There is an abundance of information regarding Missouri law, personal injury cases, and workers' compensation on the web – but some of that information is dated or not accurate, while other information is filled with confusing legal terms. In this section of our site, we strive to provide our readers with clear, accurate, and easy-to-understand information about traffic accident cases, personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death lawsuit, defective products, ERISA cases, and more.
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Medical Providers in Missouri protect their unpaid medical bills by either asserting a Hospital Lien or asking for a Letter of Protection on a case. Know the difference.Hospital Lien or Letter of Protection: Ways your medical providers can assure payment of their bills out of your personal injury recovery
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Consumers Enter Into Binding Arbitration Agreements Every Day, Unknowingly Giving up their Rights to Sue In CourtRebecca Close, law clerk for B&T and 3-L at SLU Law, discussed the many places arbitration clauses may be lurking.....
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The State of Missouri passed a law in 2009, creating a fund to compensate the families of law enforcement officers and first responders killed in the line of duty.Missouri's Line of Duty Compensation Fund
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Don't be Too Courteous--Missouri Drivers who wave other motorists to turn in front of them may be liable for any crash that occurs as a result.Under Missouri law, stopping and waving someone to turn in front of you in traffic can lead you to be partially responsible for a crash that occurs as a result.
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Whether an Uber or Lyft driver is considered an employee under the law, versus an independent contractor, can have important consequences on the drivers' rights to workers' compensation benefits and the public's right to sue the company if they are injured by one of the drivers.Uber & Lyft drivers: Employees or Independent Contractors?
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PTSD Following a Serious Motor Vehicle CollisionPost Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, can affect a victim of a serious car crash in a devastating way.
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Keeping those Health Insurance Explanation of Benefits forms can be helpful to your auto accident attorneyIf injured in a Missouri auto crash, I always advise the client to hold onto their health insurance EOBs (Explanation of Benefits) form that come in the mail.
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The Challenges of Proving a Compensable Accident under the Missouri Workers' Compensation LawJust because a Missouri accident occurs on the job doesn't necessarily mean it will be covered by the Missouri Workers' Compensation Law
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Successfully pursuing a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim under ERISAPhil Tatlow Explains the circumstances under which an ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty claim may be brought.
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Officers who used taser on a woman for her failure to comply with their requests to change into an orange jumpsuit are granted immunity.8th Circuit Court of Appeals rules against woman who was stunned with a Taser after refusing officer's request to change clothes