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15
Jun
2022
Older Motorcycle Accident Victims Protected By the Eggshell Skull Rule
It is motorcycle season in western Missouri. While it is intuitive and well known that car accidents involving motorcycles are more likely to cause serious injuries to the biker than other types of crashes, one contributing factor is often overlooked: The rising age of the average motorcyclist. Motorcycle Accident Injuries Tend to Be Serious Given the lack of protective equipment that bikers have, ...
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1
Jun
2022
What are Loss of Consortium Damages in Missouri?
Something that many accident victims in Missouri are surprised to learn is that their loved ones may also be entitled to compensation in a personal injury claim. Even though the loved one may not have been hurt in the victim’s car accident , he or she may still suffer from it. Personal injury law aims to compensate everyone for the losses they suffered in the accident. This includes the various ...
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18
May
2022
NHTSA Releases Fatal Car Accident Data from 2021
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its preliminary estimates about fatal car accidents across the country in 2021. On paper, the results do not look good, with a 16-year high in the number of roadway fatalities and a staggering increase from the year prior. But the data is misleading in several years – sometimes extremely misleading. While the numbers are still ...
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4
May
2022
What Compensation is Available in Personal Injury Cases?
In our personal injury blog posts, we have talked a lot about the need for victims to get the compensation that they deserve. But what does that mean? What types of compensation is a victim entitled to receive after, say, a car accident ? What Compensation Can Victims Recover? The short answer is that victims are entitled to financial compensation for all of their losses – be they financial, ...
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20
Apr
2022
Who Can I Sue After an Intentional Car Crash?
A New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with numerous crimes after he appeared to deliberately run over a woman after a car accident . Leaving the criminal aspects of the case aside, the incident raises an important issue in personal injury law: Will the victim be able to recover any compensation for her injuries because the “accident” was intentional? Man Appears to Intentionally Run Over ...
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30
Mar
2022
Direct Victims Versus Bystanders for Emotional Distress Claims
In a couple of our blog posts about car accidents in Missouri, we have delved into when victims and bystanders can recover compensation for their emotional distress . Most recently, we looked at a baseball player’s serious car crash , which was witnessed by his wife. That accident touched on an important issue in Missouri’s personal injury law : When someone is a bystander or a direct victim. ...
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23
Mar
2022
Baseball Player’s Car Accident Shows How Emotional Distress Claims Can Work
A recent car accident involving a baseball player highlights an important issue in how Missouri’s personal injury law handles claims for emotional distress . Mets First Baseman Involved in Serious Car Accident The accident happened on March 13 . Pete Alonso , the first baseman for the New York Mets, was going to spring training in Florida when another driver ran a red light and t-boned his pickup ...
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9
Mar
2022
If a Medical Condition Causes a Car Crash, Who is Liable?
A woman was seriously hurt when she fell asleep at the wheel and caused a single-vehicle car accident in northern Missouri. While falling asleep at the wheel due to fatigue is a strong sign of negligence, what if a driver becomes incapacitated because of a medical condition, like a seizure? The personal injury lawyers at the Smith Law Office in St. Joseph, Missouri, explain what can happen. Driver ...
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23
Feb
2022
Why is Missouri’s Texting and Driving Law Controversial?
Missouri’s law against texting and driving is drawing controversy. Unlike the law in most other states, Missouri’s texting and driving statute does not cover other uses of a cell phone in the car, and only applies to people under the age of 21 and to commercial drivers. As a result, the law is nearly impossible to enforce, and does very little to reduce the number of car accidents in the state. ...
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9
Feb
2022
Are Unrestrained Drivers Liable for Their Injuries?
Many multiple-vehicle car accidents in St. Joseph and the rest of Missouri are not the fault of a single driver. Instead, both drivers share some fault for the resulting injuries. We have covered Missouri’s shared fault rules and comparative negligence in the past in our blog, but what happens when the victim in a crash is hurt because he or she was not wearing a seatbelt? Missouri has a statute ...
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26
Jan
2022
Does Insurance Cover Hit-and-Run Accidents?
The suspect of a robbery and a serious hit-and-run car accident in St. Joseph has been taken into custody. The incident raises a question that no one wants to be in a position to ask: Will insurance cover my expenses after a hit-and-run accident? Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested The incident happened at Menards early in the afternoon of January 25, 2022. Police say that the suspect stole several items ...
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12
Jan
2022
What is the Last Clear Chance Rule?
The last clear chance doctrine is an aspect of personal injury law that Missouri used to have, before it moved from contributory negligence to comparative negligence rules . While Missouri no longer uses the last clear chance doctrine, it is still a great way to see how the law changes to make things fairer. Shared Fault Rules: Contributory and Comparative Negligence In many situations where ...
