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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By St. Louis Missouri Car Accident Attorney
Distracted driving ends lives, and distracted driving is on the rise. Why? Cellphones top the list of causes for becoming distracted behind the wheel. The statistics don't lie, and they are ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By Auto Accident Lawyer Missouri
Highway Patrol responded Tuesday afternoon to a 2-vehicle collsion on Cedar Road near Carthage, Missouri. Janiece Siebert was operating her vehicle eastbound on Cedar Road with her minor child as a ...
Continue reading "Young Missouri Resident Becomes a Fatality After Head-on Collision in Jasper County" »
Posted on Nov 9, 2011 By St. Louis, MO car accident injury law firm
One of the first questions that our St. Louis, MO car crash attorneys are asked is "how much should we demand as a settlement from the other driver and insurance company?" That is a ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2011 By Howell County Missouri Car Accident Lawyer
Emergency responders arrived at the scene of a 2 vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Route CC in Howell County. Ronald Clayton (Dora, Missouri) was traveling west on Route CC and approached the cross ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2011 By Missouri wrongful death lawyer
24-year old Crocker resident John Mazurek caused a fatal head-on collision Thursday afternoon near Meta, Missouri. Highway patrol and emergency officials responded Thursday to the accident on Highway ...
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Posted on Aug 31, 2011 By Missouri car accident lawyer
Our Mountain Grove Missouri car accident lawyers are reviewing a motor vehicle crash that occurred Monday afternoon in Wright County. Jerry Warner was traveling with passenger Mattie Warner (both of ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2011 By Lafayette Car Accident Lawyer
Our Lafayette County car accident lawyers Missouri State Highway Patrol responded last night to a 2 vehicle crash on Route O in Lafayette County that resulted in 2 fatalities and 1 driver critically ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2011 By Warren County Car Accident Lawyer
3 adults and 1 young child were seriously injured Monday morning on Highway H in Warren County, Missouri. Isa Cartwright was driving south on the highway when she crossed the center line while going ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
Our Columbia, Mo, car accident attorneys are looking further in to a 2 vehicle crash which occurred Thursday night in Boone County, Missouri. 20-year old Christina Smith (Jefferson City, MO) was at ...
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Posted on Jun 20, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
Our Missouri car accident attorneys are investigating a 2 vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday evening on US Highway 60 and County Road 601 in Shannon County. 16-year old Robert Koehler (Winona, MO) ...
Continue reading "Fatal Accident in Winona, MO Collision Injures 8, Kills 1" »
Posted on May 13, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
Our Missouri car accident attorneys have been notified of a single vehicle crash which occurred Thursday evening in Greene County, Missouri that seriously injured two out of three occupants. ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
Collisions involving a motorcycle commonly result in a trip to the hospital for the motorcyclist. Even if the rider is wearing the most advanced helmet on the market, the soft-tissues and bones of the ...
Continue reading "Motorcycle Accidents Can Cause Permanent Injuries, Including Bone Fractures and Brain Trauma" »
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
Our Missouri car accident lawyers are commonly asked what the available legal options are after any collision. Missouri law allows for victims to recover several losses from any car crash. First, the ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
Wondering what your claim is worth. Specifically, are you curious as to how much a car accident claim for whiplash or soft tissue damage is worth? This question can be answered by a Missouri car ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
The types of injuries caused in a Missouri car accident claim vary upon many factors. Head-on car accidents and broadside collisions typically cause the most severe trauma, including fractures and ...
Continue reading "Types of Missouri car accident injury claims: spine injury, back injury, bone fractures, head trauma" »
Posted on Dec 25, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
As temperatures continue to hover at freezing temperatures, MODOT will be out plowing and salting streets to prevent future accidents. The last few days have resulted in several serious car accidents ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
If you are injured in a car accident in Missouri, there are things you need to know before you talk to any insurance claims adjusters. First, we highly recommend that you contact a St. Louis ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
We are Missouri automobile accident lawyers and counselors at law. As a St. Louis -based personal injury attorney, we see just about every cause of injury that you can imagine. However, there are few ...
Continue reading "Texting and Driving, Drinking and Driving, Speeding, Inattention....All causes of serious Missouri automobile accidents" »
Posted on Nov 7, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
Columbia, Missouri is home to the University of Missouri and Mizzou Tigers. This college town has become much more than just a college town in the past few years. Many prominent Missourians make ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
Rear-end car accidents and broadside car accidents (t-bone crashes) can cause devastating injuries to the spine. Even low-speed car accidents can cause serious neck and back injuries, including severe ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
Statistics prove that the vast majority of drivers in the state of Missouri are driving with the state minimum car insurance. This means that most drivers only carry 25/50, which equates to a maximum ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
St. Louis car accident lawyer Stephen Schultz recently attended the Missouri Lawyers Weekly awards banquet for Up & Coming Attorneys in the legal community. Stephen's partner was featured as an Up ...
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Posted on Sep 19, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
Product recalls in the automotive industry usually center around safety concerns. Safety-related recalls in vehicles have been in the spotlight recently following concerns with Toyota and Lexus ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
If you are injured in a Missouri car accident and receive medical treatment, you may have to pay back your health insurance company for what they paid in claims. The legal term is called "subrogation" ...
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