Christopher Jackson Law

2012-02-24T12:33:00.001-08:00

Duerson family lawsuit could alter NFL

League may need culture change more than rules changes

Tregg Duerson, son of former Bear Dave Duerson, with lawyer William Gibbs… (Antonio Perez / Tribune Photo)

February 23, 2012|Dan Pompei | On the NFL

The NFL is in Indianapolis this week for the annual scouting combine.

But the quakes and tremors that shook the league Thursday emanated from a seismic event a little more than 200 miles away.

In the law offices of Corboy & Demetrio on Dearborn Street just north of Madison, a news conference was held to announce that the family of former Bear Dave Duerson is suing the NFL.

2012-02-16T11:45:00.000-08:00

A Louisville woman’s estate has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Walgreens drugstore in Jeffersontown and one of its pharmacists, claiming she died as the result of getting the wrong prescription.

The family of Mary Moore claims in the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Jefferson Circuit Court, that she presented a prescription to Walgreens for Hydralazine, a high blood pressure medication, in November 2010 but instead received an antihistamine, Hydroxyzine.

Moore had previously been hospitalized with high blood pressure, congestive heart failure and kidney failure, according to the suit, which claims Hydroxyzine is a high-risk medicine for the elderly that’s known to cause confusion and oversedation.

The suit claims Moore was not given counseling regarding the medication she was given, where the pharmacist would have noticed the mistake, according to the suit.

Moore’s hypertension went untreated for two weeks before the error was discovered and the pharmacy substituted the correct medication, “but it was too late” and Moore was soon hospitalized and died, according to the suit.

“She knew she was going to die and nothing could be done to save her life,” the suit claims.

Anthony Bower is named as the pharmacist in charge that day at the store, at 2360 Stony Brook Drive.

Claims made in filing a lawsuit present only one side of a case.

The pharmacy on Wednesday said neither Bower nor anyone else there could comment and referred a reporter to the national Walgreen Corp., which is also named in the suit.

Vivika Panagiotakakos, a spokeswoman, said the company does not comment on pending litigation.

The suit is seeking compensatory and punitive damages as well as a jury trial.

Cincinnati bus company pays $5M, settles death suit

2012-02-08T12:55:00.000-08:00

A Cincinnati-based school bus company paid $5 million Monday to settle a wrongful death lawsuit in Missouri where one of the drivers for First Student drove a bus over and killed a teen.

The Missouri case alleged a 23-year-old First Student bus driver failed to defrost or scrape the bus’ windshield and then drove the bus over a 16-year-old who was legally crossing the street in St. Joseph, Mo. The Nov. 15, 2010, incident killed Mason Adams, a high school junior.

It also led to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his mother, Bridgett Blasi, and hard feelings when First Student, which also has a contract to transport Cincinnati Public School students, refused to admit its role in her son’s death – until Monday.

“What Ms. Blasi has been seeking for over a year was an apology and acknowledgment of responsibility from First Student,”.

“What she wanted for over a year was to stop blaming her son. They said he wasn’t paying attention and that just isn’t true.”

Fist Student wouldn’t comment, a spokeswoman noted in a Tuesday e-mail.

The bus’ video captured the incident and showed, Kuckelman said, that the driver’s failure to defrost the windshield left him unable to see the teen crossing in front of the bus in a crosswalk and legally with the light.

The case was ready for trial Monday, but ended when First Student agreed to pay Blasi a $5 million settlement, to apologize, admit the company’s role in her son’s death and allow her to help its drivers learn from this case.

“First Student has agreed that the mother will have the opportunity to participate in training (drivers) to being a first-hand account of how people suffer from a company cutting corners,”

The bus driver, was convicted last year of a misdemeanor in connection with the death.

First Student transports about 13,000 students daily for Cincinnati Public Schools as part of a $91,000, five-year contract. CPS is in the third year of that contract with First Student.

First Student’s website notes it has 68,000 workers transporting 6 million students on 60,000 buses every day in the United States.

The company is part of First Group America, also based in Cincinnati, and is a subsidiary of a British transportation company.

In March, First Group settled a lawsuit, agreeing to $5.9 million after it was sued by thousands of workers and job applicants who alleged the company illegally made background checks on them without the required written authorization.

Call Your Covington Attorney As Soon as You Have Been Arrested

2011-12-23T09:00:00.000-08:00

A Covington attorney should always be your first step if you have been arrested for a crime. The facts are always freshest right after the incident and having a lawyer on the job can mean a big change in your case and a far better chance that your lawyer can get your case dismissed. Hiring a lawyer right away allows him to interview all the witnesses with their memory is the freshest, as well as getting your story at a time when details that you might forget later can make all the difference in the world.

Police reports can be read, and police can also be interviewed to ensure that your Covington Attorney as all the facts he needs to prepare your case. Small details you might think do not matter, can mean a great deal in terms of being able to get your case dismissed and allow you to get on with your life.

