for a non-Penicillin antibiotic (Zithromax), as the child had a severe Penicillin allergy. The boy’s mother dropped off the prescription at a local pharmacy that they often used. A pharmacist filled the prescription incorrectly, giving … [read more]
Sokol Law Firm settles injury case against local school district
The firm’s client was a 10 year old girl who suffered from severe asthma. Upon instruction by her doctor, the child was permitted by the district to use her inhaler when needed during the school day. One day, a substitute teacher was instructing the child’s class. The child asked the teacher if she could use her … [read more]
Sokol Law Firm settles switched baby case
A first time mother, recovering from delivery, was given the wrong baby by a hospital nurse. The mother nursed the child, kissed the child, and took family photos with the child. Before she left the hospital, it was determined that the mother had been given the wrong baby. The mother’s real baby was with another … [read more]
Sokol Law Firm retained to represent family in burial plot mix up
BEDFORD HEIGHTS — A local family is threatening to sue a cemetery after a burial plot mixup. The Hopkinses lost a loved one earlier this month and received shocking news at the funeral — some of the burial plots that the family purchased decades ago at Hillcrest Cemetery are already being used by strangers. Channel … [read more]
Sokol Law retained to represent Veteran’s Family
Veteran’s Family Upset Over Remains Left in Dumpster CLEVELAND — Eric Wiley, 63, was a husband, a father, a grandfather and an honorable veteran of the United States Army. When he died in 2010 of cardiac arrest, he left behind a loving family who expected him to have a final resting place in a veteran’s cemetery. … [read more]
Will changes in Ohio law regarding texting reduce the incidence of car accidents?
Texting while driving is a very dangerous behavior and has contributed to many car accidents in Ohio. To address the safety issues caused by texting and driving, Ohio passed a law banning texting while driving. However, at first, law enforcement could only issue warnings to drivers who were caught texting while driving. The grace period has now ended … [read more]
Dog Owners Beware
If you own a dog, you will want to be aware of your potential liability should your dog bite or injure another person. In many dog bite cases, the owner will claim that the injured victim provoked or taunted the dog in some way and that the owner therefore cannot be held liable. However, most … [read more]
Slippin’ and a slidin’ – not always fun
Many children of the 1960s and 70s have fond memories of the Slip ‘N Slide, manufactured by Wham-O®. The Slip ‘N Slide was first introduced in 1961 as a children’s toy. The toy is a long sheet of thin plastic, flanked lengthwise on one side by a heat-sealed tubular fold. The tube can be attached to … [read more]
How consumers get cheated by anti-stacking laws
Many consumers think of insurance companies as organizations that take our hard-earned money and then abandon or low-ball us when we need them. Fewer of us realize that in one area of automobile insurance, Underinsured Motorist Coverage, the current state of the law in many states, including Ohio, prohibits insurance consumers from getting the protection … [read more]
