While summer is still a month away, the improving weather and the holiday create an attraction for individuals to take to the road. Thus begins the 100 deadliest days, beginning Memorial Day weekend and lasting until Labor Day weekend. As people go on vacations, road trips, and spend more time out in the sun,…
What could be worse than having to deal with an insurance company and having them lie to you to protect their profits? Getting into a car accident where the negligent driver does not have adequate coverage or is not insured at all. Unfortunately, thousands of accidents occur each year where the person responsible doesn’t…
We pay monthly premiums in the hopes that when we need the insurance company, they’ll be there to help. Unfortunately, in car accidents caused by someone else’s negligence, those premiums don’t matter nearly as much because you won’t be dealing with your own insurance company. Instead, you’ll be dealing with an insurance company only…
Drunk driving is one of the most serious offenses that a person can perform. The driver is often inebriated to the point where they can no longer make safe choices to protect others on the road, leading to serious accidents as a result. After a drunk driving accident, it’s easy for the injured party…
From texting while driving to being intoxicated behind the wheel, car accidents often occur due to driver error. However, weather conditions can also lead to devastating collisions. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately 1,235,145 accidents involved hazardous weather (21 percent of all crashes) between 2007 and 2016. Each year,…
Car accidents are common all over the nation. In the state of Missouri, there are some very specific causes that tend to be more common than others. Understanding the different circumstances responsible for causing car accidents is important in protecting yourself whenever you get behind the wheel. If you have been involved in a…
When it comes to car accidents, there are a lot of things that people are not aware of and it could be damaging to their pursuit of compensation. One of the important steps after a car accident we detailed was reporting the accident to the proper authorities. Unfortunately, reporting the car accident to the…
If you see our St. Louis attorneys of Meyerkord & Kurth wearing green this month, it is probably not because of St. Patrick’s Day. No, instead, we are observing and honoring Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month this March. Green was chosen to represent this special month because it symbolizes life and growth. Recent strides in…
On March 8, 2019, the honorable Mary Elizabeth Ott entered judgment in accordance with an astounding $250,000 verdict reached by the jury in favor of the plaintiff – a client represented by our legal team at Meyerkord & Kurth. The jury found that our client’s three-year old son suffered $250,000 in compensatory damages as a…
Our St. Louis car accident lawyers of Meyerkord & Kurth have won a six-figure verdict for a client who was injured in a car accident caused by a distracted driver. According to statements made during the trial and investigations, the liable driver was reaching for his cellphone at the time of the accident. He…