http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/ Important News & Event information for Maguire & Schneider, LLP. en Copyright 2009 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:12:53 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Maguire & Schneider, LLP is pleased to announce that two of its Partners Karl H. Schneider and Keith W. Schneider were named 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers. Karl Schneider was additionally selected in the Top 50 in Central Ohio listing. We are also pleased to announce that Firm Attorneys Trina N. Goethals, Mark R. Meterko and Aaron J. Weir were named by Super Lawyers magazine as 2010 Ohio Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys representing a wide spectrum of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. The list is based on surveys of thousands of lawyers and peer reviews. Only the top five percent of lawyers from nearly sixty practice areas are named Super Lawyers. http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/12/two_partners_named_2010_ohio_s.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/12/two_partners_named_2010_ohio_s.shtml Aaron J. Weir Karl H. Schneider, Partner Keith W. Schneider, Partner Mark R. Meterko Recognition Trina N. Goethals Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:12:53 -0500 Partner Karl H. Schneider was appointed to the planning committee for the 2010 Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/07/partner_karl_h_schneider_appoi.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/07/partner_karl_h_schneider_appoi.shtml Events Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:40 -0500 Hydroxycut Regular Rapid Release Caplets

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Although the FDA has not received reports of serious liver-related adverse reactions for all Hydroxycut products, Iovate has agreed to recall all the products listed above. Hydroxycut Cleanse and Hoodia products are not affected by the recall. Consumers who have any of the products involved in the recall are advised to stop using them and to return them to the place of purchase. The agency has not yet determined which ingredients, dosages, or other health-related factors may be associated with risks related to these Hydroxycut products. The products contain a variety of ingredients and herbal extracts. Health care professionals and consumers are encouraged to report serious adverse events (side effects) or product quality problems with the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online, by regular mail, fax or phone. –Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm –Regular Mail: Use FDA postage paid form 3500 found at: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm and mail to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787 –Fax: 800-FDA-0178 –Phone: 800-FDA-1088 The FDA continues to investigate the potential relationship between Hydroxycut dietary supplements and liver injury or other potentially serious side effects. ____________________________________________________________ Maguire & Schneider is currently investigating Hydroxycut. If you feel you have suffered as a result of Hydroxycut® please contact: Wayne Hassay 614-224-1222 800-600-1222]]> http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/05/fda_press_release_regarding_hy.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/05/fda_press_release_regarding_hy.shtml Events Wed, 06 May 2009 13:45:24 -0500 Partner Karl H. Schneider recently addressed the Columbus Commercial Industrial Investors Realtors’ (“CCIIR”) forum. Mr. Schneider described the operations of the Ohio Real Estate Commission and Ohio Division of Real Estate and discussed business practices with a view toward creating risk reduction. Trina N. Goethals attended the forum with Mr. Schneider, offering guidance to inquiring attendees. http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/05/partner_karl_schneider_speaks.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/05/partner_karl_schneider_speaks.shtml Events Tue, 05 May 2009 12:42:14 -0500 http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/04/raptiva_questionnaire.shtml If you are currently a member of Pre-Paid Legal, contact us at 1-800-464-2266. If you are not currently a member, contact us at 1-800-600-1222. ]]> http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/04/raptiva_a_drug_used_for_treatm.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/04/raptiva_a_drug_used_for_treatm.shtml Attorney Postings Wayne E. Hassay, Partner Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:26:41 -0500 whassay@ms-lawfirm.com Name: ________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ E-mail Address:________________________________________________ Home Phone:______________________ Work Phone:____________________________ Social Security #:_______-_______-________ Date of Birth:______-_______-______ Date of Death (if applicable):___________________ Employer:________________________________ Job Title:____________________________ Employer Address: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Number of Years Employed:___________________ Salary:_________________ Marital Status: Spouses Name:___________________________ Spouse's Social Security #:______-____-_______ Date of Birth:_______-_______-______ Spouse's Employer:______________________________ Job Title:___________________________ Spouse's Business Phone:_______________________________ Children (names & ages): ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ALTERNATE CONTACT PERSON (Outside your household) Name:_______________________________ Home Phone #:_______________ Email Address:________________________ Work Phone #:________________ Address:_____________________________________________________________________________ Relationship to you:____________________________________ MEDICAL HISTORY: Date started Raptiva: ___/___/_____ Date discontinued Raptiva: ___/___/_____ Physician Name/Address who prescribed Raptiva: _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Describe medical condition or reasons why you started Raptiva: __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ What did the Physician tell you, if anything, about the risks of Raptiva: ___________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Name and address of all pharmacies where you had a prescription of Raptiva filled: _________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Were you ever given Raptiva directly from the Physicians office: ___ yes ___ no If yes, name/address of Physicians office: ________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ List all other medications you were taking when you were taking Raptiva: _________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Current Physician(s)/facilities treating you for injuries from Raptiva:_______________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ (name) (address) Have you