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Missouri Injury Law Blog

News and events dealing with Missouri injury and accident Law.
By Benjamin J. Sansone, Esq.

Post Frequency: 2.4/day

Last Entry: May 22, 2013 at 15:55:49

St. Louis Woman Sues After Doctor Operates On Wrong Side Of Her Brain

Posted on May 22, 2013
Many people have likely run across stories about operations gone wrong, stories about sponges left inside incisions or patients that had the wrong leg operated on. A recent lawsuit filed by a woman from St. Ann, Missouri puts all those in perspective...

FDA Warns About Disease Caused By Contaminated Mattresses

Posted on May 21, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently released an alert to nursing home providers across the country about the potential dangers posed by contaminated mattresses. Specifically, the alert referred to the risk of dangerous infections that can start when worn or damaged mattress covers allow blood and other bodily fluids to penetrate medical beds in nursing home facilities...

Can You Judge An Injury Lawyer By Their Online Reputation?

Posted on May 09, 2013
By Guest Author: More and more, people are turning to the Internet to research information about lawsuits, lawyers, and court cases. While this is a good starting point in some instances, anyone performing these searches must be aware of the large amount of misinformation posted online...

Medical Malpractice Damage Cap Stalls In Missouri Legislature

Posted on May 09, 2013
An attempt by the Missouri legislature to reinstate the state's cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits took a hit earlier this week in the state Senate. Despite fevered attempts, with some legislators working well into the night, the measure never made it to a full vote on the Senate floor...

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Missouri Woman Faces Criminal Charges & Civil Suit After Auto Accident -- Caused by Sneezing?

Posted on May 08, 2013
Earlier this month a driver from Clay County, Missouri, plead guilty to careless and imprudent driving after a sneezing attack led to her hitting and killing another motorist. Police say the woman hit the other driver head-on after drifting out of her lane...

Three Tips on How to Find the Right Lawyer for Your Case

Posted on May 06, 2013
By guest Author If you have a significant enough problem to go see an attorney you need to make sure that you consult with not just any lawyer, but the right lawyer for your case. Here are a few tips on how to decide on just who is the "right lawyer": Tip #1 - Find a Lawyer Who Is Experienced With Your Kind of Case You need an attorney who is experienced with handling whatever kind of problem you are dealing with...

Medical Diagnostic Errors are the most Deadly

Posted on May 03, 2013
According to a recent study by doctors at Johns Hopkins University, diagnostic errors are not only the most common but also the most deadly category of medical errors. The study estimated that nearly 160,000 patients die each and every year due to misdiagnosis...

Wrong Site Surgery: Malpracitce from Operating or Cutting on Wrong Body Part

Posted on April 27, 2013
One of the most devastating types of medical malpractice, and unfortunately a common mistake, is doctors operating on the wrong part of the body or the wrong side. A former state medical commissioner and President of the Joint Commission (the largest healthcare accrediting agency) stated that the wrong site surgery problem is very difficult to deal with and all too common...

Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS) and the Mayo Concussion Test

Posted on April 26, 2013
As a Missouri & Illinois brain injury lawyer, I represent many victims of car accidents, and other causes of injury, who suffer from various brain injuries. Proper evaluation of a head injury requires early documentation of complaints and discussing all the potential symptoms with the injured person to make sure they are realizing all the symptoms they may be suffering as a result of a concussion or other injury...

Charles Bakken Memorial Golf Tournament - Edwardsville, Illinois June 1, 2013

Posted on April 23, 2013
I never had the pleasure of meeting Charles Bakken, but I had the privilege of representing his children after his unfortunate death. Everything I have heard about him is extremely positive and his loss is a significant one that is and will be felt by the community...

$260,000.00 Settlement: Collinsville, Illinois Motorcycle Accident

Posted on April 23, 2013
Recently Illinois personal injury lawyer Ben Sansone settled a Collinsville Illinois motorcycle crash for $260,000.00, which represented the full amount of auto insurance coverage available, a combination of liabiliyt insurance and "UIM" Coverage - Under-Insured Motorist Coverage...

Migraine Headaches After Car Accidents - Researchers Decoding Pain with 3D Hologram

Posted on April 23, 2013
Head injuries, such as concussions and traumatic brain injury, are common after many car crashes and very common in high impact car collisions. The driver or passengers head often strike parts of the car during the impact or hit the airbag violently...

Are Pictures of Car Damage Relevant in Missouri Car Crash Trials?

Posted on April 11, 2013
For obvious reasons, when the damage to the cars involved in a collision is severe, the Plaintiff wants to show pictures of the damage to the jury and the defense wants to try and exclude them as irrelevant; and the opposite is true when the damage to the vehicles is minor...

In Missouri, Witnesses cannot Claim Victim's Symptoms are Effected by Litigation - The Malingering Defense

Posted on April 10, 2013
Generally, under Missouri law, witnesses cannot testify about the credibility or truthfulness of another witness or party to the case. That is the job of the jury, to weigh credibility and decide who is telling the truth. So obviously, one witness cannot say another is dishonest or opine that the victim is exaggerating her pain because of a lawsuit...

$1,400,000.00 Settlement against Southern Illinois Hospital - Medical Malpractice by Nurses

Posted on April 04, 2013
As a result of the unconscionable negligence of the employees and agents of the southern Illinois hospital (named confidential per settlement agreement), a routine knee replacement resulted in a patient's life being permanently altered. One nurse, consciously disregarded and otherwise violated numerous patient safety rules which contributed to this accident then took diligent efforts to cover it up by pre-recording or altering the medical records...

