Cincy Personal Injury Lawyer
Arthur W. Harmon, Jr., Esq.

When you've been injured by someone else's carelessness in Cincy, Ohio, it's important to take some initial steps toward making sure your injury claim can be settled fairly and as quickly as possible:

Write down everything you can remember about how the injury occurred, including the names, addresses and phone numbers of potential witnesses, Cincy police officers and insurance company representatives (or company or workers' compensation representatives if it was a work-related injury)
Talk to an Cincy personal injury lawyer before making any statements, written or verbal, to insurance company adjusters or representatives
Let anyone you think may be responsible for the injury know right away you're intending to file a claim against them
Take steps to protect any evidence you may need to prove your injury, such as your totaled car, photographs of an accident or injury scene, clothing you were wearing, damaged personal belongings, and so forth

Questions for Your Cincy Personal Injury Lawyer?

Can I still file a lawsuit if I accepted a settlement offer from the other person's insurance company before I contacted you?
The insurance company seems to be taking me and my injuries seriously. Why do I need to hire a lawyer?
Is the other person's insurance company entitled to look at my medical records without my permission? Should I let it have access to my records?

How Do I Figure Out Who Is at Fault?

In most cases, in order to collect on an injury claim in Cincy, Ohio, you must prove the person who caused the injury was "negligent" - which is a failure to exercise ordinary care. You must prove:

The person who caused your injury owed you a duty
The other person broke or breached that duty
You suffered damages
The other person's failure caused your injury

If you were careless, and that contributed to your injury, your recovery of damages is reduced in proportion to your fault under Ohio comparative negligence law. If you were more careless than the other person, you can't recover any damages.

Ohio law generally doesn't make one person responsible for another person's negligence. Exceptions exist when people are involved in a joint enterprise, such as a partnership or an employment relationship. If more than one person is negligent toward you, each is responsible for a proportional share of the damages.

If you've been injured using a consumer product, the manufacturer of the product may be responsible under a "products liability" legal theory, which is based on a statute. You need to prove:

The product was defective because of an inadequate warning or a problem with the product
The defect caused your injury
You suffered damages
The manufacturer was responsible for some aspect of product creation

Product suppliers can be liable for damages under state products liability law. You need to prove:

The supplier was negligent
The negligence caused your injury
The product wasn't the way the supplier promised it would be
You suffered damages

What Is My Claim Worth?

Under Ohio law and in Cincy, the person who injured you is responsible for:

Past, current and future estimated medical expenses
Time lost from work, including time spent going to medical appointments or therapy
Any property that was damaged, such as your vehicle
The cost of hiring someone to do household chores when you couldn't do them
Any permanent disfigurement or disability
Your emotional distress, including anxiety, depression and any interference with your family relationships
A change in your future earning ability due to the injury
Any other costs that were a direct result of your injury

In some cases you may need an expert to explain your injuries and why you're entitled to certain damages. This is very common in medical malpractice cases. A Cincy personal injury lawyer will know what type of expert witness to hire to best prove your damages.

How Long Do I Have to File a Legal Claim in Cincy, Ohio?

In Cincy, Ohio, you only have two years to file a lawsuit against the person who injured you. If your lawyer isn't able to come to an agreement with any involved insurance companies, you'll want to file a lawsuit before the two-year statute of limitations runs out. If your injury is related to a breach of contract, you may have six years to file a lawsuit.

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Arthur W. Harmon, Jr., Esq.
8549 Montgomery Road
Suite One
Cincinnati, OH 45236

Phone: (513) 793-1991

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About

Arthur W. Harmon, Jr., Esq.

Arthur W. Harmon Jr. Attorney At Law, LLC has provided quality representation to individuals suffering from personal injuries in the Greater Cincinnati, OH area for over 28 years. With aggressive defense and superior care for our clients, we have won major settlements in a wide variety of practice areas ranging from workplace injuries to medical malpractice.

Practice Areas:

Auto/vehicle accidents
Truck accidents
Wrongful death
Work accidents
Apartment accidents
Medical malpractice
Slip and fall
Defective products
Dog bites
Nursing home injuries
Bodily injury

Our law office prides itself on giving close attention to each client, devising a strategy and using years of trial experience to ensure a high success rate and positive results. If you have been injured, you need quality representation from an experienced attorney, and Arthur W. Harmon is prepared to exceed your expectations.

Admitted:
1981, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

College:
University of Cincinnati, B.A., 1978

Member:

Cincinnati, Ohio State, American, Federal and National Bar Associations
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati
Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association
CBA/BLAC Round Table

Biography:
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1981-1984, Assistant City Attorney, 1984-1985 and Chief of Civil Litigation Department, 1985-1989, City of Dayton. Member, Board of Trustees Cincinnati Legal-Aid and Society, 1991-. Licensed Agent, NFLPA and NBPA