On May 10 the FDA announced an alert about a medical procedure called “liberation therapy” which is used to relieve chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency. The “treatment” is believed by some to have a positive effect on those suffering from multiple sclerosis. The theory is that blood and spinal fluid cannot properly drain from the brain […]
Last year alone State Farm Insurance paid more than $109 million on more than 3,500 injury claims involving dog bites. According to the Insurance Information Institute more than $470 million in dog bite claims were paid by all insurance companies in 2011. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4.7 million people are […]
Kinloch Missouri firefighter Captain Richard Parks was at a fire last month that saw a 16 year old person rescued. He had driven a fire truck to the scene of the fire, but returned to the station when he became ill and was eventually taken to a hospital. He returned to the station but then […]
A Michigan employer is being sued by five employees that were denied worker’s compensation. The sixth court of appeals in the state has reversed an earlier dismissal of claims. The court believes that the RICO statute was meant to be broadly interpreted and that the denial of claim for compensation in this case was enough […]
Saturday afternoon saw strong and sudden winds blow through St. Louis. A tent erected next to Kilroy’s Sports Bar near Busch Stadium was blown over causing many injuries and one person died. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and the city building inspector and other officials are investigating the cause of the tent collapse. If […]
The death of a close family member changes your entire life in an instant. Dealing with the death of a loved one is never easy, but it is especially difficult when the death results from an accident caused by someone else’s negligence. Surviving family members are not only dealing with grief and emotional turmoil, but […]
A school district in New Jersey agreed to settle a lawsuit for $4.2 Million Dollars brought by a student who was paralyzed when a known bully punched him. The attack caused a clot in an artery that supplies blood to the spine, resulting in paralysis from the waist down. Prior to the attack, the victim, […]
Drinking and driving is a dangerous combination which can have life changing consequences in a blink of an eye! Statistics show that in 2009, there were 878 accidents in the state of Missouri. Of those accidents, 358 were alcohol related. Of those that were alcohol related, 300 or 41% resulted in a senseless fatality. Stltoday.com […]
Texting while driving has proven to be dangerous, and in many cases, deadly, regardless of what your age is! Stltoday.com reported on March 23, 2012 that a little boy, who was fatally injured in a car accident in St. Clair County has been identified. Diego Rangel was riding with his mother Mindy Hoyt on March […]
Tiny baby Gabriel, just two days old, was the sole survivor from his family of four that was involved in a two vehicle car crash on February 29, 2012. Connect Midmissour.com reported on February 29, 2012 that 19 year old Emily Frake caused the accident when she crossed the center lane on Missouri Highway 52 and […]
