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School’s Back in Session! Here’s How to Prep Your Kids for School Zone Safety. The fall semester is underway, and it’s time to talk about crosswalks, school zones, and keeping your children safe while traveling to and from school. Approximately 500 children are injured or killed in school zones every year due to the…
As of July, electric scooters have finally arrived in The Gateway City. Young adults and middle-aged workers alike can zip through the city on a cheap and energy-efficient alternative to driving, and it may seem like a lot of fun. However, these little vehicles are continuing to cause major headaches for lawmakers – and…
In the evening of July 19th, 2018, a thunderstorm rolled across Branson, Missouri and the surrounding region. A duck boat carrying 31 passengers was caught in the squall, sank, and resulted in 17 deaths. We discussed this tragedy in our blog, and the story continues today with the recent filing of the first wrongful…
On Thursday evening, July 19th, a duck boat carrying 31 people capsized and sank, leaving at least 17 dead and several more injured. Witnesses say the boat struggled to make it to shore as the weather took a turn for the worse, causing waves to break over the boat, rocking and tilting the vessel…
Have you been injured by a negligent third party, like adrunk driver who caused acar accident? You probably know already that you should pursue compensation using apersonal injury claim, but you might not know who can help you. There are probably dozens, or hundreds, of injury attorneys in your area, at least. Which one…
Our St. Louis medical malpractice attorneys at Meyerkord & Kurth recently took a case to trial involving a client who had alleged he was the victim of a surgical error. Specifically, our legal team brought a claim that our client was harmed when the operating surgeon injured a main artery in his abdomen during…
Unlike your typical compact car or SUV, commercial vehicles are typically larger, heavier, and are therefore more likely to cause severe damage to other cars, drivers and passengers on the road. Every day as we commute to work or school, we share the road with these commercial vehicles and the injuries that result from…
Victims who suffer injuries that could and should have been prevented if not for another’s negligence have rights in our legal system, including the right to seek financial compensation for their damages from the at-fault party. If you were injured while riding as a passenger, your options for recovering such compensation will depend on…
Following a preventable car accident, many victims and families have a great number of concerns. These include concerns regarding not only the injuries they have sustained and how they may impact their future, but also whether they’ll be able to work and continue earning wages while they recover. That’s because the costs of medical…