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How Much Will it Cost to Hire a Truck Crash Lawyer?

Posted: November 11, 2019

Injury in a truck accident is often severe. Many victims of truck accidents are faced with expensive hospital bills, wages lost due to an inability to work, and other expenses related to their accident. In most cases, taking legal action is the best way to get the compensation needed to cover these...
How do You Determine What My Car Accident is Worth?

Posted: April 3, 2019

How much is your car accident worth? In this short video, St. Louis car accident lawyer, Dan Brown, discusses this question and provides information about the best steps to take following a motor vehicle collision. If you live in or around St. Louis and are in need of a car accident lawyer, please...
Types of Distracted driving

Posted: February 25, 2019

Killing nearly 4,000 people yearly and injuring an additional 400,000 distracted driving has become an increasingly problematic issue in the United States. Oftentimes, distraction is thought of as using electronics, like a phone, to read, type, or text. However, this type of distracted driving...
Elderly Driver Accidents: Top Causes and How to Prevent Them

Posted: January 14, 2019

We often label them as Sunday drivers for their slow speeds on our roadways, but there’s a more sinister reason to keep an eye out for older drivers – it seems they have higher rates of fatalities (based on miles driven) than any other age group, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway...
How Long Will it Take to Settle My Car Accident Claim?

Posted: December 17, 2018

The amount of time it takes to settle a car accident claim depends on several factors unique to the case. For example: How serious is the injury? How many people are involved? How long-term are the expected consequences? When you are injured in an accident, it is best to speak with an experienced...
The Actual Long Term Cost of a Car Accident

Posted: December 11, 2018

When you receive an insurance settlement for a car accident , it may seem sufficient. For the time, it may cover all related expenses. It may even give the impression of providing long-term compensation - at least long enough for you to recover. Sadly, most insurance settlements fall short of fair...
2018 Thanksgiving Travel Forecast

Posted: November 14, 2018

AAA projects 54.3 million people will travel more than 50 miles to celebrate this upcoming Thanksgiving, marking a 4.8% increase over last year. Of the total number, 48.5 million people are expected to travel by car to their destination, placing 2.5 million more vehicles on the road than last year’...
Fatal Truck Accidents on the Rise

Posted: October 11, 2018

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that there were 37,133 fatal auto accidents in 2017 , a 1.8% decrease over 2016. The largest drop in fatal accidents was seen in bicyclists , a group who saw an 8.1% reduction in deadly accidents last year. The drivers and passengers of...
Why Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage Matters

Posted: August 29, 2018

Think you just need the bare minimum insurance coverage on your car? Think again. Although the State of Illinois doesn’t require you to carry additional coverage beyond minimum liability insurance, there are several good reasons why you should. Attorneys who handle auto accident cases every day...
What’s Coffee Got to Do With Distracted Driving?

Posted: August 14, 2018

Thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands of people drink coffee while driving in the St. Louis area. While this may seem like a rather mundane thing, consider this: eating and drinking are types of distraction and all types of distraction are dangerous while driving. All types of distraction...
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