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Katie Harris, Charles E. Boyk Law Office appears on ABC 13 News discussing Honoring Local Nurses
August 22, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
August 21, 2018 – WTOL
August 15, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
August 14, 2018 – 13abc
August 8, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
August 7, 2018 – WTOL
August 1, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
July 31, 2018 – WTOL
July 25, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
July 24, 2018 – WTOL
July 18, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
July 17, 2018 – WTOL
July 11, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
July 10, 2018 – WTOL
June 27, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
June 26, 2018 – WTOL
June 13, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
June 12, 2018 – WTOL
June 6, 2018 – WTOL’s “Your Day”
June 5, 2018 – WTOL
May 30, 2018 – WTOL’s Your Day
May 29, 2018 – WTOL
August 19, 2015 – Joey’s feature on NBC 24
August 11, 2015 – Callista’s feature on NBC 24
2014 Bikes for Kids launch honors 2009 winner Kayla Meeker
First grader suffers head injury in school, lawyer says school didn’t call 911
Volunteer coach sentenced for sexual relationship with teenager
Former Pastor Accused of Sexually Assaulting Grandaughter
July 08, 2021 – Crooksville grandfather allegedly sexually assaulted granddaughter
July 28, 2021 – Woman sues grandfather for alleged sex assaults in her childhood
Aaron Buckenmeyer: Man assaulted by Dick’s Sporting Goods officer
Jul 2, 2021 – Toledo law office files suit against Dick’s Sporting Goods regarding 2020 assault case
July 2, 2021 – Estate of man allegedly assaulted by Dick’s loss prevention officer files lawsuit
July 3, 2021 – Lawsuit filed against Dick’s Sporting Goods, loss prevention officer
Start High School Student sexually assaulted by coach
May 10, 2021 – Lawyer: Student alleging sexual assault by TPS coach “dealing with a pregnancy”
May 12, 2021 – Law firm calls for victims to come forward in Start High School misconduct investigation
May 12, 2012 – Investigation into TPS volunteer coach continues
Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Temperance priest
July 12, 2021 – Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Temperance priest
Priest who condemned teen’s suicide during funeral is protected by First Amendment: court
July 10, 2021 – Priest who condemned teen’s suicide during funeral is protected by First Amendment: court
High School Student Sexual Assault
May 12, 2021 – Investigation Into TPS Volunteer Coach Continues
May 12, 2021 – Law firm calls for victims to come forward in Start High School misconduct investigation
May 10, 2021 – Lawyer: Student alleging sexual assault by TPS coach “dealing with a pregnancy”
May 12, 2021 – Victim of alleged grooming, sexual assault by Start HS volunteer coach is ‘now dealing with a pregnancy,’ lawyers say
Firefighters’ Workers’ Compensation Suit
October 9, 2020 – City opposing workers’ comp claims for firefighters with cancer
Bar Assault Suit
May 29, 2020 – Man sues bar after assault
COVID-19 Response
Business Continuity During COVID-19: Best Practices From Top Executives
Child Victim’s Civil Suit
Apr 10, 2020 – Convicted rapist sued by victim in Lake County Court
Child Victim’s Civil Suit
Dangerous Drugs
Dec. 16, 2019 – Recovering Addicts Suing Drug Companies are Last in Line to Receive Justice
Funeral Litigation
Nov. 19, 2019 – Mom Sues Catholic Archdiocese After Priest Criticized Son’s Suicide At Funeral
Nov. 15, 2019 – Michigan woman sues after priest criticizes son’s suicide during his funeral
Nov. 15, 2019 – Woman sues Archdiocese of Detroit over priest who criticized son’s death
Nov. 14, 2019 – Bedford family files lawsuit against priest after December funeral service
Nov. 14, 2019 – Michigan Woman Sues Over Priest Who Criticized Son’s Death
Defective Earplug Litigation
Nov. 8, 2019 – Toledo veteran suffering hearing problem sues earplug manufacturer
3M litigation
Oct. 17, 2019 – Local Army veteran files lawsuit against 3M for faulty combat earplugs
Oct 09, 2019 – LeDoux Filed Complaint
Maggie Vasquez-Cromer, et al. v. City of Toledo
Dustin Wentz v. George Sims
Riehm v. Green Springs Case
January 13, 2019 – Man wants Ohio Supreme Court to consider Seneca County wrongful death suit
January 9, 2019 – Husband of woman killed by Green Springs fire truck appeals to Ohio Supreme Court
December 29, 2018 – Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Hogrefe explosion (Must be a subscriber to the Northwest Signal to view)
