Protecting Your Rights As a Consumer

Apr 23, 2020 | Tips

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash How can you be a more empowered consumer?  There are several ways that you can take and maintain control of your interaction with a service provider. 1.  Always get the name of the employee to whom you are...

A Little Levity…

Apr 15, 2020 | Tips

… and why you should not kill your family member during the Quarantine. Photo by Denis Agati on Unsplash So, you are cooped up with your spouse and your kids and you are having homicidal fantasies as your nap is interrupted for the 5th time...

Hospitals: Have You Been Admitted or Held for Observation? It Makes a Huge Difference!

Jan 14, 2020 | News, Tips

You are sick and go to the hospital.  You make it past the emergency room and are in a bed being treated by doctors and nurses.  You are receiving medical tests and hospital food. But have you been admitted or are you held and under observation?  The...

Tipping: How Much and to Whom?

Jan 1, 2020 | Tips

According to a Consumer Reports survey of more than 1000 adults, more than 27% of respondents said there are more instances where tipping is or could be expected than two years ago.  However, the etiquette guidelines have not kept up with the new services that...

Stand Your Ground or Retreat: Self Defense and the Burden of Proof

Nov 22, 2019 | News, Tips

House Bill 228 went through many changes before it was signed into law late in 2018. The prior law stated that Ohioans had a duty to retreat if possible prior to using deadly force to defend themselves. The provision that was ultimately removed from the new law would...

The Latest Scams and How to Protect Yourself Against Them

Jul 1, 2019 | News, Tips

We live in an era of robocalls and telephone and on-line scams.  It seems more and more ‘bad guys’ are trying to separate us from our hard-earned money.  How do we identify the scams and what can we do about to protect ourselves from the...