Monthly Archives: March 2017


Social Security Disability Compassionate Allowances

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has an obligation to provide benefits quickly to applicants whose medical conditions are so serious that their conditions obviously meet disability standards. Compassionate Allowances (CAL) are a way of quickly identifying diseases and other medical conditions that invariably qualify under the Listing of Impairments based on minimal objective medical information. […]


Student Athlete Settles Claims of Racial Discrimination with Western Brown Local School District Board of Education for $200,000

Elijah “Eli” Fulton recently settled his racial discrimination lawsuit in the United States District Court against the southern Ohio Western Brown Local School District Board of Education. Eli was represented by Eric Jones of the Jones Law Group and Sonia Walker of the Calig Law Firm. The lawsuit alleged that Eli was harassed based on […]


How Consumer Fraud Affects You

One widely consulted online legal dictionary for non lawyers defines consumer fraud as any one of a number of “deceptive practices that result in financial or other losses for consumers in the course of seemingly legitimate business transactions.” Scenarios in which a person can lose money, get physically injured, or suffer a blow to their […]



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Top 10 Reasons Ohio Physicians Are Investigated by the State Medical Board of Ohio

A call, letter, subpoena, or interview request from a State Medical Board of Ohio (Board) investigator can place a physician’s license, reputation, employment, hospital privileges, and livelihood at risk. Even when the underlying patient complaint appears minor—or plainly wrong—the physician’s first response can materially affect how the investigation develops. In fiscal year 2025, the Board […]

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Ohio Attorney General, DOJ Reach Proposed Settlement with OhioHealth in Antitrust Case

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a proposed settlement with OhioHealth aimed at stopping the healthcare system from enforcing contract terms that allegedly limited insurers’ ability to help patients find lower-cost care. The proposed settlement was filed June 17, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern […]

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