Injury Compensation
Spitler & Williams-Young in Attendance at OAJ Annual Meeting
Spitler & Williams-Young attorneys Marc Williams-Young, Sabrina Widman, and Alex Marzec recently attended the Ohio Association of Justice (OAJ) Annual Meeting. Our lawyers are constantly learning and keeping up to date about changing laws, and the OAJ Annual Meeting was an opportunity to spend two days immersed in educational sessions. There was an impressive line-up of speakers on a wide array of topics. Of particular interest to the Spitler & Williams-Young team were topics such as increasing the value of[...] read more
$1.9 Million Win for Spitler & Williams-Young
On what seemed to be a typical workday, our client was performing the duties of his job as a Utility Worker at a commercial roofing plant. His responsibilities included cleaning the dryer ducts, power washing the floors, and dumping scrap. To dispose of scrap, he would transport the scrap on a forklift and, prior to lifting the load over into a dumpster, would evaluate the fullness of the dumpster and where he could place the load. This particular day ended[...] read more
Coming and Going Rule
Winters in Northern Ohio can be long and brutal. Snow, ice, and freezing temperatures may create hazardous conditions in parking lots and on walkways. This past winter, a client slipped on snow in his employer’s parking lot, sustaining injuries extending from his neck down to his low back. Soon after the accident, he filed an industrial claim through the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. To this injured worker’s surprise, his claim was denied. He was mystified. As the fall occurred in[...] read more