Personal Injury

Chicago Nursing Home Accused of Abuse against Resident, Facing Lawsuit Alden-Princeton Rehabilitation and Health Care, a monolithic building in downtown Chicago purported to be a 5-star nursing home care facility, has recently been slapped with a lawsuit, alleging that negligent care caused the...

12 Holiday Safety Tips for the 12 Days of Christmas The holiday season is upon us. For many people, this means planning for holiday celebrations, buying gifts and decorating for the season. When it comes to holiday decorations at home, however, being aware of some of the risks that can arise can...

Spine Injuries Rose 60% for People 65+ over Past Decade Since 1993, there has been a dramatic surge in spinal cord injury rates among those 65 and older in the U.S., according to a Vanderbilt University study published in the June 2015 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (...

A St Louis personal injury lawyer discusses the announcement that Takeda’s $2.37 billion Actos settlement has been finalized. Marking the largest settlement in U.S. history for a drug that is still on the market, the $2.37 billion Actos settlement proposed at the end of April has recently been...

For people over the age of 65 years old, falling down is the number one cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries (according to the CDC ). A St Louis personal injury lawyer takes a look at falling accidents among the elderly, as well as how negligence can contribute to these accidents. Additionally...

The recall for defective Takata airbags has recently been expanded to an additional 17 million vehicles in the U.S., bringing the total number of affected vehicles to 34 million. This expansion stemmed from a recent Consent Order the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued to...

Picking from where 6 Factors That Can Affect the Value of a Personal Injury Lawsuit (Pt. 1) left off, here, we will resume this discussion, revealing some more of the things that can impact people’s financial recovery from these cases. Other Things Affecting the Value of Personal Injury Lawsuits 4...

More than 3,000 vaginal mesh lawsuits filed against C.R. Bard have reportedly been resolved with a $200 million settlement, according to sources close to the deal who spoke to Bloomberg. A $200 million settlement will reportedly resolve at least 3,000 vaginal mesh cases pending against Bard, a St...

A severe truck accident that involved a semi and two passenger vehicles has resulted in the temporary closure of the St. Louis Poplar Bridge. A severe truck accident that involved a semi and two passenger vehicles has resulted in the temporary closure of the St. Louis Poplar Bridge, as officials...

Red light camera laws in Missouri and Illinois still permit the use of these devices; however, this may soon change. Red light cameras are common features at busy intersections throughout St. Louis, as well as throughout the states of Missouri and Illinois. While these cameras are purported by law...