http://missourilawhelp.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:48:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Meyerkord Law Firm recently reached two policy limit settlements for a client who was injured when she received injuries as a passenger in a car accident.  Last year our client suffered serious injuries when an uninsured motorist lost control and crossed the median striking a pick-up truck in which our ... http://missourilawhelp.com/passenger-in-car-crash-receives-settlement-after-airbag-was-deactivated-by-vehicle-owner/ Meyerkord Law Firm recently helped a St. Louis city man receive a $150,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case after having it turned down by more than a dozen St. Louis-area attorneys. Our client visited his doctor at the Family Care Health Center in St. Louis for arthritis pain in July ... http://missourilawhelp.com/excessive-prescription-of-piroxicam-results-in-settlement/ Making a record is what lawyers call the process of recording information for future use.  Making a record is necessary because people often forget small but important details as time progresses.  Remember playing the telephone game as child?  As an adult we should remember the telephone game and call for ... http://missourilawhelp.com/report-your-car-accident-in-missouri-so-the-facts-get-recorded/ Employees injured on the job who can show that their injury was caused by the negligence of their employer are usually precluded from suing their employer in civil court and are limited to pursuing a workers' comp. claim.  Cases in civil court based on negligence can provide for a greater ... http://missourilawhelp.com/injured-at-work-you-may-have-something-more-than-a-workers-compensation-claim/ Missouri law requires employee's injured on the job to provide notice of their injury to their employer. One of the first questions I ask potential clients is whether they gave their supervisor written notice of their injury. Usually the response in "no". If you're injured on the ... http://missourilawhelp.com/injured-on-the-job-do-yourself-this-favor/ This past week produced two verdicts against Missouri personal injury attorneys. The unrelated cases were based on a St. Louis attorney's failure to file a wrongful death case on time and the other for a southeast Missouri lawyer's settlement of a slip and fall case which his client believed ... http://missourilawhelp.com/two-verdicts-against-missouri-personal-injury-attorneys/ Yesterday I wrote a bit about med pay insurance and why I believe it is a good investment.  Today I learned that in May of 2009 State Farm changed its policy concerning medical payment coverage in auto injury cases.  State Farm states in a memo that it will no longer ... http://missourilawhelp.com/state-farm-no-pay-med-pay/ I would suggest to my friends and clients that you add medical payments coverage to your car insurance. This coverage will pay medical bills if you are in a car crash - even if you cause the accident. It is inexpensive coverage and will not raise your rates if you ... http://missourilawhelp.com/will-using-my-medical-payments-insurance-raise-my-rates/ When dealing with a personal injury claim, it is difficult for people involved in the case to decide whether or not to settle or go to court. There are plenty of advantages and disadvantages when it comes to deciding whether or not to settle a personal injury claim or go ... http://missourilawhelp.com/injury-claim-settle-or-go-to-court/ The process of a personal injury claim starts when you hire a lawyer, and ends with the conclusion of your personal injury case, whether because a settlement has been reached or because the trial has concluded and judgment has been given. Consulting with A Lawyer When you consult with a personal injury ... http://missourilawhelp.com/how-a-personal-injury-claim-works/