Articles and analysis from a firm that takes cases to court, written for the people we represent and the attorneys we work alongside.
Articles on the questions people actually ask us, written to be useful before you have decided to call anyone. Each one is written or reviewed by an attorney at the firm. New articles are added regularly.
Almost every injury firm in St. Louis advertises the same four things, which means none of them tell you anything. What actually differs between firms: the trial record, who handles your file day to day, the caseload, and what happens to case costs if the case is lost. Each one with a note on how to verify it yourself rather than take it on faith. Read the article →
In a catastrophic case the bills already incurred are usually the smallest number in the file. What decides the outcome is whether decades of future cost can be proved and whether enough insurance coverage can be found to pay it. Those two problems should drive who you hire, and they suggest a specific set of questions. Read the article →
Missouri's wrongful death statute settles three things before anyone argues about money: who is permitted to bring the claim, how many claims may be brought, and how long there is to bring one. The statutory order, what happens when nobody in the first tier survives, why there is only one case rather than one per relative, and the three-year limit. Read the article →
Most Missouri slip and fall cases are not decided by whether you fell or how badly you were hurt. They are decided by whether the owner knew about the hazard or should have known and had time to act. The difference between actual and constructive notice, and why the answer usually sits in records the property owner controls. Read the article →
Most traumatic brain injuries do not show up as bleeding on an emergency room CT. They show up months later, in work someone can no longer do. What a TBI claim involves, why mild brain injuries get underpriced so consistently, how they are documented, and the point at which the case needs a lawyer. Read the article →
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