Getting a Lawyer After your Car Accident in Kentucky Can Help Your Get What you Need Right Away

2011-12-22T09:00:00.000-08:00

When you have been in a car accident in Kentucky it is likely that you are going to have some immediate needs, such as money to pay your bills, some form of transportation when you get out of the hospital as well as ongoing care, medications and other things. Often times the insurance company may try to use these immediate needs to get you to sign off on a settlement that is far less than what your expenses are truly going to be, and in your desperation you take the money.

Getting a lawyer after your car accident in Kentucky can allow you to safely negotiate with the insurance company, since the lawyer will not let you sign off until the settlement is what you deserve and need to pay for your expenses. At the same time the lawyer may be able to negotiate to get those immediate needs taken care of more quickly.

An Injury Attorney Ohio Will Take the Worry Out of your Mounting Medical Bills

2011-12-21T09:00:00.000-08:00

When you get seriously injured in an auto accident the first thing on your mind is going to be getting better, but medical care these days can be terribly expensive and unless you know those bills are going to be paid it can be very stressful thinking about how you will pay all of those bills. With a serious accident there is also the possibility of ongoing medical bills even after a settlement is reached, leaving you wondering how you will pay them, this is the job of an Injury attorney in Ohio, to make sure that your bills will be pain not just now but later as well.

While there can be no way to exactly estimate what your care might take, an injury attorney in Ohio can be very good at making sure that your bills are estimated as carefully and closely as he can. It is years of experience at doing this that allow him to make sure you get the settlement you will need to take care of those future bills.

Hire The Best Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney You Can Find

2011-12-20T09:00:00.000-08:00

Waking up in the hospital after an accident that was not your fault does not automatically make you want to shop around to find the best Kentucky personal injury attorney that you can find, but it should be high on the list of things that you do as soon as you are ready. A personal injury attorney is going to be your representative with dealing with the insurance company, he will give you the space to heal and concentrate on taking care of yourself while he deals with potentially uncooperative insurance companies and finding out what they are trying to settle for.

An experienced Kentucky personal injury attorney will ensure that you get the settlement you are entitled to, not just the settlement that the insurance company sees fit to give you. Don’t leave your health and your future to chance, take the time to find the best possible attorney you can that will help you get the compensation for your injuries that you deserve.

A Good Cincinnati Car Accident Attorney Will Start With the Evidence

2011-12-19T09:00:00.000-08:00

Most of the times when you have been in a serious car accident you are too injured to even think about things like pictures or taking names and numbers for witness. You don’t think about gathering evidence you think only about recovery. But that is what a good Cincinnati car accident attorney is for, he will help gather all the evidence so that if the insurance company does not do their part, he can either negotiate with them or take the case to court to have it decided.

If you have been in a car accident in Cincinnati this is one of the most important reasons you should not wait until there is a problem to get a lawyer. A lawyer can speed up the time it takes to get the money you need to cover your bills especially if you cannot work.

Getting a Lawyer After your Car Accident in Kentucky Can Help Your Get What you Need Right Away

2011-12-16T09:00:00.000-08:00

An Injury Attorney Ohio Will Take the Worry Out of your Mounting Medical Bills

2011-12-15T09:00:00.000-08:00

Call Your Covington Attorney As Soon as You Have Been Arrested

2011-12-14T09:00:00.000-08:00

Super Lawyers 2012

2011-12-13T11:28:00.000-08:00

Christopher L. Jackson, of the Law Offices of Christopher L. Jackson, has been named to the list of “2012 Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” recognizing Ohio’s top up-and-coming attorneys. The designation honors attorneys who have been practicing fewer than 10 years or who are 40 years old or younger. Chris, a resident of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky focuses his practice primarily on plaintiff personal injury, criminal defense and DUI. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky and his law degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Chris is licensed and actively practices in both of the State of Ohio and the Commonwealth of Kentucky as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Ohio and Eastern & Western Districts of Kentucky and 6^th Circuit Court of Appeals. His email is jackson@christopherjacksonlaw.com.

Hire The Best Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney You Can Find

2011-12-13T09:00:00.000-08:00

A Good Cincinnati Car Accident Attorney Will Start With the Evidence

2011-12-12T09:00:00.000-08:00

Success

2011-12-09T13:45:00.001-08:00

The Law Offices of Christopher L. Jackson, LLC have had a lot of recent success in the courtroom and settling cases. If you have a legal issue in Kentucky or Ohio and need representation please call for a case evaluation. We work hard to make things better for you.

Welcome

2011-08-26T11:29:00.000-07:00

This will be the first of many blogs on our upgraded site. I wanted to take a moment to greet you and let you know a little about our practice. We are a full service law firm based in Covington, but serving Butler, Clermont, Warren, and Hamilton Counties in Ohio. we aslso often serve Boone Campbell and Kenton Counties in Kentucky. We may also take cases in other parts of the state depending on tiem and availability.

We look forward to dealing with each client in a one-to-one setting and do our best to make sure we perform a personal service. We try to adress all of our clients as much as we can, personally. We hope that you will get to know Chris Jackson and Ryan Mulroney as attorneys you can trust and attorney's you enjoy working with. We would love to work with you and hope to hear from you if you ever need representation, please call the Law Offices of Christopher L. Jackson.