Missouri Injury Law Blog

Recent Posts from Missouri Injury Law Blog

• 5 Reasons to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer - GUEST AUTHOR - Donna Mitchell

  This guest post was contributed by Donna Mitchell (she is not affiliated with Sansone Law), who regularly writes on the topic of paralegal schools online . She welcomes your comments and questions at her email…

• Illinois Drunk Driving Lawsuit - Case settled for Insurance Policy Limits of $100,000 - Low Offer Prior to Lawsuit

  Back in early 2008 we were retained as the injury lawyers by the victim of a Belleville Illinois drunk driving crash at a major intersection. Initially, the victim retained a different personal injury law firm…

• Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit - Products Liability, Illinois Wrongful Death Claim, and Illinois Workers Compensation

  On July 11, 2009 an Olin worker was tragically killed as the result of an Illinois industrial accident. He was operating a table lathe when apparently it inadvertently started causing a metal rod to swing…

• $575,000.00 Injury Settlement - Illinois Head / Brain Injury Settlement - Illinois Drunk Driving Car Accident Lawsuit

  In August 2007 my client was the injury victim of a high speed car accident caused by an Illinois drunk driver operating a large pick up truck owned by a car dealership. See: Illinois Truck…

• Missouri Bike Collision - $100,000.00 Personal Injury Settlement - Insurance Policy Limits

  In May 2008 my client was struck by a Hummer H2 while legally traveling on his bicycle in a designated bike lane in the Soulard area of St Louis MO. He proceeded through an intersection…

• Erin's Corner - Drunk Driving Wrongful Death Case

  Authored by Sansone Law staff member, Erin Mace. Wrongful Death lawsuit filed by parents of high school student killed in drunk driving incident. I was pursuing some news sites relating to personal injury and came…

• Missouri and Illinois Personal Injury Law - Insurance Company Duty to Handle Insured's Cases in Good Faith When Considering Demands

  Most people outside the personal injury legal profession and liability insurance often do not understand the nature of the parties' relationships when a claim is made against someone for negligence. For example, lets take a…

• Zicam Lawsuits - Anosmia (Loss of Smell) Resulting From Use

  As many people have heard, Zicam, a popular homeopathic product that claims its use shortens the length of a cold, was the subject of a 12 million dollar class action settlement in 2006, however, the…

• Obama Speech to American Medical Association - Not Advocating Damage Caps

  For about a week myself and other personal injury lawyers were waiting to see the President's speech to the AMA in Chicago, IL today. For about a week there have been concerns that Obama would…

• Missouri Injury Law - Court cannot force Plaintiff to consent to Ex Parte meetings or contact by defense lawyer with Plaintiff's treating physician in informal discovery

  Recently, a Missouri personal injury defendant sought an order by the trial court compelling the Plaintiff to sign an authorization allowing the defendant's counsel to meet with Plaintiff's treating doctor without the plaintiff or any…