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Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog

Information about Illinois and Missouri Injury Law as well as up-to-date news from the legal sector.
By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 01:55:49

Wrongful Death

Posted on September 15, 2009
A wrongful death case is one that deals with a death that resulted from the negligence of another person or, in some cases, a company or larger group. The unexpected death of a loved one brings a profound sadness, but along with the emotional distress comes more practical issues such as financial hardship...

Missouri woman facing life-threatening injuries after accident

Posted on September 13, 2009
Katie Johnson, 26, was seriously injured Sunday in a two-car Missouri crash on Highway 7 in Cass County, Missouri. According to the investigating officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Johnson was traveling eastbound in a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu approaching the intersection of Missouri Highway 7 and Sycamore Grove Road when the accident happened...

Two injured in Missouri hit-and-run car crash

Posted on September 11, 2009
Police are looking for information to help them identify the driver of a pickup truck who was involved in a hit and run crash Friday night on Route E in Lafayette County, Missouri. The crash happened near the intersection of Route E and Keith Road when the unidentified driver crossed the center line and struck a 1994, driven by Gregory Hoffman, 48...

Obama suggests tort reform as a compromise in health care battle

Posted on September 10, 2009
President Obama?s highly anticipated speech on health care ended with some comments on tort reform, a highly debated topic in the legal and medical professions. The president indicated that malpractice reform may be a way to cut rising health care costs and that doctors could focus on medicine if the spectre of a medical malpractice lawsuit wasn?t looming over them...

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Two seriously injured in Jefferson County accident

Posted on September 07, 2009
A two-car collision in Jefferson County, Missouri sent two men to the hospital with life threatening injuries on Sunday. Injured in the Missouri car accident were Richard Scott, 55, and Jonathan Vierling, 18. Scott was driving a 1988 Chevy Celebrity and Vierling was in a 1996 Toyota Camry...

Four injured in car accident near Fredericktown, Missouri

Posted on September 05, 2009
Four people were hospitalized, two with serious injuries, after a head-on car crash Friday on Highway 67 near Fredericktown, Missouri. The accident took place shortly before 11 p.m. as Emily Hoss, 18, drove her 2002 Dodge southbound on the highway, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...

DVD player recalled due to risk of fire

Posted on September 01, 2009
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Wal-Mart have announced a recall for their discount Durabrand DVD player line after concerns of potential fire or explosion arose. While no personal injury or product liability suits have been filed, there have been numerous reports of the DVD player overheating and, in some instances, starting a fire...

Two dump trucks collide in Randolph County, Missouri

Posted on August 30, 2009
Two Missouri men were seriously injured Saturday when the dump trucks they were driving crashed on Highway 24 near Moberly, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, David Underdale, 61, and Jeremy Imler, 33, were each driving Freightliner dump trucks on Highway 24 at approximately 10:45 a...

New texting ban takes effect

Posted on August 27, 2009
A new law banning texting while driving will take effect today in Missouri. The law states that nobody under the age of 21 can send, receive or read a text message while they drive. This law is aimed at preventing serious injury accidents caused by inattentiveness...

Randolph County accident sends two to the hospital

Posted on August 25, 2009
Two people were seriously injured in a two-car Missouri accident in Randolph County shortly before noon on Tuesday. The injury accident, which took place on Route JJ, occurred when a 1999 Mitsubishi, driven by Ashley Link, 18, attempted to make a left turn...

Weight lifting personal injuries and product liability cases

Posted on August 24, 2009
While we continue to work on a case involving a young man being injured using a weight lifting machine, I wanted to talk a little bit about other similar incidents, personal injury claims and product liability cases involving exercise equipment. Every year, there are millions of sports related injuries in the United States...

Missouri woman killed when pickup hits car

Posted on August 22, 2009
Adrienne Ford, 20, was killed Friday when her car was hit by a pickup and forced off the roadway as she drove Highway 65 in Northern Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ford was driving southbound in front of a pickup driven by Omar Miller, 54...

Cybex Smith Machine model 5341- incomplete latching / "false engagement" and Severe Injury

Posted on August 21, 2009
Our law firm represents a young man who was severely injured while using a Cybex International, Inc. smith machine, model 5341. We would like to hear from anyone who has experienced an incomplete latching, sometimes referred to as a "false engagement" of the hook that rests on top of the pin, which holds the bar...

Things to look for in a personal injury attorney

Posted on August 19, 2009
If you or a family member sustain a serious personal injury, it will likely be one of the most stressful and challenging events in your life. When evaluating personal injury attorneys to help you through this complicated time, there are several qualities that you should look for...

Construction work zone crashes on the rise

Posted on August 18, 2009
The number of deaths as a result of car accidents in construction zones is rising steadily each year. Over 1,000 people are killed each year and 40,000 are injured in construction zone crashes. That is up from just over 800 deaths in 1999. Of those killed and injured, more than 80 percent are drivers or passengers...

