As a southern Illinois car accident attorney, it troubles me to read about preventable fatal crashes like one that recently took place in Madison County. According to the Belleville News-Democrat,…
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As a Missouri wrongful death attorney, I have worked with many grieving families whose loved ones have been taken from them, and I know how devastating the loss of a…
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As a St. Louis car accident attorney, I sometimes handle cases in which just one half of a couple was injured, but both people make injury claims. This is possible…
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On the rare occasions that a defendant in a southern Illinois personal injury lawsuit is dead—or dies while the case is pending—you had better know what to do about it…
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Illinois Supreme Court Finds Emergency Medical Technicians Immune From Lawsuit – Wilkins v. Williams
In Illinois, state law makes emergency medical responders immune from lawsuit arising from “acts or omissions in providing such services unless such acts or omissions constitute willful and wanton misconduct.”…
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As a Missouri auto accident lawyer, I was interested to see a case about the release of personal records. This can be a touchy issue for many injured plaintiffs who…
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A news story about a traffic accident lawsuit caught my eye as a St. Louis pedestrian accident lawyer. As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported April 7, the surviving husband of…
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About two years ago, I wrote a blog post as a southern Illinois auto accident attorney about the unnecessary deaths of three people in a drunk driving accident. So I…
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As a St. Louis personal injury attorney, I noted a recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about involuntary manslaughter charges that were brought because of a tragic but preventable…
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The parents of a 15-year-old girl tragically killed in a 2006 car accident have recently settled a wrongful-death lawsuit for $50,000. The parents of Hannah Smallwood, who died in a…
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