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Cyclists - you can now buy a witness! Witnesses are Critical in Bike Injury Claims

March 03, 2012 23:44

No, not paying someone off to say what you want, but a cycling accessory that tracks your ride and takes video and still pictures. Bike accessory manufacturer Cat Eye has released the "Inou" which is a front facing camera that takes stills and video. Additionally, it tracks your ride and has...

Exclusion of Testimony commenting on Plaintiff's Truthfulness & Use of the Legal System

March 03, 2012 20:12

In a previous Missouri injury law blog post I discussed that a witness' opinion that another witness or one of the parties to the lawsuit is telling the truth or lying is inadmissible in most situations. See: Witnesses Generally Cannot Testify that they Believe another Witness is Telling the Truth...

Child Cyclist Hit by Car Loses at Trial

March 01, 2012 22:40

Last week a jury returned a verdict holding the driver not liable for injuries caused to a child on a bike. All I know is what I have read about this case in the legal papers, but I am not surprised that despite the evidence that the driver was at fault, the jury sided with the driver. As a...

The biggest driving distraction might just be... your car?

February 29, 2012 21:56

We have talked repeatedly about the dangers of distracted driving, particularly the distraction of texting. Studies have shown that texting while diving can be even deadlier than driving while intoxicated. The proliferation of smartphones have only exacerbated the problem. However, perhaps the...

Update on Missouri Punitive Damage Caps

February 27, 2012 21:35

Last year, we discussed Missouri punitive damages under Ronald Sanders v. Iftekhar Agmed, MD, et al, one of several cases to go before the Missouri Supreme Court on the issue of punitive damages caps. Last month, one of these cases was decided. If this case is a harbinger of what's to come, then it...

Bicycle Injuries - Usually Negligent but Sometimes Drunk Drivers or Road Rage

February 24, 2012 16:37

Bike accidents happen all too frequently and as a St Louis bike injury lawyer the vast majority of bike accidents I see are exactly that, accidents. Accidents wherein a driver may be liable for the injuries because they were negligent, meaning they unintentionally and mistakenly did something wrong...

Lead in Lipstick Could Lead to Liability

February 22, 2012 17:14

A recently released Food and Drug Administration study has found that measureable amounts of lead exist in many popular brands of lipstick. In total, the FDA found 400 lipsticks on the market that tested positive for lead. Of the brands tested, the least contaminated lipstick was Wet 'n' Wild Mega...

Missouri Takes Aim At Distracted Driving

February 20, 2012 17:03

Distracted driving is something that takes the lives of many innocent Missouri drivers each year in fatal car collisions. You would think that something so deadly would be heavily regulated in the hopes of eliminating the danger. Not so in Missouri. Compared to the rest of the nation, Missouri...

Medical Bills at Trial: "Billed" versus "Paid" Amount, what if Bills Partially Paid? So "Billed" versus "Partially Paid"?

February 15, 2012 23:00

In Missouri, injury claims, such as a car or truck accident, are valued by the amount of harms and losses suffered by the victim. There are two general types of harms and losses or "Damages" in personal injury cases; (1) Special damages or economic damages: which include specific amounts billed or...

Social Media Can Play Important Role in Missouri Personal Injury Cases

February 11, 2012 13:26

More and more often, personal injury cases are now involving my client's Facebook or other social networking accounts. Always assume, anything you put on your social networking account will be seen by the other side and can compromise your injury claim. Before the Internet, insurance companies,...