Mining accident leads to Illinois wrongful death

July 15th, 2010 | Wrongful death

A mining accident resulted in the Illinois wrongful death of an employee, according to PublicBroadcasting.net. The mine is owned by St. Louis-based Peabody Energy. The Mine Safety and Health Administration recently singled out this mine as being particularly dangerous before the Illinois wrongful death occurred. Read more. Do you or a loved one have a… Read More

Hit-and-run kills St. Louis man

May 20th, 2010 | Auto accident

A 66-year-old St. Louis man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle. According to FOX2now.com, the man was crossing Kingshighway at Connecticut in south St. Louis, and the 66-year-old lived a few blocks from there. Police are searching for four men who left the car that struck the 66-year-old St. Louis man. Read… Read More

Two injured in Missouri truck accident

October 30th, 2008 | Truck accident

October 30, 2008 A Missouri truck accident left a woman critically injured and her husband seriously injured, according to St. Louis Today. The man was driving a pickup truck down the Interstate when he rear-ended a tractor-trailer in front of him, causing the Missouri auto accident. The truck driver was not injured during the Missouri… Read More

Missouri car accident victim identified as 19-year-old woman

December 14th, 2007 | Truck accident

December 14, 2007 A 19-year-old woman has been identified as the Missouri car accident victim who died in a crash on Thursday, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The woman was driving northbound when she drove off the side of the road and ended up in a southbound lane where she was hit by a tractor-trailer.… Read More

Woman sentenced for death in 2006 Missouri construction accident

December 4th, 2007 | Personal injury

December 4, 2007 Just days after making a televised appeal for safety around construction zones, a man was killed in a 2006 St. Louis auto accident when a woman struck the highway worker, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The St. Louis construction accident happened when the woman’s car drove over warning cones and struck… Read More

Tractor trailer driver dies in Missouri truck accident

November 20th, 2007 | Truck accident

November 20, 2007 A Missouri truck accident took the life of a Lee’s Summit man Tuesday, according to The Kansas City Star. The 62-year-old auto accident victim crashed into a pickup when it tried to turn in front of him. The tractor trailer driver hit the pickup and ran off the roadway, where his truck… Read More

Man involved in several Missouri medical malpractice lawsuits aiding in federal executions

November 16th, 2007 | Personal injury

November 16, 2007 Court records show a surgeon who has been the target of more than 20 medical malpractice lawsuits is aiding in federal executions, according to the Springfield News-Leader. The Missouri surgeon involved in the medical malpractice lawsuits participated in dozens of state executions until being barred by a federal judge. The man was… Read More

$3 million awarded in Missouri nursing home abuse and neglect suit

November 6th, 2007 | Personal injury

November 6, 2007 A man was ordered to pay more than $3 million to a patient’s estate in a Missouri nursing home neglect and abuse lawsuit, according to News Tribune. The owner-operator of two nursing home facilities was found liable in the death of a patient in 2004. The Missouri nursing home neglect lawsuit alleges… Read More

One dead and two injured after high speed chase that ended in car accident

October 30th, 2007 | Wrongful death

October 30, 2007 One woman died and two other people were injured Friday in a St. Louis car accident that stemmed from a police chase, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The man allegedly flashed a pistol at police then led them on a 100 mph chase through the city. The man was charged with… Read More