With chilly temperatures of winter set in, are you and your vehicle ready for the cold? Here are some tips to keep you and your loved ones safe on the road this winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gpjRgpbOGA Know Your Car Every vehicle handles differently, and this is particularly true when driving on wet, icy,...
Caps on Damages in Ohio Personal Injury Claims
In a previous article we discussed the caps on damages in a personal injury case. To reiterate as to non-economic damages the amount of compensatory damages loss is capped at the greater of $250,000 or an amount that is equal to three times the economic loss, as determined by the jury, not...
Truck Driver Charged with Homicide After Fatal Ohio Crash
In the early morning on Friday, August 30th, 2019, a truck driver carrying an oversized load hit the Claycraft Road overpass of I-270 in Gahanna, Ohio. Upon hitting the overpass, the load fell off the trailer and hit two cars. While one driver was uninjured, one driver was fatally injured...
Car Accident Settlement Calculator
How Much is my Personal Injury Case Worth? We get this question a lot, so we made a car accident settlement calculator to try to help.Let's make this clear from the beginning. There is no such thing as a personal injury settlement formula. There is no insurance settlement calculator for...
How Does Your Car Insurance Measure Up?
Car Insurance Quiz As car accident lawyers, we know that not all car insurance is created equal. We also know that, too often, victims of car accidents find out too late that their coverage doesn't protect them as well as it should. So the car accident lawyers at Sawan & Sawan created a...
The Most Common Causes of Truck Accidents
The Most Common Causes of Truck AccidentsLooking for information about the common causes of truck accidents? Every year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reviews thousands of truck accidents and gleans valuable data from them to determine their causes. For every truck accident, the FMCSA collects data on over 1,000...
Winning Your Truck Accident Claim
Winning Your Truck Accident ClaimIf you or a loved one have been seriously injured in a truck accident, the law holds that it is your responsibility to prove that the truck driver caused the accident – as well as your injuries. In some cases, this endeavor can be much harder...
The Average Truck Accident Settlement
The Average Truck Accident SettlementWe get this question a lot. While it’s nearly impossible to answer without a lot of specific information, here is some general information to help you understand how the family of truck accident lawyers at Sawan & Sawan determine the value of a truck accident case....
Truck Accidents Require Special Legal Skill
Truck Accidents Require Special Legal SkillTrucking accidents are unlike a lot of other car accidents on the road. While the sheer size of a truck often means that the damage caused in a truck accident is much greater than a typical motor vehicle accident, there is also a unique body...
10 Tips to Avoid Motorcycle Accidents
10 Tips to Avoid Motorcycle AccidentsWe’ve all seen the “share the road” stickers, but you may be wondering the best practices for keeping motorcyclists safe on the roads. Due the relatively small size of motorcycles, visibility is often diminished. As a result motorcyclists are at an increased risk of being...