December 28, 2018 – Wrongful death lawsuit filed in 2017 explosion in Napoleon (Must be a subscriber to the Bryan Times to view)
December 25, 2018 – Family sues Napoleon junkyard over fatal explosion
December 23, 2018 – Daughter of Napoleon man killed in explosion files wrongful death suit (Must be a subscriber of Crecent News to view)
December 20, 2018 – Daughter of Napoleon man killed in junkyard explosion files lawsuit
Lawsuit against Dr. James Gideon after he sexually assaulted his patients
The Courier – 7.20.2017 – Four patients file lawsuit against doctor
The Courier – 7.19.17 – Four women file lawsuits against Bluffton doctor
WTOL – 7.18.2017 – Northwest Ohio doctor accused of sexual battery by three patients
Toledo Blade – 7.18.2017 – Suit filed against Bluffton doctor for alleged sexual assault
Lawsuit against Otsego Schools after Sexual Assault
Review Times – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
NBC 24 – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit filed against Otsego School District
Associated Press – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
13abc – March 21, 2017 – Local family files lawsuit against Otsego Local Schools
WDTN News 2 Dayton – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
Urbana Daily Citizen – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
Toledo Blade – March 21, 2017 – Student’s parents file suit against Otsego schools
Washington Times – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
The Vindicator – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
The Delaware Gazette – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
The Findlay Courier – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
Sidney Daily News – March 21, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
Sentinel Tribune – March 22, 2017 –– Ex-student’s parents file suit against Otsego
Record Courier – March 22, 2017 – Lawsuit: School Officials Didn’t Protect Girl from Assault
Toledo Blade – March 22, 2017 – Parents sue Otsego; harassment alleged
Ohio Fire Truck Wrongful Death
Findlay Courier – December 14, 2016 – Family Files Suit After Firetruck Hits, Kills Ohio Woman
Fire Law Blog – December 14, 2016 -Fatal Backing Accident Results in Wrongful Death Suit in Ohio
FOX19 WXIX TV – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
Fremont News Messenger – December 14, 2016 – Lawsuit filed in woman’s death by firetruck
Hometown Stations – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
Lima News – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
Madison Press – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
Roanoke Times – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
The Argus Press – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
Tulsa World Oklahoma – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
Urbana Daily Citizen – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
Washington Times – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
WDTN – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
WHIO Dayton – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
WHIZ Zanesville – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
WNIR Akron – December 14, 2016 – Jogger’s family files suit
WNWO NBC 24 – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Tiffin woman
WTOL CBS 11 – December 14, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman
Toledo Blade – December 15, 2016 – Green Springs firefighter, department sued for death
The Advertiser Tribune – December 15, 2016 – Lawsuit filed against fire department, firefighter
Firehouse.com – December 15, 2016 -OH Firefighter Dept. Sued in Woman’s Death
AP News – December 15, 2016 – Family files suit after firetruck hits, kills Ohio woman.
National news coverage on a lawsuit filed against Tate Funeral Home on behalf of our clients, the family members of Thomas Gaston, after alleged mistreatment of bodies
NY Times – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies
San Francisco Chronicle – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Yahoo News UK – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Washington Times – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Toledo Blade – June 9 – Family sues funeral home for failing to care for body
“It is a shock to the conscience of the community to treat the body of a deceased individual with anything less than the utmost care and respect,” attorney Charles E. Boyk, who filed the complaint, said in a news release. “The family would like some answers and to place Mr. Tate under oath. The lawsit will provide the opportunity to get complete answers and hopefully some closure to this tragic event.”
