Bathroom Slip-and-Fall Statistics Approximately 2.5 million older people are treated in emergency departments per year for fall injuries, and more than 700,000 people are hospitalized each year due to head…
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Three Factors Used to Determine Liability In assessing where liability lies, courts must determine if the defendant’s actions can be categorized into one of the following three situations: The person…
At Carey, Danis & Lowe, we frequently get questions about whether certain facts and circumstances might prevent someone from obtaining financial compensation for their injuries. One area in particular where…
I was interested to see a recent Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case that took up a case I’ve seen before in my blogging here as a St. Louis…
Despite the best intentions and celebratory nature of Fourth of July fireworks displays, many individuals suffer personal injury as a result of fireworks every year. Usually, individuals who attend fireworks…
Seventh Circuit Permits Admission of Expert Testimony About Campus Safety – Lees v. Carthage College
As a southern Illinois personal injury attorney, I was pleased to see that a student who was a victim of sexual violence will have her day in court. In Lees…
As a Missouri personal injury attorney, I spend a lot of time helping my clients deal with insurance companies. Most injury claims can be paid by an insurance company for…
As a Missouri personal injury attorney, I sometimes handle “slip and fall” cases involving people who were hurt by dangerous conditions on other people’s property. This is often but by…
One truism of my work as a Missouri injury lawyer is that most of the time, people injured at work may not sue their employers. Most workplaces are covered by…
Here in Missouri, we follow a legal doctrine called pure comparative negligence that can have important consequences for people with serious personal injuries. In my work as a St. Louis…