Category: Personal Injury

FDA Recalls Constipation Drug Because of Risk of Serious Infection

Digestive problems are one of the main reasons people go to the doctor, and when they go, they expect to be given a medication that will help them. Among all of the different digestive issues that patients complain of, constipation has to be among the most common. It would make sense that there would be […]

Written by on August 9, 2016

Escalator Accident Injures Several People: Could this Happen in St. Louis?

Imagine that you’re leaving a sporting event at a large arena, and you’re thrilled because your team won. You’re getting ready to celebrate with friends and family, and you step on the escalator to head down to the next floor and walk out to your vehicle. Suddenly, the escalator speeds up, and at the bottom, […]

Written by on June 2, 2016

Police Chase Ends in Arrest in St. Louis

Police chases happen fairly often in St. Louis, and if you keep a close eye on the news you know that they rarely end without someone getting injured. According to an article on the KMOV website, such was the case for a recent police chase that started in North St. Louis. The situation began when […]

Written by on May 31, 2016

Twenty-Five-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in St. Louis Accident

The streets of St. Louis can be very dangerous for pedestrians. To prove that point, one twenty-five-year-old college student recently lost his life because of a tragic accident that could have been prevented. According to the article that appeared on the Belleville News – Democrat website, the young man had been attending the Southern Illinois […]

Written by on May 26, 2016

Study Cites Medical Negligence as Being Third Leading Cause of Death

We tend to think that doctors always have our best interests at heart and actually most of them do. However, it’s important to remember that doctors are only human and occasionally they can make mistakes. More often than not those mistakes can be avoided, but when they’re not the result is medical negligence. As your […]

Written by on May 19, 2016

Two-Year-Old Bitten by Dog and Hospitalized Near St. Louis

When a dog bites an adult, the injuries are rarely severe. However, when a two-year-old is involved, that’s a different story. A recent article on the Herald-Whig website discusses a recent incident involving a little girl being bitten by a dog at a Palmyra hotel, near St. Louis. The owner of the dog was a […]

Written by on May 17, 2016

St. Louis Police Officer Investigated for DWI After Crash

Some people assume that only non-law abiding citizens get into trouble with the law, but that’s not always the case. In a recent article on the Fox2Now website, we find a story regarding an off-duty police officer with thirteen years of service in St. Louis who is now being investigated for a DWI after an […]

Written by on April 28, 2016

Dog Bites are on the Rise in St. Louis

Sometimes being bitten by a dog is just a fluke that doesn’t really cause any lasting damage. However, there are times when the situation can become quite a bit more serious. According to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website, the number of people who need to be hospitalized for dog bites has doubled […]

Written by on April 19, 2016

Semi-Truck Hits and Runs in St. Louis Accident

It’s no secret that there are a lot of accidents on I-270 near St. Louis, and one recent accident near Exit 367 has resulted in the death of a twenty-nine-year-old man. The accident occurred in the middle of the afternoon and was caused by a car that was changing lanes. The driver apparently did not […]

Written by on April 14, 2016

St. Louis Accident Injures Six People

Traffic stops should be relatively routine. You’re pulled over by the police officer, you talk with him or her, you either get a warning or a ticket, and you’re on your way. Unfortunately, a recent traffic stop in St. Louis resulted in a pretty serious accident that harmed six people, according to an article on […]

Written by on April 12, 2016