been diagnosed or experienced any of the following conditions: if yes, mark one (1) if diagnosed before taking Raptiva; and two (2) if diagnosed during or shortly after taking Raptiva Bacterial Sepsis ____yes ___no date of diagnosis ___/____/____ Viral Meningitis ___ yes ___ no date of diagnosis ___/___/___ Invasive Fungal Disease ___ yes ___ no date of diagnosis ___/___/___ PML ___ yes ___ no date of diagnosis ___/___/___ Other Infections ___ yes ___ no date of diagnosis ___/___/___ If so, what type of infection(s)________________________________________________ Any Immune Deficiency Disease ___yes ___no date of diagnosis__/___/___ If so, what type of disease(s)______________________________________ While taking Raptiva, did you ever experience the following conditions? Weakness in one side of body _____yes ____no Loss or Blurred Vision _____yes ____no Fatigue _____yes ____no Memory Loss _____yes ____no Disorientation _____yes ____no Loss of Balance _____yes ____no Do you have any other health condition which you believe was caused by the medication Raptiva? If so, state condition, symptoms and the date this occurred:______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Did a Physician ever tell you that you were injured as a result of taking Raptiva: ____ yes ____ no If so, when: ___/___/___ Family History: Mother, Father, Sisters, Brothers; Alive & Well?_____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Major Illnesses among family members:__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Previous Illnesses/prior Hospitalizations:___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Present Family Physician: (address & phone #):______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ]]> http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/04/raptiva_questionnaire.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/04/raptiva_questionnaire.shtml Attorney Postings M&S Staff Attorney Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:20:40 -0500 Have you ever stopped to consider how long you or your parents have worked to build the value of your estates? That hard work can be significantly compromised when faced with the high cost of nursing home care. Most people know they can rely on Medicaid to cover the cost of nursing home care but only after near exhaustion of their hard earned assets. The Deficit Reduction Act passed in 2006 made it even more difficult to qualify for Medicaid by including a five year look back period. It is commonly understood this look-back period requires all estate planning to occur at least five years prior to the need for Medicaid. However, with a proper understanding of the Medicaid code and the conforming Ohio statutes it may be possible to preserve more than half of an estate, even if nursing home care is needed within the next five years. In fact, effective planning might be possible even if a loved one is currently residing in a nursing home. It is never too late to plan for long-term care. If you or your loved ones might be in need of long term nursing care please contact us immediately. We may be able to help preserve some of those hard earned assets. If you are currently a member of Pre-Paid Legal contact us at 1-800-464-2266. If you are not currently a member feel free to contact us at 1-800-600-1222. http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/02/let_us_help_you_protect_your_a.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/02/let_us_help_you_protect_your_a.shtml Attorney Postings Wayne E. Hassay, Partner Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:11:02 -0500 By Keith Schneider, Partner at Maguire & Schneider LLP Published in MY Business, The magazine from the National Federation of Independent Business Background/Applicability Prevailing wage (PW) laws require that workers on certain public construction projects be paid a specified minimum wage. Recently, Gov. Ted Strickland significantly expanded the prevailing wage guidelines to include even more types of projects. Among other applications, the new guidelines broaden prevailing wage to projects involving state support for environmental cleanup, as well as to the purchase of machinery and equipment with sate dollars. Even a privately financed factory may be subject to the prevailing wage laws if the machinery inside was purchased with public assistance. Newly Issued Guidance Issued by Department of Commerce Recently, the Department of Commerce has issued guidance to “clarify” when PW is triggered on privately funded construction activity as a part of a “public improvement project.” There is a presumption that PW applies to a privately funded construction project when it is “completed” within six months of publicly supported construction that is used to facilitate the use of the private construction project. For example, the department says that if the state of Ohio pays for a rail spur from the main rail line onto the property of X Corp, then X Corp constructs a warehouse within six months of the rail spur, PW applies to the entire warehouse construction. Another common example in which PW applies under the recent guidance is when private construction takes place on land that has been remediated of environmental hazards via public funds. PW will apply when public funds are used to support remediation of environmental hazards when a developer or end-user has been identified. However, if no developer or end-user has been identified at the time of remediation, then any privately funded construction on the remediated land will not be subject to PW. Further, under the new guidelines, when public funds are used to support machinery and/or equipment being installed in a newly constructed or remolded private structure, PW presumptively applies. If the state provides cash for the installation of the machinery into a newly constructed plant, PW would be triggered for the entire project. The next principle to be applied states that the primary purpose of publicly supported construction will be presumptively established by the facts and circumstances at the time the funds are committed. The department recognizes that the application of the PW is inherently fact-specific and will issue an early determination to any public authority whether or not PW applies to the particular project. The project developer may rely on the department’s determination as long as there are no fundamental substantive changes. An Attempt to Kill Prevailing Wage House Bill 243 has been drafted to amend the Ohio Revised Code in order to repeal the PW law. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Brinkman and cosponsored by Reps. John Adams, Lynn R. Wachtmann and Bruce R. Goodwin. If passed as introduced, the bill appears to repeal the PW law entirely. In effect, the bill seeks to amend the Revised Code in a manner that would allow business to carry on as if PW is nonexistent. The PW repeal bill was introduced in the House May 30, 2007, and has not yet been voted on or introduced in the Senate. Currently there is no bill analysis or other available information to determine the support of the bill in the House or the Senate. The status of the bill can be checked at http://www.legislature.state.oh.us ]]> http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/02/prevailing_wage_here_today_gon.