FIRM NEWS
Attorneys
from Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. settled a wrongful death
lawsuit for their clients, the widow and adult daughters of a man who
fell overboard while a passenger on a pleasure boat on Lake Erie. The
evidence developed during discovery showed that the owner/operator of
the boat failed to take proper precautions for the passenger's safety
and failed to perform a proper search and rescue for the decedent.
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Ray,
Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. was appointed as national maritime
counsel for a large shipowner and assists its national
coordinator/counsel in managing the mass tort litigation it is involved
in across the nation.
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Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. obtained a significant six-figure
settlement for a client who was injured by a negligent forklift
operator. The injury occurred in Tennessee, and the case was referred to
the Firm after the expiration of the Tennessee statute of limitations
period. Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. was successful in
establishing an Ohio connection, which in turn supported jurisdiction in
Ohio and the application of Ohio's longer limitations period.
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Attorneys
from Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. were involved in the sale and
transfer of two Great Lakes cargo ships, representing the seller in one
transaction & the buyer in another.
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Attorneys
from Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L., utilizing Ohio's Lemon Law,
successfully attained the repurchase of several late-model vehicles for
their clients.
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Attorneys
from Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. won summary judgment on
liability for a shipowner defendant where the plaintiff allegedly
sustained neck injuries when another vessel crew member unexpectedly
attempted to adjust his back and neck from behind. (The case is on
appeal.)
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Among its
activities and involvement in various charitable organizations, Ray,
Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. is active in our local bar associations,
and counts among its partners a bar association trustee and an active
participant in the joint rating of judicial candidates. We are proud of
our participation in the donation of our legal services for the probate
of an estate where the proceeds in their entirety were donated to
Hospice of the Western Reserve.
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Ray,
Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. is a participant in the Cuyahoga
County Bar
Association Lawyers Referral & Information Service, a program whereby litigants
are referred to qualified attorneys in particular practice areas.
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Ray,
Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. has obtained numerous court opinions
finding that Ohio Courts lack personal jurisdiction over various cruise
lines and enforcing forum selection clauses to move lawsuits to other
states.
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Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. obtained a settlement for a
person injured in an auto accident while in this state on business. It
required coordination of witnesses from jurisdictions outside Ohio and
use of state law other than Ohio.
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Attorneys
from Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. won summary judgment absolving
their client who allegedly failed to properly load and stow steel coils
in rail cars, leading to a derailment and causing damage to cargo, rail
cars and railroad property.
Personnel Update
Ray,
Robinson, Carle & Davies P.L.L. welcomes Travis W. Jeric as a first-year
associate. Travis is a graduate of
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and served as Co-Editor in Chief of
The Journal of Law and Health.
William D. Carle III (Of Counsel) was the subject of an article in the
GREAT LAKES SEAWAY REVIEW, July-September 2005 (Vol. 34, No. 1) by Dave
Wobser, entitled Great Lakes People - William D. Carle III, Lakes'
lawyer, historian, boatnerd and sailor. |
