Category: News

Autopilot Technology Undergoing Additional Scrutiny

News broke yesterday about two men dying in a crash involving an Autopilot feature of a Tesla, where the vehicle was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed around a curve. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/business/teslas-autopilot-safety-investigations.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/fatal-tesla-crash-in-texas-believed-to-be-driverless-11618766363 Source: The Wall Street Journal; The New York Times While driverless cars and Autopilot features are going to become more and […]

Written by on April 20, 2021

St. Louis News: Fatal Highway 40 Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer

4/9/21 Early Morning Wrong-Way Highway Crash Causes Fatality https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/wrong-way-driver-crash-i44-closures-downtown-st-louis/63-57b6bb3c-1c58-4c96-b56b-86e46bd0d027 Source: Kelsi Anderson (KSDK)   4/6/21 This morning’s I-64 eastbound/Highway 40 crash involving a tractor-trailer is a frightening occurrence. We are still waiting for more details. https://ksdk.com/embeds/video/63-4070a349-c37a-4d1e-860a-f890996a40c2/iframe?jwsource=cl (Source Credit: KSDK St. Louis News) The sad truth is that scary and even fatal accidents like theses happen […]

Written by on April 6, 2021

Truck Crashes: Getting the Help You Deserve

Truck Crashes: Getting the Help You Deserve Commercial trucks carry loads of up to 80,000 pounds. Crashes involving them often lead to serious injuries and fatalities in some instances. With the gradual increase of vaccinations and people returning to the office in different states including Missouri, more motorists will hit the road. This raises the […]

Written by on March 29, 2021

Woman Dies in Boating Accident at Lake of the Ozarks

A High Ridge woman has died after a boating accident at Lake of the Ozarks. An adult male and a female child in the same boat have serious injuries, while two other adults in the boat have minor injuries. This was a preventable accident, made worse by the presence of alcohol, that had a horrific outcome. The […]

Written by on September 9, 2020

Talc Powder Victims: How & Where to Take Legal Action

The talc powder that Johnson & Johnson marketed and sold as having the “purest protection” was found through research to contain asbestos. It is widely recognized that exposure to asbestos causes lung cancer. The good news is that there are over 19,000 pending lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson for their harmful talc powder, which means […]

Written by on August 17, 2020

St. Louis Boiler Explosion: Dangerous Condition & Wrongful Death

This summer marks the one year anniversary of a settlement of over $47 million that was reached after a boiler near Soulard exploded in 2017, killing four people and injuring three others.  The result of a two-day mediation last June, this global settlement included all of the defendants and plaintiffs in several lawsuits in connection […]

Written by on July 20, 2020

Car crash on major highway during rainfall at night. Ambulance in foreground and police car in background.

Auto and Truck Accidents Are On The Rise

As states re-open, there are increased risks of auto and truck accidents. Many people have become used to open roads and to driving faster than they should. Some people have not driven in weeks and are out of practice. According to reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol,  traffic fatalities are up 11% compared to […]

Written by on July 1, 2020

Workers’ Compensation Basics

You hope that you never suffer a work-related injury, but every 7 seconds, a worker is injured on the job. In 2019, 101,688 total workplace injuries were reported in Missouri.  An injured worker and his or her family may be left with huge medical bills and lost income. What is workers’ compensation? Nobody should have to risk […]

Written by on June 26, 2020

Coronovirus Impacts in the Workplace – Hospital Workers and Work Comp Claims

According to Government Technology there have been a high number of hospital workers who have come down with COVID-19. The problem that has arisen is that hospital officials have denied these workers proper compensation by claiming there is no direct evidence that the workers actually contracted it while on the job. From the administrators’ perspective, […]

Written by on May 28, 2020

Common Personal Injury Cases – Do You Have a Case?

Injuries happen. Unfortunately, they’re a fact of life and while many injuries are commonplace and can easily be dealt with, some are more serious. Those serious injuries might not be something so simple as an accident. They might even have a responsible party. If so, finding the right personal injury lawyer is the first order […]

Written by on May 26, 2020