Picture yourself in the lobby of your apartment building, just picking up mail like any ordinary day. But as you walk away, the floor becomes extremely slippery, and you slip and fall. Your back hurts, you have bruises and you now require medical attention on top of...
Month: June 2023
Understanding Missouri’s Second Injury Fund
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance allowing workers to claim compensation for any work-related illnesses or injuries. However, there can be instances where a worker sustains a work-related injury that coincides with another earlier injury incurred outside of...
Could Missouri finally ban texting and driving? Sort of.
Forty-eight out of 50 states have some kind of law in place banning texting and driving. Missouri and Montana are the only states that permit this dangerous form of distracted driving. Now, in 2023, the Show Me State might finally join the rest of the U.S., though...
When can a car crash lead to a wrongful death claim in Missouri?
You’ve just arrived home after a fruitful day at work. Then your phone rings. It’s an emergency number. Someone you love dearly has been involved in a grisly car crash. And it is fatal. If a car accident leads to a loved one’s preventable death, you may hold the...