Do you know if you need a medical malpractice lawyer? A medical malpractice lawyer helps people who were victims of medical negligence. The lawyers at our firm have been successfully doing this for nearly 40 years. Medical Malpractice covers a huge area, it can include a surgical errors, failure to monitor medication, not advising the patient …
Social Media and Personal Injury Law We tell our kids to be careful when posting ANYTHING on social media as nothing can ever truly be erased, and we have all heard horror stories of colleges and potential employers conducting social media background checks that end with revoked offers. These same digital guidelines and warnings hold …
Truck Accident Prevention: New Electronic Monitoring Rules Anyone who has ever driven on a highway and had a mammoth 18 wheeler fly by them is well aware of the potential dangers of overly tired truck drivers on our highways. At the very root of the problem is how over the road drivers are compensated. Truck …
Missouri Car Accidents in 2015 From 2001 to 2014 the number of fatal Missouri car accidents on highways had been declining every year thanks to the efforts of law enforcement, public education, advocacy groups, emergency medical services and improvements in technology and road engineering. All good news until the numbers for 2015 rolled in. As …
As a reputable attorney with a license to practice in Missouri and Illinois, I’m often ask how individuals go about selecting a personal injury attorney. I advise them to look at the following criteria: Client reviews. There may be no better indication of how good an attorney is than what his past clients have to …
Big Pharma Exposed Though the US contains just 5% of the world population, did you know it uses more than 50% of prescription drugs and 80% of painkillers? Read more about the problems of Big Pharma on Global Research.
Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice A profound shift in our legal history as companies that you deal with every day are banning class action lawsuits, through the allowance of individual arbitration. Learn more from the New York Times.
E. Coli Outbreak Closes 43 Chipotle Restaurants A truly scary event – an e. coli outbreak, closing down Chipotle restaurants in two states. Read more about it on Consumerist.com.
Halloween – Keeping Premise Liability Lawsuits Away from Your Door We’re not out to scare you, but if you are planning on inviting trick or treaters to your home later this month, you should know about your legal responsibility to maintain safe conditions on your property. Worry more about safety of kids and less about …
Paxil and Suicide Earlier this month (September 2015), a major medical journal released findings that Paxil (paroxetine) is NOT, in fact, safe for teenagers and can make some teenagers suicidal and likely to harm themselves. This finding on Paxil and suicide among teens is in direct contradiction to the earlier study which concluded the drug …