Posts by Brownlaw

We often have clients who are injured in accidents ask us whether they should follow their doctors’ recommendations as to the course of treatment, or cut that treatment short so that they can be compensated by the at-fault party’s insurance company. Of course, many insurance companies will not settle a personal injury claim until you…

We’ve already addressed the penalties for a first time OVI in Ohio, which themselves can be steep. But with a second time OVI it only gets worse. Here are the penalties, along with other potential consequences, if you charged with a second OVI offense within 6 years of the first OVI offense. Second OVI Offense…

U.S. Supreme Court issues a watershed decision that is resounding victory for privacy rights in the era of Big Data. See below link for story. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/us/supreme-court-cellphones-search-privacy.html?_r=0

From a column in The Washington Post: BY SARI HORWITZ March 13, 2014 Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Thursday called for reduced sentences for defendants in most of the nation’s drug cases, part of his effort to cut the burgeoning U.S. prison population and reserve stiff penalties for the most violent traffickers. Holder’s…

Are the federal sentencing guidelines for drug dealing unduly harsh? BY PAUL CASSELL March 24 at 4:15 pm An important debate is brewing among two distinguished federal district judges over whether the federal Sentencing Guidelines for drug dealing are unduly harsh. Judge James Browning of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico…

If you are injured in an auto accident that is another motorist’s fault, the first thing you should do is call the police if you are able.  Do not speak to the other motorist except for the purpose of exchanging insurance information.  It is important to remember that anything you say can be used against…

The penalties for a first-time OVI in Ohio depend on the type of offense you are charged with. If your BAC is between .08 and .17, or if you refuse the breathalyzer and are charged anyway, that is considered a simple OVI. The minimum penalties for a first-offense simple OVI are a minimum 3 days…