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29
Dec
2021
How Many Car Accidents Happen at Intersections?
A recent car accident in St. Joseph shows the relative dangers of intersections. It also raises questions about stop light design. Car Crash Sends Four to Hospital The accident happened on December 24, 2021, at the intersection of Highly Street and North 22nd Street in St. Joseph. According to the initial reports , a driver from Iowa failed to stop at a red light and crashed into a local driver in ...
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8
Dec
2021
What is Missouri’s Dram Shop Law?
Two bars in St. Joseph are facing wrongful death lawsuits for overserving a patron who then caused a fatal car accident . The bars may be held liable under Missouri’s dram shop law, which provides an important opportunity for victims to recover the compensation they deserve. Bars Sued for Fatal 2018 DWI Accident Back in 2018, Roger Moe was driving over 100 miles per hour in the wrong direction on ...
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1
Dec
2021
Missouri Personal Injury Laws for Emotional Distress
The harm that people can suffer in car accidents and other personal injury situations are not limited to physical trauma. Victims can suffer mental and emotional injuries, as well. Missouri’s personal injury law recognizes this, and lets victims recover compensation for any emotional distress that was caused by the accident, even if the victim was not directly involved in it. Victims Can Recover ...
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17
Nov
2021
Lost Wages of a New Business Owner Under Wrongful Death Law
A fatal car accident left a local St. Joseph business owner dead. The incident highlights how it can be difficult to determine lost wages under Missouri’s wrongful death law. Single-Vehicle Car Accident Kills St. Joseph Business Owner According to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Joshua Oliver was heading northbound on U.S. Highway 169 in the afternoon of November 14, 2021. About a ...
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3
Nov
2021
Are a Negligent Driver’s Passengers Out of Luck?
A motorcycle accident in St. Joseph left one dead and one seriously hurt. The crash is an example of how passengers can hold drivers liable for their injuries, even if that driver was in the same vehicle as the passenger. Fatal Motorcycle Accident in St. Joseph The accident happened on the I-229 bridge in downtown St. Joseph. According to the initial reports , a motorcyclist with a passenger was ...
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20
Oct
2021
5 Common Causes of Truck Rollover Accidents
A recent crash in St. Joseph shows that rollovers are a common cause of truck accidents , not just car accidents . Semi-Truck Rolls Over, Shuts Down Highway The accident happened early in the morning on October 13, in the southbound lanes of Interstate 29 near Frederick Avenue . According to the initial reports , construction on the highway had already limited travel to one lane. The truck driver, ...
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6
Oct
2021
Farming Equipment Can Cause Car Accidents
In Missouri, autumn is harvest season. Among other things, it means that farm equipment will be on the roadways. While drivers should take special precautions around these huge machines, car accidents involving farm equipment are not always the fault of the driver. Farm Equipment on the Road Raise Risk of Car Crashes Every year in October in Missouri, harvest season forces farmers to move large ...
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22
Sep
2021
How Guilty Pleas Can Help Car Accident Claims
A woman has been sentenced to probation for her role in a car accident that hurt a child at a bus stop. Criminal cases like these can make it easier for victims to recover compensation in a personal injury case. Driver Who Hit Child Pleads Guilty The accident happened early in the morning on April 28 in Columbia, Missouri, at a bus stop near the entrance of a mobile home park. According to the ...
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8
Sep
2021
How Dangerous are Police Chases?
After a string of high speed police chases in Missouri, police have found the need to insist that the public safety is their chief concern. However, there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical. Motorists should use an abundance of caution during a police chase to avoid a car accident . Multiple High Speed Chases in St. Joseph Area In the past few weeks, there have been multiple high speed police ...
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18
Aug
2021
NHTSA Investigates Tesla’s Autopilot System
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system after a series of avoidable car accidents . Both the accident and the investigation raise some pressing questions about the use of partial driver assistance features in vehicles. NHTSA Investigates Tesla’s Autopilot System After years of inaction, on August 13, the NHTSA announced ...
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11
Aug
2021
Is it a Hit-and-Run if Passengers Flee the Scene?
A car accident in St. Joseph ended with several people fleeing the scene. The incident draws out some important distinctions in Missouri’s hit-and-run law. People Flee Scene of Car Accident in St. Joseph The accident happened on Saturday evening, August 7, 2021, at the intersection of North Belt Highway and Faraon Street . According to the police, a vehicle going south on the Belt Highway hit two ...
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28
Jul
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 ...
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14
Jul
2021
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, ...
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