There was a massive fire at an industrial business on the Southside of Columbus. The pictures are reminiscent of volcanoes erupting. Power was shut down for about 20k according to an article on 10 TV. Our office was one of the 20k customers whose power was affected. The article mentions […]

Diagnostics V. Treatment The Ohio workers compensation attorneys at Malek & Malek often find ourselves down at the Ohio Industrial Commission in regard to treatment issues. At its most basic form, treatment is “something done”, like surgery/epidural steroid injections/physical therapy/etc , and diagnostics are “searching for something.” Diagnostics come in the form […]

Interesting article on CBS News about the fact that most big-rigs are equipped with tires that are meant to be driven at maximum constant speeds over 75 mph. There are no tires rated in excess of 81 mph. The article throws out a statistic that between 2009 and 2013 heavy trucks and […]

Another day, another alarming article on the efforts of Big Business to dismantle State Workers’ Compensation Funds This article in Mother Jones discusses large corporations financial backing of a lobbying group, the Association for Responsible Alternative to Workers” Compensation (ARAWC). ARAWC’s goal is to pass laws in all 50 states allowing private employers […]

Texting and Driving in Ohio In Ohio its actually illegal to write, send, or read a text while driving. This is true for both minors and adults. Minors are prohibited from talking on a cell phone while driving. More information is available on the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles here  […]