“Charles Boyk, a Toledo attorney representing the family of Thomas Gaston, whose remains were found in a corner of the funeral home’s chapel, said: ‘It is almost beyond comprehension that someone could do this. It’s like a third-world country.’”
Albany Times Union – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Ashland News Gazette – June 9, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Beaumont Enterprise – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Burleson Star – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Canton Repository – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Chico Enterprise-Record – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Connecticut Post – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Contra Costa Times – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit field over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Elkhart Truth – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Fairfield Citizen– June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Graham Leader – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Greenfield Daily Reporter – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
GreenwichTime – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Houston Chronicle – June 8, 2015 -Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Ktar News – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Long Beach Press Telegram – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Marietta Times – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Martins Ferry Times Leader – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Massillon Independent – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Minneapolis StarTribune – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Monroe News – June 9 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Toledo funeral home
Monterey Herald – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Morning Journal News – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
NBC 24 – June 9 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Toledo funeral home
Oroville Mercury Register – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Paradise Post – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Parkersburg News – June 9 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
San Antonio Express-News – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
San Jose Mercury News – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Santa Cruz Sentinel – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Seattle Post‑Intelligencer – June 8, 2015- Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
The Morning Journal – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Toledo funeral home
The News-Herald – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Toledo funeral home
The Reporter – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
The Review – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Times Reporter – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Toledo Blade – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed in Tate Funeral Services case
Uniontown Harold Standard – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Vallejo Times Herald – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
WFMJ – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
WKBN – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
WTOL – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
Youngstown Vindicator – June 8, 2015 – Lawsuit filed over bodies found in Ohio funeral home
National News Coverage after the Judge’s Ruling Allowed Clyde Cancer Cluster trial to move forward
Associated Press – February 11, 2014
Thomson Reuters Blog – February 10, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle – February 11, 2014
Washington Times – February 11, 2014
Seattle Post-Intelligencer – February 11, 2014
Detroit Free Press – February 11, 2014
Columbus Dispatch – February 11, 2014
13abc Toledo – February 11, 2014
CBS Toledo WTOL – February 11, 2014
NBC 24 Toledo – February 10, 2014
“This is a huge decision that will for the first time require Whirlpool to reveal the information that they have been reluctant to disclose,” Boyk said. “It is one small step in the search for the truth, and we look forward to examining the information that Whirlpool will have to release.”
Sandusky Register – February 11, 2014
Marietta Times – February 11, 2014
The Kansas City Star – February 11, 2014
The Greenfield Reporter – February 11, 2014
The Toledo Blade – February 11, 2014
NBC Cleveland WKYC – February 11, 2014
The Morning News Journal – February 11, 2014
The News Herald – February 11, 2014
Kent State University Radio – February 11, 2014
The Daily Record – February 11, 2014
WDTN 2 News Dayton – February 11, 2014
19 Action News Cleveland – February 11, 2014
CBS 46 Atlanta – February 11, 2014
Live 5 News CBS – February 11, 2014
Manufacturing.net – February 11, 2014
13 ABC Toledo – Family of 16-year-old traumatic brain injury victim sues hazing coach, school system
National news coverage on lawsuit filed against Woodmore High School on behalf of 16-year-old football hazing victim
Washington Times – February 4, 2014
Fremont News Messenger – February 4, 2014
Columbus Dispatch – February 4, 2014
Toledo Blade – February 4, 2014
Dayton Daily News – February 4, 2014
WLWT5 Cincinnati – February 4, 2014
The Courier – February 4, 2014
Port Clinton News Herald – February 4, 2014
CBS Cleveland – February 4, 2014
News-Herald – February 4, 2014
Claims Journal – February 4, 2014
Norwalf Reflector – February 4, 2014
NetworkOfCare.org – February 4, 2014
Military Messages highlighted by the Toledo Blade
Toledo Blade – December 29, 2014 – Law firm helps send messages to troops
NBC 4 Columbus – Lawsuit filed against apartment complex where James Russell Jenkins & Elijah Walker drowned
Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed For 5-Year-Old Rescuer Who Died After Pond Incident, NBC 4 WCMH, December 15, 2013
Families of Boy and His Attempted Rescuer Sue Over Drowning Deaths, ABC 6 On Your Side, December 13, 2013.
