http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/ en-us 2008-08-05T09:42:39-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/08/legislation_would_impact_chine_1.html Last week, lawmakers passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 which is expected to be signed by the president. The new law would subject all-terrain vehicles made in China to U.S.-industry rules. The measure would also give the... ATV Accidents jefflowe 2008-08-05T09:42:39-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/07/43_million_awarded_in_switched_1.html A Massachusetts jury awarded a 39-year-old mother $4.3 million after a non-board-certified doctor performed a heart procedure instead of the noted specialist she had retained, the Salem News reports. Denyse Richter had a heart arrhythmia that required medication. In 2002,... Medical Malpractice jefflowe 2008-07-15T09:34:05-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/06/three_missouri_teens_killed_in.html A car crash killed three Missouri teens and the deaths may have been preventable; this maybe one of the worst thing that could happen to a parent. Three Missouri teens died after a crash Saturday in Morgan County. The crash... Auto Accidents jefflowe 2008-06-12T10:17:29-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/06/three_idot_workers_killed_in_t.html In Illinois, Two separate accidents left three Illinois Department of Transportation workers dead and one severely injured. According to the Associated Press, two contract workers died on the morning of June 11 while painting a bridge in a Chicago suburb.... Traffic Safety jefflowe 2008-06-12T09:53:59-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/06/missouri_ranks_ninth_for_atvre.html Missouri, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, ranked ninth in the nation for all-terrain vehicle-related deaths in 2006. The CPSC also reports that from 2003 to 2006, there were 146,600 ATV-related injuries across the U.S., 27 percent of which... ATV Accidents jefflowe 2008-06-11T07:28:03-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/06/misdiagnosed_student_lost_arm_1.html A medical malpractice lawsuit maybe filed by the family of a college freshman who lost her arm as a result of a flesh-eating bacteria against the student medical center at Ohio University, reports the student-run newspaper The Post. On Sept.... Medical Malpractice jefflowe 2008-06-04T14:40:55-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/06/driver_hurt_in_atv_rollover_ac_1.html As the weather heats up, all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts are taking to the trails. Unfortunately, some are getting hurt. On Sunday evening, a 40-year-old man suffered a head injury when the four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle he was riding crashed, rolled and landed... ATV Accidents jefflowe 2008-06-02T21:10:54-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/05/missouri_teens_killed_in_atv_c_1.html Two Missouri teens were killed last week and one was seriously injured while riding all-terrain vehicles, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Yesterday, Zachary T. Barker, a 15-year-old from Potosi, died. He was a passenger on an ATV being driven by... ATV Accidents jefflowe 2008-05-29T14:11:59-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/05/medical_malpracticewoman_award.html In a medical malpractice lawsuit a woman claimed her doctor during a Caesarean section damaged her abdominal organs, caused pancreatic fluid and urine to burn through her abdominal wall and required the removal of her pancreas was awarded $17 million... Medical Malpractice jefflowe 2008-05-28T13:52:18-06:00 http://www.missouriinjurylawyerblog.com/2008/05/illinois_mother_settles_birth.html An Illinois mother who claimed that a doctor’s repeated and futile attempts to deliver her son using a vacuum extractor delayed a timely Cesarean section and led to her son’s brain damage has received a $15.35 million settlement. The pregnant... Medical Malpractice jefflowe 2008-05-22T09:34:47-06:00