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Tort Reform: Insurance Lobbyists Want To Take Away Your Rights
Tort reform is generally designed to protect companies and those who don’t need “protection.” This post looks at what really is behind the “tort reform” movement, and what’s at stake for consumers.
AAJ Commends House Subcommittee on Carcinogenic Cosmetic Policy
The American Association for Justice continues the fight for citizens’ access to the nation’s courtrooms.
Missouri Senate Considering Bills That Would Undermine Constitutional Rights
During this legislative session, the Missouri House and Missouri Senate have considered a number of so-called “tort reform” bills that flagrantly attack Missouri citizens’ constitutional right to trial while protecting out-of-state corporations that harm Missourians. This blog post looks at a couple of them.
Seventeen More Convictions Tied to Chicago Sgt. Ronald Watts Dismissed
More good results were reported by Chicago’s Exoneration Project this month.
“Embrace Life” Video Approaches One Million View Mark
Seatbelts are arguably one of the easiest safety devices that we can use in today’s cars; this video produced by Rome Reports is still one of the best ones that address the issue.
Identifying Tire Defects in Catastrophic Accidents
Every vehicle accident resulting in catastrophic injury or death should be screened for tire defects as a potential cause of the accident or source of recovery. Defects that can cause a tire to fail may not always be apparent.
Deaths from Tractor Trailer Accidents Reach Highest Level in Almost 30 Years
A new blog post from attorney David Brose examines the basics of initiating truck accident litigation, in the wake of recent NHTSA statistics.
Drivers Beware: Toyota, Ford Recall 2.7 Million Vehicles with Deadly Takata Airbags
This week, two major automakers recalled nearly 2.7 million vehicles equipped with the deadly airbags, adding to what was already the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.
Examining Defects in Cars’ Fuel Systems
This blog post examines a few of the most common fuel system defects that we’ve identified in our practice of over 25 years working with this type of case.
Defective Front Seats in Cars Lead to Catastrophic Injuries
The seatbacks for front occupants play a vital safety role in rear-end crashes, similar to seatbelts and airbags in frontal crashes. Seatback failures commonly occur because the seats are constructed with weak materials.
Why Vehicle Roofs Collapse in Rollover Crashes
On July 1, 2016, our law firm’s client was driving a 2004 Mercury Mountaineer in Benton County, Missouri. The vehicle traveled through an intersection and off the roadway, overturning once before coming to rest on its wheels. During the rollover, the roof over the driver’s occupant compartment area crushed inward and struck our client, causing a severe spinal cord injury and rendering her a quadriplegic.
AAJ Issues Statement on SCOTUS Decision Harmful to Workers’ Rights
The recent decision in the U.S. Supreme Court in Epic Systems v. Lewis, Ernst & Young v. Morris, and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) v. Murphy Oil, is one that the AAJ has highlighted as one particularly damaging to workers, forcing citizens away from the civil justice system and into forced arbitration.