Lawsuit Filed Against Apartment Complex for Pond Deaths, CBS 10, December 13, 2013.
Families of Boy and His Attempted Rescuer Sue Over Drowning Deaths, My Fox 28, December 13, 2013.
Lawsuit Filed Against Apartment Complex for Pond Deaths, Ohio News/ICITO.com, December 13, 2013.
Lawsuit Filed Against Apartment Complex for Pond Deaths, BigNewsNetwork.com, December 13, 2013.
Lawsuit Filed Against Apartment Complex for Pond Deaths, Topix.com, December 13, 2013.
Families of Boy and His Attempted Rescuer Sue Over Drowning Deaths, SiloBreaker.com, December 13, 2013
Toledo man sues former employer over injury, Toledo Blade, December 10, 2013
Noted filmmaker to feature cancer cluster families in documentary, Fremont News Messenger, October 22, 2013
Fox Toledo – Town Hall meeting on Clyde Cancer Cluster lawsuit
Attorneys claim they have cancer cluster culprit: benzaldehyde, Port Clinton News Herald, May 15, 2013
Federal lawsuit against Whirlpool for Clyde Cancer Cluster, WNWO NBC 24 Toledo, May 15, 2013
Clyde Cancer Cluster families sue Whirlpool Corp, 13 ABC Toledo, May 15, 2013
Clyde Cluster families lawsuit alleges cause of cancer, WTOL CBS 11 Toledo, May 15, 2013
Lawsuit filed against Whirlpool Corp. in Clyde, Ohio’s child cancer cluster case, ABC News 5 Cleveland, March 28, 2013
Families in Ohio cancer cluster suing Whirlpool, Stark County Press-News, May 15, 2013
Families in Ohio cancer cluster suing Whirlpool, Columbus Dispatch, May 15, 2013
Another Lawsuit Filed in Cancer Cluster Case, Fox 8 News Cleveland, May 15, 2013
27 Plaintiffs sue Whirlpool over Clyde cancer cluster, Norwalk Reflector, May 15, 2013
Families in Ohio cancer cluster suing Whirlpool, Orlando Sentinel, May 15, 2013
Families in Ohio cancer cluster suing Whirlpool, Washington Examiner, May 15, 2013
Lawsuit in Clyde cancer cluster will take years, ABC News 5 Cleveland, May 20, 2013
Lawyers representing Clyde families hold town hall, 13 ABC Toledo, May 27, 2013
Residents Briefed on ‘Clyde Cancer Cluster’ Case, Fox 8 News Cleveland, May 27, 2013
Cancer cluster families speak out, Fremont News Messenger, May 27, 2013
Town meeting held for cancer cluster questions, WTOL CBS 11 Toledo, May 27, 2013
13 ABC Toledo – Negligence lawsuit filed against TPS on behalf of mother of sick 8th grader
Mother files lawsuit against TPS after daughter falls ill, World Now News, October 28, 2013
Lawsuit filed against Toledo Public Schools for neglect of student, NBC 24, October 28, 2013
Mother files lawsuit against TPS after daughter falls ill, WTOL CBS News 11 Toledo, October 28, 2013
Parent cites negligence in lawsuit against TPS, Toledo Blade, October 28, 2013
Mother files lawsuit against TPS after daughter falls ill, Eyewitness News 3 in Hartford, CT – October 28, 2013
NBC 24 Toledo – Discussion on recent Toledo regulations regarding pit bulls – 11pm
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