Category: Wrongful Death

Hit-and-Run Accident Kills Pedestrian

There are many pedestrians that cross roads and walk near roads every day. When a pedestrian walks on the road, there’s a reasonable expectation that they will have the right of way. When a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle, they can incur many different types of injuries and potentially die from those injuries. An […]

Written by on October 13, 2015

VA Drops the Ball Again – This Time on Pending Healthcare Requests

Press for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) isn’t getting any better. A whistleblower leak claiming more than 200,000 of nearly 900,000 veterans “waiting” to hear back on healthcare applications were likely be deceased, prompting an official inquiry. The report that followed, revealed sobering information. St. Louis Personal Injury Attorneys Hoffman & Gelfman want to […]

Written by on September 29, 2015

Legionnaires Death Toll Rises in Western Illinois

Two new fatalities have been reported, bringing the death toll to 10 in the recent outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease at Western Illinois’ Quincy Veterans Home. St. Louis Personal Injury Attorneys Hoffman & Gelfman want to fill you on the latest in this deadly outbreak. Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and CDC are still investigating the […]

Written by on September 24, 2015

Jefferson County Crash Injures Two, Kills One

There are automobile accidents every day. When we get in a car, we take the chance that something can happen where someone is driving recklessly or just simply not following the rules of the road, possibly causing an accident to occur. This results in numerous injuries and deaths as a result of these accidents. According to […]

Written by on September 8, 2015

Police Seek Man in Shooting Death of Toddler

The death of a child shocks everyone- the family, friends, neighborhood and community. When a child gets shot, people get sad, angry, confused and they seek answers. An article from CBS St. Louis on August 25 reported about a toddler who was fatally shot on Utica in St. Louis. They reported that, although an arrest had been made and the […]

Written by on September 3, 2015

Woman Killed By Runaway Truck

When you’re out with your family and are enjoying the evening, you can’t always prepare for what might come. Accidents happen all the time and some of those accidents occur because of someone else’s negligence. An article on KSDK tells about an accident that happened Thursday evening in Emerson, GA. Police said that a man, his wife […]

Written by on August 27, 2015

Woman Pays the Ultimate Price for Beauty

In today’s society, there is a lot of pressure placed on women to be the best looking, the thinnest, or to have the nicest body. There is a billion dollar industry with trained, certified professionals who will give women almost anything they ask for to improve their bodies. However, some women seek services from a […]

Written by on August 25, 2015

Four Children Die in Fire

The death of a child is hard on everyone- the parents, family, friends and community. It’s hard to know how to deal with the death and then how to move on from that. When you are mourning four children, the grief can be exponentially. The St. Louis Post- Dispatch reported about a fire late Tuesday in Osage Beach that killed […]

Written by on August 18, 2015

Two People are Dead in Illinois Motorcycle Accident

Motorcycle accidents occur all the time during the spring and summer months, and many times they happen because the other drivers on the road just aren’t paying attention. That’s what happened to a couple near St. Louis in a recent, tragic motorcycle accident, and this one could have absolutely been avoided. According to the article […]

Written by on July 23, 2015

Fifteen-Year-Old Girl is Charged for Fatal Hit and Run Accident in St. Louis

In the month of June of this year, a fifty-year-old man was killed because of injuries he sustained in a car accident in St. Louis. The details surrounding the accident were unclear at the time, but according to a recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a fifteen-year-old girl has been arrested following an investigation […]

Written by on July 21, 2015