Blog Posts in 2022

Holding Defendants Personally Liable for a Car Crash

It is a cliché in personal injury law to say that “you may be entitled to financial compensation.” However, getting the full amount that victims deserve after they have been hurt in a car accident is not always easy. Especially if the injuries will cost over six figures to recover from, the defendant’s insurance coverage may hit its policy limits. When this happens, you may have to hold the ...

My Employer Does Not Have Workers’ Compensation Insurance: What Can I Do?

Missouri workers’ compensation law requires all employers with five or more employees, and all construction companies with any employees at all, to carry workers’ compensation insurance. However, not all employers follow the rules . Many see workers’ compensation insurance premiums as an unnecessary or too costly expense. When they do not have insurance and you get hurt on the job, it becomes more ...

Can I Sue a Drunk Driver for a Car Accident?

A St. Joseph man pled guilty to driving while intoxicated (DWI) and causing a car accident that killed a local woman and her unborn child. The story raises a question that many accident victims ask: Can I recover compensation in a personal injury lawsuit from a drunk driver that hurt me? The answer is yes, sometimes. St. Joseph Man Pleads Guilty to DWI After Fatal Crash The fatal accident happened ...

What Happens If Workers’ Compensation Law Changes During My Case?

In our last blog post about workers’ compensation law in Missouri, we looked at whether you can file for workers’ compensation while pursuing a personal injury lawsuit . Under the “election of remedies” doctrine, you cannot benefit from both, as it could result in a double recovery. The case we looked at in that post, Hood v. Menech , hid another interesting aspect of Missouri workers’ ...