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 | 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 | Dec 24, 2019 | Blog, Motor Vehicle Accidents
When contemplating the issue of speeding violations, most people immediately think of being charged with driving too quickly. While exceeding the speed limit is both unlawful and dangerous, it is not the only speed-related driving offense that can lead to injury or...
by donnersa | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog, Firm News
Typically, settlements for class action lawsuits do not dominate headlines, but when they do, the numbers can be staggering. Take the class action settlement reached between Toyota Motor Credit Corporation and the U.S. Department Justice regarding discriminatory...