Bus filled with teenagers crashes in Dallas County, Missouri

Posted on August 16, 2009
Seven teenagers were injured in a Missouri school bus crash when a small bus run by a river resort crashed Sunday morning on Moon Valley Road near Bennett Springs, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the bus was carrying the teens westbound near the Fort Niangua River Resort...

Four-car crash seriously injures two in St. Louis

Posted on August 10, 2009
Steven Messenger, 31, and Matthew Alexander, 18, were both seriously injured Monday after being involved in a four-car injury crash on I-55 near Reavis Barracks Road. The accident began when Juanita Roberson, 43, attempted to change lanes on the highway in her 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada...

Ripley County, Missouri crash injures three

Posted on August 09, 2009
Jeffrey Johnson, 23, and his two young children were injured Sunday in a Missouri head-on collision on highway 142 near Doniphan, Missouri. Johnson was driving his 1995 Geo eastbound on highway 142 when the accident occurred. He approached a hill crest at the same time as a 2005 Ford, driven by Benjamin Ressel, 32, who was traveling westbound...

Further changes to legal advertising regulations may be on the way

Posted on August 06, 2009
Advertisements for legal services like personal injury attorneys appearing in print, radio and television ads may soon face stricter guidelines if the Missouri Bar and Missouri Supreme Court adopt newly proposed regulation. Currently, all legal advertisements must have the disclaimer ?The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisement...

Missouri man hit by car and seriously injured while mowing lawn

Posted on August 05, 2009
Glen Clark, 53, was seriously injured Tuesday evening after the riding lawnmower he was using was hit by a car. The Missouri injury accident took place on County Road 123 around 8:25 p.m. The investigating officer said that a 1995 Dodge, driven by Mark Parks, 48, was traveling southbound behind Clark...

Five killed in St. Francois County, Missouri crash

Posted on August 02, 2009
Five people were killed late Saturday night in a two-car accident on Route OO near Farmington, Missouri. Walter Barker, 57, and his wife Bessie Barker, 59, along with Norma Holloway, 60, were riding in one car. The other car contained Yvonne Fulton, 46, and her husband Gregory Fulton, 48...

Family of Missouri woman sues after I-55 crash

Posted on July 31, 2009
Photo by KTVI, St. Louis The family of Andrea Whitehead is suing the Missouri State Highway Commission over a 2008 fatal Missouri car crash that resulted in her death. Whitehead was driving along I-55 in June of last year when she lost control of her vehicle...

Jefferson County, Missouri car crash kills one, injures two

Posted on July 27, 2009
Jose Merediz, 32, was killed and two others were seriously injured Monday in a two-car head-on crash on the outer road along I-55 in Jefferson County, Missouri. Merediz was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt southbound on the west outer road. As he passed Turner Camp Road, a 2003 Ford Ranger, driven by David Cox, 22, approached from the opposite direction...

Cell phone likely cause of serious Missouri car accident

Posted on July 26, 2009
Two people were seriously injured in a head-on collision likely caused by a cell phone call Sunday in Cole County, Missouri. The accident, which occurred on Route B, occurred when Jeffery Anderson, 33, tried to make a phone call while driving his 1999 Nissan...

By the numbers: Facts about personal injury lawsuits

Posted on July 25, 2009
The Center for Justice and Democracy recently published an article with some statistics about personal injury lawsuits that might surprise people who do not work in a profession related to civil litigation. For all the stories of frivolous lawsuits or how litigious our society has supposedly become, the numbers show that it is not quite the epidemic that some would have you believe...

Four injured in weather related accident in Jefferson County, Missouri

Posted on July 21, 2009
Four people, including two children, were seriously injured Tuesday in a two-car Missouri car crash on Highway B south of the St. Louis metro area. The cars involved in this injury accident, a 2000 Ford Explorer and a 2009 Honda Accord, were traveling towards each other on the highway around 5 p...

Rear end collision injures two Missouri women

Posted on July 19, 2009
Thao T. Huynh, 27, and Leann T. Nguyen, 30, were injured and hospitalized Sunday after the car they were riding in was rear ended and forced off the road into a cable median. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on Interstate 435 in Clay County, Missouri...

Missouri man killed in Johnson County car crash

Posted on July 18, 2009
Tracy McCain, 47, was killed and two others were seriously injured Wednesday in a two-car accident on Missouri Highway 13. The fatal Missouri car accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 13 and Russell Avenue where McCain was preparing to make a left turn in his 2008 Buick...

Accident on Missouri farm road seriously injures couple

Posted on July 16, 2009
Gary Weston, 36, and his wife Lea Weston, 37, both suffered serious injury Wednesday after a Missouri car accident on Farm Road 1090 in Barry County, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Westons were traveling south in a 2007 Buick Rainier and approached an uncontrolled intersection...

Automakers in bankruptcy dodging personal injury lawsuits

Posted on July 14, 2009
A disturbing side effect of the bankruptcy filings of General Motors and Chrysler is popping up across the country as well as here in Missouri. As part of their bankruptcy proceedings, both automakers will be able to dodge liability for all pending personal injury lawsuits relating to vehicles produced prior to the bankruptcy...

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