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Car accidents are frightening experiences, involving the terrifying loss of control and sometimes painful injuries. Some even result in life-altering disabilities. When the careless or reckless driver who caused the accident doesn’t have insurance, it quickly compounds the distress. Missouri’s fault-based insurance laws require car accident victims to file car accident claims for compensation against…
read moreWhen car accidents occur, we typically look toward driver error as the cause, since a driver’s negligence or recklessness is the most common cause of traffic-related accidents, such as a driver failing to yield the right of way at an intersection. But what if an accident’s cause was purely mechanical? Suppose the driver who failed…
read moreSince 1999, all vehicles have come equipped with driver and passenger front seat airbags, serving in conjunction with seatbelts as protection in a crash. But what happens when an airbag doesn’t deploy as intended and you or a loved one suffers serious injuries that could otherwise have been prevented by the airbag, such as head…
read moreAll drivers sharing the roadway have a duty to follow traffic laws and take reasonable measures to prevent causing an accident. When a driver’s careless or reckless actions breach their duty of care they are responsible for the accident and liable for damages to victims, including medical expenses, lost income, and compensation for pain and…
read moreDistracted driving accidents continue to rise across the nation as people have a growing dependency on their smartphones for communication, entertainment, and navigation. Fortunately, studies show that distracted driving in Missouri has dropped by 7.8% since the state enacted the Siddens-Benning Hands-Free Law prohibiting Missouri drivers from holding a cell phone while behind the wheel,…
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