Careless Driving and Standard of Care

“Standard of care” means the degree of care which a person is required to exercise when operating a motor vehicle. In Missouri, all operators of motor vehicles are required to use this highest degree of care when on a public roadway. Missouri courts define the… read more

What Is The Missouri Recreational Land Use Act?

The Missouri Recreational Land Use Act (known as RUA) is a Missouri law which creates tort immunity for landowners that open their land to the public free of charge for recreational use.Missouri accident attorneys must consider this law when representing injured persons who have been… read more

Yaz Yasmin (Drospirenone)

Yaz and Yasmin are forms of oral birth control pills that use a relatively new synthetic progestin called drospirenone in combination with an older estrogen called ethinylestradiol. When they were new, Yaz and Yasmin were thought to be an improvement over older formulations, in part… read more

Effects of Zocor (Simvastatin)

Zocor is a drug prescribed to lower cholesterol in people with high cholesterol or high risk of developing high cholesterol or heart disease. Its active ingredient, simvastatin, is also sold bundled with other drugs as Vytorin and Simcor. It’s part of a class of cholesterol-lowering… read more

Freightliner U-Turn Accident Occurs At Highway 63 And U.S. Route 60

A Missouri car accident occurred on June 10, 2012 in Texas, County. The accident’s location was at Highway 63 and U.S. Route 60 near Cabool, Missouri. The accident’s time was at 4:35pm. Dion F. Sutfin of Lake City, Arkansas was driving his 2005 Freightliner Semi-Tractor… read more

Loose Tire Causes Local Truck Accident in Missouri

Clinton W. Elder, 37, of Wentzville, Missouri was injured in a Missouri truck accident that occurred when a tractor trailer’s tire came off. The accident occurred on the eastbound side of I-70, near Missouri Highway K. The truck tire came off a 2006 International, driven… read more

FMCSA Orders WTSA US Express To Cease Operations

On June 8, 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ordered a Wisconsin trucking company, WTSA US Express, to cease all of its trucking and transportation operations. After a series of intensive investigations on the operations of WTSA US Express,… read more

Megabus Crash In Litchfield Il

A double-decker Megabus ran into an overpass support beam on Interstate 55 in Litchfield, Illinois on Thursday. At least one person has died and three dozen have been seriously injured. The bus was traveling between Chicago and Kansas City. Thirty-eight people were taken to local… read more

Highway 47 Tractor Truck Accident Injures One

A large tractor trailer struck a New Florence, Missouri resident’s vehicle on Highway 47 and Mid America Lane on June 7, 2012. The exact time of the accident was at 9:46am and the accident occurred in Franklin County. Eric K. Miller of Warrenton, Missouri was… read more

Woman Suffers Personal Injury In Truck Accident in Missouri

Laura L. Tanner of Puxico, Missouri suffered personal injuries in a motor vehicle collision with a 1994 Freightliner on March 7, 2012. The accident occurred on southbound U.S. Highway 67 at Lodi. The Freightliner was driven by Robert E. Anderson of Bonne Terre, Missouri. Tanner… read more