Missouri Law on Impeachment of a Witness by Previous Convictions

Posted on March 26, 2013
Witnesses may be impeached (question their credibility and veracity) based on previous convictions. This oftentimes comes into play in Missouri car accident lawsuits. In some cases the at-fault driver has a history of DWI or other convictions, but no convictions from the car accident at issue...

Subsequent Injuries after a Car Accident & Pre-existing Injuries (Eggshell Skull Doctrine)

Posted on March 25, 2013
If some one causes a car accident that results in an injury, to what extent are they responsible for the injury? What if the injured person sustains further injury through subsequent malpractice by the emergency room doctors? what if they get an infection int he hospital which leads to a much more serious condition than the injury caused in the car accident? Also, what if the person involved in a car accident already had a medical condition which made their injury worse, such a as bad back or recent surgery that had not healed? Subsequent Injury: Under Missouri personal injury law, the person that caused the initial injury, also referred to as the original tortfeasor, is legally liable for subsequent injury through negligent medical care...

Hit and Run Accident by a St Louis County Police Officer - Drunk? Looks like it.

Posted on March 18, 2013
Hit and run accidents, or the official term "leaving the scene of an accident", are all too common in my experience, at least as a Missouri car accident lawyer; I see people severely injured and even sometimes killed by hit and run drivers. This is one reason why I keep the maximum amount of uninsured motorist coverage on all my cars, to protect myself and my family...

Bar Owner's liability for Drunk Driving Crash - "Dram Shop Laws" in Missouri & Other States

Posted on March 14, 2013
Drunk driving accidents are one of the leading causes of needless injury and death in Missouri, Illinois, and across the country. Our St Louis law firm unfortunately sees the carnage caused by this reckless behavior through the injury and wrongful death cases that we handle that often involve drunk drivers...

Imaging after Concussion or "mTBI" can detect tiny lesions, may lead to treatement

Posted on March 13, 2013
Concussions or mTBI (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) are typically not visible on post injury imaging, such as MRIs or CAT Scans. In fact 85% of all head injury cases, from mild to severe, are not visible on an MRI or CAT Scan. This is because the damage to the brain is on a microscopic level...

Missouri Legislators Take Action To Save Second Injury Fund

Posted on February 25, 2013
Some good news for injured employees across the state of Missouri happened last week when the Senate passed a bill that would serve to bolster the state's second injury workers' compensation fund by increasing the amount employers must pay into the fund...

New Push To Resurrect Missouri Med Mal Damage Cap. -- 2nd Amendment Off limits! But the 7th Amendment? Well.....

Posted on February 23, 2013
The 7th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees an individual's right to a trial by a jury of his or her peers, meaning the people in their community. This right is very clear, yet the politicians in Missouri who always pound their chests about not infringing and the 2nd Amendment (which I absolutely agree with); have no problem trashing the 7th amendment to try to protect negligent doctors and hospitals (really insurance companies) at the expense of innocent victims and the taxpayers...

St. Louis OB-GYN Draws Fire After Ranting About Patient On Facebook

Posted on February 22, 2013
One of the first things I do with new accident client is tell them to either take down their Facebook page or stop posting it as people will say or post private things on Facebook that can seriously effect a an injury claim. The same can go for doctors apparently now too! A St...

Hybrid Vehicles as a Cause of Pedestrian Accidents Involving People with Disabilities

Posted on February 14, 2013
Hybrid and electronic cars' relation to pedestrian and/or cycling injuries Hybrids and electronic vehicles may not be the biggest thing in automobiles right now but they are slowly getting some steam in as far as popularity is concerned. Today, more and more celebrities are purchasing and have been going around these politically-correct statements on wheels...

Illinois Car Accident Settlement - Who do I have to Pay Back Out of My Settlement?

Posted on February 06, 2013
There are many reasons why it is important to have a lawyer when dealing with a car accident injury claim or lawsuit. The many reasons are discussed here. Additionally, you need a lawyer to navigate through the many liens or claims that may be asserted by companies against your settlement or judgment money...

"Preventable Medical Errors": A Leading Cause of Death in the United States, According to the Institute of Medicine

Posted on January 31, 2013
Preventable Medical Errors are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Medical malpractice lawyers have been sounding this alarm for years and been fighting this safety risk through the civil justice system. The fact that medical errors are so rampant has not been claimed by just injury lawyers, but also by the Institute of Medicine, which is the health division of the National Academy of Sciences...

Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury ('TBI') with Oxygen Chamber is Effective

Posted on January 24, 2013
Oxygen Breaths New Life into Neurons! Traumatic brain injury suffered as the result of a car accident can have devastating effects on the brain. For many brain injuries there is no available treatment for the genesis of the injury itself, just treatment of the symptoms...

Educate Thyself on Bicycle Laws (Guest Author)

Posted on January 22, 2013
This is a guest author post that has been reviewed by our staff and approved since it is relevant and beneficial to safe bicycling. As a law office that handles many bike accident injury cases in Missouri and Illinois, we see bike safety as a very important issue...

Pain From a Car Accident is More Severe Based on Genetic Factors

Posted on January 22, 2013
Many of us have heard of someone that walks away from a severe car crash without a scratch, and as a car accident attorney, I also know many people that are in accidents that are not so severe yet end up with persistent pain and significant injuries...

Brain Injury Education Increases Bike Helmet Use by 72.5%

Posted on January 17, 2013
Anyone I have represented in a bicycle or motorcycle accident has significantly less injury if they were wearing a helmet. Most states require helmet use, however, some so not require it at all or only on certain age groups. See map regarding the current state of the law...

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