by donnersa | May 26, 2020 | Blog, Consumer Law
Missouri residents may have heard that a jury punished Johnson & Johnson with a $4.7 billion verdict as a result of a lawsuit brought by 22 women who allege that the company’s talc powder caused their cancer. After years of debate about whether the...
by donnersa | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Personal Injury
Drivers in Missouri, as elsewhere, are expected to pay continual attention to the road. Activities like using the phone, eating, drinking and talking with passengers take one’s attention away from the road, making a crash more likely. This is especially the case in...
by donnersa | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury
Not all car crash injuries are immediately apparent, so those who come away relatively unscathed from a crash in Missouri should wait before doing anything drastic. For instance, the other driver’s auto insurance company may want them to sign a release of...
by donnersa | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog, Personal Injury
Red-light running crashes led to 939 deaths in 2017, which is the highest the number has been in 10 years. AAA noted that this also marked a 28% increase from the figure from 2012. While most Missouri drivers are aware that running a red light is illegal, many do not...
by donnersa | Apr 15, 2020 | Blog, Motor Vehicle Accidents
As a Missouri driver, you are generally taught to drive slowly as a way of being safe on the road. That is not entirely correct. Driving at a reasonable speed is the safest approach. Going too slowly can also be dangerous for other drivers on the road. When a driver...
by donnersa | Apr 14, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
New and young drivers are a concern on Missouri roadways. Their inexperience and propensity to misunderstand important aspects of safe driving can lead to an auto accident with personal injury or even death. One factor that is statistically shown to increase the...
by donnersa | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog, Personal Injury
Those who drive on Missouri roads may be more distracted by their infotainment systems than by texting or driving while impaired. This was the main takeaway of a study conducted by a firm called IAM RoadSmart. The study asked 20 people to use the Apple CarPlay and 20...
by donnersa | Mar 19, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted its annual nationwide survey known as the Traffic Safety Culture Index, and one of the subjects that it touched upon was driving while high on marijuana. Of the 2,582 licensed drivers aged 16 and older who reported...
by donnersa | Mar 5, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Missouri residents will want to know about the DRIVE-Safe Act, a bipartisan bill that was introduced back in February 2019. The U.S. Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety held a hearing that largely focused on it because it proposes to open interstate travel to...
by donnersa | Feb 21, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
As the parent of a teen driver, you no doubt worry about his or her safety on the road. You have probably heard about how teens and young adults in Missouri and across the country are especially prone to distracted driving. In a survey conducted by The Zebra, 38% of...
