Blog Posts in July, 2021

What Can Cause a Rollover Accident?

Two people were sent to the hospital after their car flipped in a single-vehicle car accident in St. Joseph. Car Flips, Two Injured The accident happened on July 26, 2021, at the intersection of Sacramento Street and South 22 nd Street in St. Joseph. According to the initial reports, only one vehicle was involved, though it flipped in the intersection and landed on its roof. Two people were sent ...

Appeals Court Overturns Workers’ Compensation Case

A Missouri appellate court has overruled the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission on a workers’ compensation case that we covered earlier in our blog. Worker Denied Compensation for Hearing Loss The case involves an airline baggage handler who suffered several successive back injuries. He also had hearing loss from being near so many planes and loud conveyor belts. Nevertheless, the ...

St. Joseph Sued Over Fatal Car Accident

A car accident and wrongful death case that is winding its way through the Missouri court system has a lot of lessons about the state’s personal injury law. St. Joseph Sued Over Fatal Car Crash The accident happened way back on April 14, 2017. The driver, who was under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, and five passengers were in a stolen vehicle going north on Riverside Road. The driver, ...

Workers’ Compensation and E-Scooters

Electric scooters have arrived in St. Joseph. Fun and useful for many, they can still be deceptively dangerous. The huge number of e-scooter accidents that have plagued cities in the past raise a pressing question for people who work in St. Joseph: If I ride an e-scooter while on the job and get hurt, will workers’ compensation cover me? In Spite of Track Record, Bird E-Scooters Land in St. Joseph ...