Monsanto Co. was hit with a $289 million verdict for damages on the claims they’re popular “Roundup” weedkiller causes cancer. Monsanto, the St. Louis based company, was hit with the nine-figure verdict by a California state court in favor of a former school groundskeeper who was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. The case alleged that constant exposure…
DetailsIf you or a loved one suffers from Type II diabetes, there’s a strong chance you’ve been prescribed or offered an SLGT2 Inhibitor like Invokana — a drug which works to lower blood glucose levels. While effective at lowering blood sugar levels, Invokana has been linked to a number of serious side effects — most…
DetailsWorkers’ compensation settlements are not just for people who get injured in accidents at work. Slippery floors and falling shelves are not the only health hazards lurking in office buildings. Contaminants such as mold can also make workers sick; when they spend their working hours in the presence of these contaminants for months or years…
DetailsMost of the media images we see of workplace injuries and workers’ compensation payments meant to support the injured workers, involve manual labor jobs. Workers who get injured in accidents at physically demanding jobs that require the use of potentially dangerous machines do, in fact, account for many workers’ compensation cases. This is especially so…
DetailsIn Illinois, as in other states, people who are injured in car accidents can sue the person who caused the accident for negligence, and the injured person can receive a settlement. Of course, determining whether an injured person has grounds for a personal injury lawsuit and how much compensation if any, that person is entitled…
DetailsOccasionally, a huge settlement in a workers’ compensation case makes the news. What you see in the media might make you think that workers’ compensation laws apply only to catastrophic injuries resulting from industrial accidents. Actually, many workers’ compensation cases are much more mundane and less dramatic. Here are four things you might not know…
DetailsSome workers’ compensation cases are quite straightforward. In an ideal world, every injury would lead to a full recovery. If that were the case, workers’ compensation would only need to compensate people for medical treatment and for the time they missed work. Things get more complicated when, despite receiving treatment for their injuries, people are…
DetailsAlton, Illinois Car Accident Lawyers The past ten years or so, there has been a significant increase in the number of car accidents across the country, and significant research was done to support the idea that one reason for this increase is drivers’ use of mobile phones while driving. While there have been numerous public…
DetailsThe CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an investigation into cyclosporiasis illnesses linked to the consumption of McDonald’s salads that contained the cyclospora parasite. Cyclosporiasis illnesses cause severe diarrhea, which may require hospitalization. Other symptoms include weight loss, loss of appetite, bloating, increased gas, nausea, fatigue, vomiting, fever and abdominal cramps. These…
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If there is ever a lull in the conversation at a biker bar or motorcycle rally, ask a motorcycle enthusiast about all the ways in which motorcycles are as safe as or even safer than cars. Anyone who has a Missouri motorcycle license has had to demonstrate knowledge of how to operate a motorcycle safely…
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There is no such thing as a good car accident, but the least bad kind of car accident is one in which no one is injured and in which both drivers carry the required insurance coverage. In such ideal circumstances, the drivers simply contact their insurance companies, and the insurance companies work out the details…
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Most of what you read online about drunk driving has to do with the criminal penalties for DWI. You read about the consequences for the drunk drivers. It is not hard to find resources if you are stopped for driving drunk and are looking for a lawyer to represent you. Of course, if you were…
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Technology is always evolving to make cars safer. Ask your grandparents how much more frightening it was to ride in a car before seat belts became widespread. They might even remember their grandparents telling them about a time when cars did not even have steering wheels; some early models of automobiles had rudders like you…
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For the first few decades after human beings first went to outer space and returned safely, American pop culture was full of images of futuristic technological advances, some more plausible than others. A quarter of Disney World is Tomorrowland, with Space Mountain as its flagship attraction. Virtually every comic book character made a visit to…
DetailsAt family reunions with your relatives from out of state, members from the Missouri branch of the family might feel tempted to smile smugly as the family members from other states grouse about the expensive parking tickets they have had to pay for causing very minor accidents. Since Missouri adopted a “no report” policy in…
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