Injuries suffered as a result of collisions involving cars, tractor-trailer truck collisions, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s), boats, wave-runners, snowmobiles,
bicycles, and collisions due to street, highway and bridge design, and train and railroad crossing collisions.
Medical and Dental Malpractice
Wrongful Death or permanent injury due to hospital, nursing, and doctor’s negligence. Examples include, but are not limited to: nursing home abuse or neglect, medication
errors, childbirth injury or trauma, failure to monitor IV’s or feeding tubes, falls in hospitals and nursing homes, failure to assess and monitor patient fall
risk, death or hypoxia due to anesthesia, hypoxia due to failure to detect aspiration pneumonitis, failure to determine and monitor platelet levels, severe post-surgical
bleeding, post-surgical infection, failure to diagnose cancer, loss of a chance of recovery, dental malpractice, injury caused by insertion of, or failure of, orthopedic
appliances or hardware, development of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Injuries suffered while using dangerous or defective products, motor vehicles, equipment or machinery. Examples include, but are not limited to: motor vehicles,
automobile, truck, post-collision fires, seat belts, air bags, steering components, tires and wheels, vehicle roll-overs, inadvertent or accidental discharge of
firearms, rifles, pistols, nail guns, fork lifts, hi-loaders, ladders, construction equipment, tractors, farm implements and machinery, conveyors, mechanical presses,
power tools
Injury suffered due to the dangerous condition of property such as retail stores, apartment buildings, leased or rented premises, public buildings, parking lots
and garages, elevators, entertainment facilities, and construction sites. Examples include, but are not limited to: falls resulting from dangerous condition of
floors, flooring materials, entryways, exits, steps, and stairways, injuries from falling store merchandise, and criminal assault while on commercial or public
premises.
Intentional Wrongful Acts
Involve injury due to assault, battery, malicious prosecution, libel, slander, invasion of privacy, outrageous conduct, infliction of emotional distress, intentional
interference with contractual relationship, fraud and misrepresentation.
Workers entitled to wage loss benefits, ongoing and future medical treatment, permanent total, and permanent partial disability benefits, as a result of job-related
accidents, repetitive use/trauma, and occupational diseases. This includes, but is not limited to: death, or injury to the head, neck, back, foot, ankle, leg, knee,
hip, fingers, wrist, arm, elbow, shoulder, loss of vision and hearing, carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis. Occupational
diseases include environmentally-caused injury to the lungs and pulmonary system, brain and central nervous system, cancer, and chemical-induced asthma.
This also includes Circuit Court civil lawsuits against employers for firing, discharge, termination, discrimination or retaliation against workers for exercising
their rights under the Missouri Workers Compensation Law.
Employee Rights Violations
This includes harassment, discrimination, retaliation, termination or firing of employees due to age, sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, or
violation of written employment contracts.
Federal and State civil rights violations. This includes, but is not limited to: 28 U.S.C. § 1983 actions against governmental departments or agencies for improper
or illegal searches, seizures, or arrests, excessive force, and innocent victims injured due to violation of departmental policies while engaged in pursuit of criminal
suspects.
Involves abuse, harassment, fraud, misrepresentation, and illegal actions by creditors, bill collectors, banks, lenders and sellers. This includes, but is not limited
to: violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, Installment Sales, Lemon Law, warranty violations, odometer fraud,
and real estate purchase.
Often, we receive contacts from people asking to be referred to an attorney who specializes in another area of law. Having practiced law for over 30 years, I am
familiar with many lawyers who handle other areas of practice. I will be happy to discuss your legal issue with you, and refer you to someone who handles cases
in the area where you need help.