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2009/02/prevailing_wage_here_today_gon.shtml Attorney Postings Keith W. Schneider, Partner Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:08:33 -0500 Super Lawyers magazine as 2009 Ohio Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys representing a wide spectrum of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. The list is based on surveys of thousands of lawyers and peer reviews. Only the top five percent of lawyers from nearly sixty practice areas are named Super Lawyers.]]> http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/12/two_partners_named_2009_ohio_s.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/12/two_partners_named_2009_ohio_s.shtml Recognition Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:01:06 -0500 Karl Schneider and Trina Goethals recently served as judges/instructors for the Denison University Moot Court team, in Granville, Ohio. The Denison team meets weekly and is preparing for the upcoming Regional Moot Court Competition, which will be held at the end of November. Moot Court is a practice in simulated appellate court proceedings where the teams are given a case record from which to work. This year’s case deals with issues of free speech and due process. Mr. Schneider and Ms. Goethals will continue to assist the team until their competition. http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/11/karl_schneider_trina_goethals.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/11/karl_schneider_trina_goethals.shtml Events Karl H. Schneider, Partner Trina N. Goethals Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:24:18 -0500 Keith W. Schneider of Maguire & Schneider, LLP was recently retained by the Ohio Republican Party and Representative Larry Wolpert to appear in federal court to challenging the state of Ohio’s compliance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Specifically, the Ohio Republican Party and Representative Wolpert are challenging the verification procedures in place to ensure newly registered Ohio voters are actually eligible to vote. The matter went before Senior District Court Judge George Smith, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. The case received national coverage through various national media outlets. A partner in the firm, Schneider’s practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law, general litigation, complex litigation, white collar crime, banking law, municipal law, administrative law, real estate law, and class action. About Maguire & Schneider, LLP The law firm of Maguire & Schneider, L.L.P. is an AV-Rated firm established in 1993. Formed by four lawyers, it has grown to over thirty lawyers and maintains its office in Columbus, Ohio. Our clientele includes financial institutions, regional real estate brokerage firms, title companies, insurance companies, governmental entities, small business, individuals and families. With a proven track record of experience M&S offers a breadth and depth of legal expertise, assisting its clients, big and small, in reaching their goals. ]]> http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/10/keith_w_schneider_retained_in.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/10/keith_w_schneider_retained_in.shtml Keith W. Schneider, Partner Litigation Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:39:39 -0500 During September, 2008, Karl Schneider was twice appointed by the Ohio Secretary of State to serve as special hearing officer for two separate ballot protest proceedings. Mr. Schneider presided over the challenge brought seeking to strike pay day legislation that was signed into law during the spring, and thereafter rendered his report and recommendation to the Ohio Secretary of State who accepted the recommendation. Thereafter, Mr. Schneider was appointed to preside as hearing officer over the protest seeking to remove the State issue 6, which was an initiative petition for a Casino near Wilmington, Ohio in Southwest Ohio. Mr. Schneider presided over the evidentiary hearing on the Casino protest on September 24th, and rendered his written findings and recommendation to the Ohio Secretary of State. The Ohio Secretary of State adopted Mr. Schneider’s findings and his recommendation on September 25, 2008. Please see the attached article appearing in the Columbus Dispatch September 15, 2008. http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2008/09/hearing_on_payday_petitions_se.shtml Please see the attached article appearing in the Dayton Daily News September 25, 2008. http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/09/25/casino_issue_certified_for_bal.html]]> http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/09/secretary_of_state_appointment.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/09/secretary_of_state_appointment.shtml Events Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:02:01 -0500 Download the FDA Recall Notice (PDF) ]]> http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/09/bertek_udl_and_digitek_may_con.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/09/bertek_udl_and_digitek_may_con.shtml Attorney Postings Wayne E. Hassay, Partner Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:03:46 -0500 Partners Bradley Barbin and Karl Schneider completed a criminal jury trial in March, 2008 involving tax and conspiracy charges in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Federal District Court. Karl Schneider, along with colleague Trina Goethals completed a civil jury trial in early June, 2008 in the Butler County Common Pleas court involving alleged real estate broker negligence as well as concealment of foundation damage. http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/06/recent_trials.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/06/recent_trials.shtml Litigation Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:24:48 -0500 Maguire & Schneider, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that KEITH W. SCHNEIDER, partner, has been elected by his peers as a member of the Columbus Bar Association Board of Governors for the 2008-2009 year. Keith Schneider's practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law, general litigation, complex litigation, white collar crime, banking law, municipal law, administrative law, real estate law, and class action. http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/06/partner_elected_to_cba_board_o.shtml http://www.ms-lawfirm.com/news/2008/06/partner_elected_to_cba_board_o.shtml Recognition Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:47:30 -0500