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Distracted While Driving a Tractor Trailer
Tractor Trailer image from here Passenger cars have liquid brake systems (brake fluid) which causes liquid to immediately dispense when the brakes are activated. But did you know that tractor...
View ArticleRights Stripped from Missouri Drivers Injured in Car Crashes
It isn’t uncommon in Missouri for crazy, rights-stripping bills to be enacted. So it isn’t strange that we are discussing another piece of legislature that has us trial lawyers concerned. But the...
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Traumatic Brain Injuries Don’t Just Affect Athletes
Lately, we have heard a lot about NFL head injuries. Professional football players are hit in the head so many times throughout the course of a practice and game that the National Football League has...
View ArticleCommercial Truck Drivers Face Reporting Deadline
By January 30, 2014, all CDL (commercial driver’s license) holders must tell their respective state licensing agency: the type of driving they perform; AND the status of their medical examiner’s...
View ArticleThe Physics of a Head-On Collision
Most people have heard about, or even witnessed, the enormous effect a head-on collision can have on a vehicle and its occupants. As the myth goes, when two cars are traveling at the same speed, 60...
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What Does it Mean to Be a Lawyer?
The lawyers I know all went to law school for different reasons. Some folks knew in high school that they wanted to practice law – others didn’t move into the legal field until much later in life...
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Can an Injury Attorney Really Help Me?
Yes. A personal injury attorney can be invaluable to you and your family if you have been injured in a car crash, truck crash, fall, or other type of personal injury as a result of someone else’s...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney’s Office Launches Criminal Investigation of General Motors (GM)
For almost a decade, I have represented hundreds of individuals injured in car accidents and tractor trailer crashes. Most of the time, my clients are injured as a result of human error –...
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What Kind of Injury Lawyer Do You Want?
You need a personal injury lawyer. There are a lot of them out there. Should you just toss a coin? Should you pick the one on the back of the phone book? Should you call the guy or gal who is...
View ArticleI Was Following the Rules…So Why am I Being Punished?
As an injury trial lawyer, I hear this from my clients frequently – “I didn’t do anything wrong…so why has MY life been turned upside down?” I’ve been in a car crash myself – one caused by the...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court Getting it Right
In July 2014, our Missouri Supreme Court changed our state law for the better. Missouri has always had a $350,000 cap on non-economic damages. With such a cap, regardless of what a jury decided, a...
View ArticleMore Required Trucker Hours = More Truck Crashes
Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) is trying to put our communities’ safety in jeopardy. We have to act, and we have to act NOW. Every year, almost 4,000 people are killed and another 100,000 more are...
View ArticleThe Momma Bird Trial Attorney
Working full time while being a mother isn’t easy. Add to the mix being a single mom, and the challenges multiply. But I can honestly say, I love my life. I am proud of what I do. I wouldn’t change...
View ArticleDistracted Driving – Our Kids Might Not Be the Problem
Distracted driving. If you haven’t heard about it, you have been living in a bubble or, well, very distracted. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), in 2012 alone, 3,328...
View ArticleWant Safe Roads? Talk to Your U.S. Senator TODAY!
Some of our U.S. Senators, lead by Mitch McConnell, are trying to chip away at our safety laws aimed at truck drivers and trucking companies. We all drive on our community roads and highways. If...
View ArticleIt Should Be a Time for Family
The air is crisp – even chilly enough for a sweatshirt. Football is on the TV. The grill is cooking something and whatever it is, it smells unbelievable. It’s my favorite time of the year. I love...
View ArticleBad Road Conditions Create Dangerous Driving Conditions
Most people think of ice and snow when they hear “bad road conditions”. But many other things can contribute to dangerous roads such as potholes, damaged guardrails, slick roads, poorly maintained...
View Article500,000 VW Owners and Dealers Affected By Defeat Device Scandal
With nearly five million Volkswagen cars on the road today, many people are concerned about what the recent VW emissions data scandal means for them- and for the resale value of their car. On September...
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What Kind of Injury Lawyer Do You Want?
You need a personal injury lawyer. There are a lot of them out there. Should you just toss a coin? Should you pick the one on the back of the phone book? Should you call the guy or gal who is...
View ArticleI Was Following the Rules…So Why am I Being Punished?
As an injury trial lawyer, I hear this from my clients frequently – “I didn’t do anything wrong…so why has MY life been turned upside down?” I’ve been in a car crash myself – one caused by the...
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