James G. Vargo, Attorney At Law

11/11/2022

12/09/2021

https://www.wfmj.com/story/45403930/ge-appliances-issues-recalls-to-repairfree-slidin-ranges-due-to-tipping-hazard

Consumers may continue to use the ranges if they wish, but are advised not to put any objects on the open oven door until the range's anti-tip bracket has been inspected and repaired if necessary.

12/03/2021

"The recall covers certain 2019 Passports, 2016 through 2019 Pilots and 2017 through 2020 Ridgeline pickups."

Honda is recalling nearly 725,000 SUVs and pickup trucks because the hoods can open while the vehicles are moving.

08/01/2021

Searching for source: Of the eight people interviewed, six reported tastings or eating raw batter made with a cake mix. People said they bought different varieties and brands.

Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio have two patients while Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Washington all have one.

An ongoing E. coli outbreak affecting 16 people in 12 states has been linked to cake mix. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public

02/25/2021

"Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York wrote each other in March 2020 that "yeah, we lied" in a letter to Judge Alison Nathan about a key document it had failed to share with defense lawyers ... Earlier, a junior lawyer on the case suggested they "bury it" in a stack of other papers they provided the defendant, apparently in hopes the critical document would be overlooked during the rush of the trial."

'Yeah, We Lied': Messages Show Prosecutors' Panic Over Missteps In Federal Case

The newly disclosed documents give a window into the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan after a judge started asking questions about a case that the Justice Department won but then abandoned.

02/18/2021

'Where No One Dares Speak Up': China Disbars Lawyers On Sensitive Cases

Rights lawyers became targets in President Xi Jinping's push to put the Communist Party above the law. Now they're losing their licenses.

02/21/2020

With minimum liability coverage of only $25,000 in Ohio, you should try to at least maintain $100,000 in coverage for uninsured/underinsured motorists (more if you are able). However, this usually does not provide coverage for damage to your vehicle. Therefore, if you do not have full coverage, you should also ask your insurance agent about obtaining uninsured motorist property damage coverage. For a small premium, this will typically provide coverage for damage to your vehicle caused by an uninsured motorist.

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/ohio-law-changes-checks-for-uninsured-drivers/dHZiRJoFmFu0cSoWtknKjI/

02/11/2020

“Roughly 57% of inmates in Ohio jails are not there serving a sentence, but instead are awaiting trial, locked up because they can’t afford bail, according to Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction data cited by the bail task force.”

Requiring the availability of so-called “risk assessment tools” was the top recommendation of a task force commissioned by the court last year to examine Ohio’s bail system.

01/30/2020

USA TODAY: Baby products recalled for suffocation risk

More than nine months after Fisher-Price recalled 4.7 million Rock ‘n Play sleepers, Graco and Summer Infant are recalling inclined infant sleepers.

01/03/2020

USA TODAY: Your smart TV is spying on you. Here's how to stop it

Smart TV sets have settings for adjusting your preferences. You can take control and tell the TV manufacturers not to sell your data.

01/03/2020

https://www.wfmj.com/story/41510980/new-laws-coming-to-ohio-in-2020

2020 will bring some changes to Ohio laws like increasing the minimum wage, tax-free feminine hygiene products and a front license plate no longer being required.

12/18/2019

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/secret-fisa-court-issues-highly-unusual-rebuke-fbi-mistakes-n1103451

The criticism comes after a report by the DOJ inspector general that found "so many basic and fundamental errors."