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Feb

Missouri Lawmakers Aim To Change Workers’ Compensation Laws

February 28, 2012

State lawmakers in Missouri approved a bill this past Thursday that could create significant changes in the rules that govern the state’s workers’ compensation program. According to reports from STL Today, the Missouri Legislature is under immense pressure to make the changes after the state’s attorney general disclosed that millions of dollars of injured workers’ medical bills are piling up and going unpaid because the funds haven’t been replenished.

Attorney General Chris Koster says the state owes $14 million to 184 injured workers due to the lack of funding. The bill accrues $1.3 million in annual interest that taxpayers pick up as well, and there also are roughly 29,000 pending cases that could cost the state more than $145 million.

Lawmakers are hoping a reduction in litigation costs associated with certain injuries could reduce the overall cost to the state. Bills now in the House and Senate propose regulations against employees suing coworkers for on-the-job injuries. These bills also include new coverage for certain occupational diseases, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or cancers that can be developed from toxic exposure.

The Missouri Workers’ Compensation Attorneys with Cofman Townsley Injury Lawyers have decades of experience helping workers who have been hurt at no fault of their own while working. If you have been injured in an on-the-job accident that was caused by someone else’s negligence, call us today for a free consultation of your case.

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Missouri High School Athletes Report 850 Concussions

February 21, 2012

High school athletes in Missouri reported an alarmingly high number of suspected traumatic brain injuries in the past several months. Reports from KMOV 4 News say that 850 suspected concussions have been documented since the start of the school year.

The injuries were recorded as part of a new survey that lawmakers require the Missouri State High School Activities Association to fill out each year since enacting a bill aimed at protecting the safety of student-athletes. The association in turn requires each high school to document and submit each incident of head injuries in athletes.

Football players suffered the highest number of head injuries, reporting 653 suspected concussions. Male soccer players were a far second with only 81 head injuries. Other top ranking sports include:

Cheerleading (40)
Girl’s Softball (40)
Girl’s Volleyball (29)

As part of the survey, educational materials were distributed to coaches, parents, and athletes warning of the dangers of repeated traumatic brain injuries and how to recognize the symptoms of the injury.

It is important to recognize a concussion as repeated brain injuries can lead to edema (brain swelling), permanent brain damage, and even death.

The Missouri Brain Injury Attorneys with Cofman Townsley Injury Lawyers are here to help you if you have suffered from a traumatic brain injury that has caused serious or permanent damage. Call us today for a free consultation with our staff of experienced attorneys if you have any questions regarding your case.

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May

Illinois Teen Falls 150 Feet Off Cliff

May 31, 2011

A quick day hike to the top of Salt Lick Point in Southern Illinois, turned into an emergency rescue after a teenager fell over 150 feet off the side of a cliff. Looking out over the farmland from high atop the cliff, on a warm sunny day with good friends was just where the boy wanted to be yesterday afternoon. He stepped out to the ledge to snap a picture so he could remember the moment. Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet gave way and he began the seemingly endless fall.

According to KDSK Channel 5, it took ten rescuers from several agencies around two hours to get the teen down from the bluff and to a helicopter so he could be airlifted to a local hospital for treatment to head and leg injuries.

The Valmeyer Fire Chief did not seem surprised by the accident when he was quoted as saying, “We’ve been expecting this for quite awhile. People don’t realize this cliff how it’s made. We were afraid it was going to happen and it did.”

Why were signs not posted warning hikers of the dangerous cliffs? Why were guardrails not installed near the area? It seems officials may have known of the problem and did nothing to solve it. The Illinois personal injury lawyers who handle slip and fall and brain injury cases for Cofman Townsley say that proving fault is the key to a case like this. See what is needed to prove fault here.

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Missouri auto accident kills man

February 03, 2009

St. Louis Today reported that a one-vehicle Missouri car accident over the weekend left a man without his life.

The man was driving his car down the Interstate late Saturday night when he drifted across the road, hit a nearby guardrail, and overturned his vehicle in the Missouri auto accident.

He was pronounced dead at the scene of the Missouri car accident.

The Missouri car accident lawyers at Cofman Townsley can help if you have been injured in an auto accident.

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Woman injured in Missouri auto accident

January 29, 2009

A Missouri car accident Tuesday morning left a woman injured, according to the Columbia Tribune.

The young woman was driving down the road when she lost control of the car and drove into oncoming traffic. The car spun, and the back end of her car hit the front end of a bus.

The driver of the bus was unharmed in the Missouri auto accident.

The woman was taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries sustained in the Missouri car accident.

The Missouri auto accident lawyers at Cofman Townsley can help if you have been injured in a car accident.

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Mar

Community rallies after car crashed into Missouri home

March 18, 2008

Ozarks Local News reported that a seven-year-old boy remains at St. Louis Children’s Hospital with a Missouri brain injury from two months ago when a car crashed through his family’s house, killing one cousin and seriously injuring another.

The cousin of the Missouri brain injury victim still hasn’t fully recovered from the St. Louis auto accident. Scars now line his face, and he sometimes slurs his speech.

The community has reached out to the family and provided generous support. The family has received a video game system to replace the one destroyed by the Missouri car accident, and a check for about $1,000 from workers at the American Steel Foundries plant in Granite City, Ill.

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