Meyerkord & Kurth is pleased to announce that our firm recently hosted a Cy pres ceremony that honored the legacy of former Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard B. Teitleman by providing financial assistance to aid poor and elderly residents in need of legal services and two local law schools. Cy pres – a French…
Our entire legal team is pleased to announce that our firm has been selected among the “Top 3 Medical Malpractice Lawyers” in St. Louis by Three Best Rated®. This selection solidifies our firm as a trusted source of high quality legal representation for victims who are harmed by the negligence of medical professionals and…
In his first State of the State address, Governor Eric Greitens made it clear he had a bone to pick with the Missouri judicial system. According to Greitens, it’s Missouri trial lawyers who file frivolous, “murky” lawsuits that have broken the system. While his attack on trial lawyers may make good sound bites for…
A driver fled from the scene of apedestrian accident in St. Louis on Tuesday afternoon. According to several witnesses, two sisters were walking to the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club after school when they stopped at a nearby store. As they exited the store, one of the girls, a 13-year-old, was struck by…
A Missouri man has been charged with causing afatal car crash that killed a father of two. The car crash happened when 53-year-old James Hughes began to drive the wrong way on Interstate 170 on January 10. Hughes was drunk at the time of the car crash and tested a blood-alcohol level of more…
A three car accident turned an Illinois highway into a scene from Mad Max. In St. Clair County Illinois, fire and debris spread across a roadway as crews try desperately to clean up the site of a horrific accident. At around 8:45 am on Wednesday, a 58-year-old man ran across the median and crashed…
I-270 spelled disaster for one St. Louis Missouri resident. 32-year-old Hafdis A. James was pronounced dead on the scene after a single vehicle accident took her life early Saturday. The car crash occurred near the Interstate at Gravois road in St. Louis County at around 12:15am. James was driving southbound on the popular highway…
A Chesterfield, Mo women has been charged in a fatal hit and run accident. 54-year-oldYelena Pelts has been charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. The accident happened in February 11, 2014. Roy Joseph, 41, was found just north of Olive, near Highway 141 of the St.Louis suburb. After snowing that…
Even the most careful pilot can make mistakes. This was the story of Mark Openshaw, a privateairplane pilot from Texas County, Missouri. A few weeks ago, Openshaw boards his plan, along with his wife, Amy, 43, and their children, 15 year old Tanner and 12 year old Ellie. After about 100 feet after they…
A bad week for traffic accidents.Tragedy struck Park Hill when a 5-year -old boy was killed after an ATV accident. According to Park Hills Police, the boy was a father in the yard on Lee Street a little after 2pm Sunday afternoon. Reports indicate the ATV as malfunctioning directly before the incident, causing the…