Earlier this week, the Missouri Supreme Court struck down local ordinances regarding the use of red-light cameras in St. Louis, Kansas City, and St. Peters. While the Court did not ultimately decide the legality of using automated cameras to enforce traffic laws, it did find that the way in which the cameras have been used …
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Missouri Supreme Court Upholds 10-Year Statute of Repose for Medical Malpractice Claims Earlier this year, The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a medical malpractice claim after a healthcare provider left foreign objects in a patient’s abdomen after surgery. Ambers-Phillips v. SSM DePaul Health Center, 259 S.W. 3d 901 (Mo. banc …
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Flooded Roadways Extremely Dangerous to Motorists Due to the high amount of rain in the past few weeks, many lakes, rivers, and streams across Missouri have seen an increase in water levels and flooding. Because flooded roadways present a danger to motorists, the Missouri State Highway Patrol released a statement on June 17 reminding drivers …
What you should know and what owners of recalled vehicles should do As of June 12, faulty deployment mechanisms in airbags produced by the Japanese supplier Takata have caused seven fatalities, as well as over one hundred injuries. According to the New York Times report, injuries have been caused by the over-pressurization of the deployment …
Merriam-Webster’s definition of accident is, “an unfortunate event resulting especially from carelessness or ignorance.” The first example of the word used in a sentence is, “He was injured in an accident at work.” Why does the first example of accident involve the workplace? Because, unfortunately, workplace accidents are far too common. Each year, more than …
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Hazard: The ranges’ ovens can turn on by themselves, posing a burn hazard to consumers. If you or someone you know has been injured by a Viking Gas Range, contact us immediately. You may be entitled to compensation.
Get your injuries treated If you have injuries at the accident scene, do not drive yourself away. Have yourself fully evaluated and treated by a medical professional. Document your injuries It will be much easier to prove the injuries you suffered if you have photos. Photograph injuries and document everything you are forced to endure …
The backbone of a safe working environment is a proper injury and accident prevention program that incorporates the aforementioned practices and encourages employees to take safety measures seriously. As an employer, it’s your job to make your employees feel comfortable asking questions and reporting dangerous situations — make them feel safe to be safe. *Arbill’s …
$80,000,000 Jury Verdict / A woman suffered a severe head injury when her General Motors car suddenly accelerated in reverse, causing her to strike her head on a tree.
$32,250,000 Jury Verdict / Wally Bley served as local counsel, assisting in a case against a trucking company that resulted in a jury verdict in Boone County Missouri.
$6,500,000 Jury Verdict / A Platte County, Missouri jury returned a verdict of $6,500,000 when a man was killed in an industrial accident as the result of the rupture of a high pressure hot water pipe.
$3,000,000 Jury Verdict / A Federal Court jury in Jefferson City, Missouri returned a verdict in the amount of $3,000,000 in a wrongful death case involving a tractor-trailer collision.
$1,500,000 Jury Verdict / The surviving husband of a 24 year old woman received compensation from the rollover of a Jeep with a lack of adequate safety restraints in Jackson County, Missouri.
$1,050,000 Jury Verdict / A man suffered a fractured neck as a result of a fall at Camp Geiger near St. Joseph, Missouri from a dangerous retaining wall that was unguarded and unlit.
$12,000,000 Settlement / A settlement was reached in a case involving a trust dispute where the firm represented three minor children.
$6,500,000 Settlement / Medical malpractice action in which a child suffered permanent injury as a result of a birth trauma.
$80,000,000 Jury Verdict / A woman suffered a severe head injury when her General Motors car suddenly accelerated in reverse, causing her to strike her head on a tree.
$32,250,000 Jury Verdict / Wally Bley served as local counsel, assisting in a case against a trucking company that resulted in a jury verdict in Boone County Missouri.
$6,500,000 Jury Verdict / A Platte County, Missouri jury returned a verdict of $6,500,000 when a man was killed in an industrial accident as the result of the rupture of a high pressure hot water pipe.
$3,000,000 Jury Verdict / A Federal Court jury in Jefferson City, Missouri returned a verdict in the amount of $3,000,000 in a wrongful death case involving a tractor-trailer collision.
$1,500,000 Jury Verdict / The surviving husband of a 24 year old woman received compensation from the rollover of a Jeep with a lack of adequate safety restraints in Jackson County, Missouri.
$1,050,000 Jury Verdict / A man suffered a fractured neck as a result of a fall at Camp Geiger near St. Joseph, Missouri from a dangerous retaining wall that was unguarded and unlit.
$12,000,000 Settlement / A settlement was reached in a case involving a trust dispute where the firm represented three minor children.
$6,500,000 Settlement / Medical malpractice action in which a child suffered permanent injury as a result of a birth trauma.