Personal Injury Blog

Ryan Bradley | February 20, 2014 | About the Firm

In Missouri, medical payment coverage is commonly referred to as “Med Pay” by insurance companies. Medical payment coverage, unlike liability or uninsured motorist coverage, is optional in Missouri, meaning state law does not require you purchase it. Medical payment coverage is not fault based and… read more

Ryan Bradley | February 20, 2014 | About the Firm

Venue refers to the county where a lawsuit should be properly filed and brought to trial. Each county in Missouri has its own separate Circuit and Associate Circuit Courts. The Associate Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to try cases where the amount in controversy is up… read more

Ryan Bradley | February 20, 2014 | About the Firm

“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

Ryan Bradley | February 20, 2014 | About the Firm

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

Ryan Bradley | February 20, 2014 | Expertise Areas \ Product Defect

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

Ryan Bradley | February 20, 2014 | Expertise Areas \ Product Defect

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

Ryan Bradley | December 6, 2012 | Truck Accident

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

Ryan Bradley | November 3, 2012 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Truck Accident

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

Ryan Bradley | September 6, 2012 | Truck Accident

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

Ryan Bradley | August 6, 2012 | Truck Accident

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