If you suffer an on-the-job injury, you have the right to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits.Some injuries are severe and may result in disability at some level. If so, you may face MMI with your claim for benefits. What does this mean and how will it...
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4 medical conditions that may interfere with safe driving
Even though you may never have been in a car accident, you probably know they are relatively common on roadways throughout Missouri. If your vehicle collides with another one, you may sustain a variety of injuries. Unfortunately, if you cannot recover completely, your...
Collection of evidence is crucial following a vehicle crash
Following a vehicle crash resulting in injuries, discovering how the crash occurred and who or what was at fault is of primary concern.The collection of evidence is essential. It comes from various sources, including anything of note that remains at the scene of the...
Concussions are not confined to hits on the playing field
A concussion can occur during almost any athletic activity, but we often associate this kind of head injury with football.In 2017, the National Football League reported 281 concussion injuries, including those suffered in practice and preseason games. However, a car...
The link between road construction and car wrecks
These days, road construction is virtually unavoidable, but that does not make encountering it any less annoying or dangerous. As long as communities continue to grow and the number of cars on their roadways grow alongside them, the need for new infrastructure to...
Workers’ comp for repetitive stress injuries
While many workplace injuries are due to accidents, certain injuries occur over time. Repetitive stress injuries fall within the latter category.Just like other injuries that occur on the job, it is possible to seek compensation for the work injury. To seek workers'...
Welcome To Our Blog
We established this blog to share stories and information about topics relevant to our practice. Our intent is to regularly provide posts highlighting legal issues of local, state and national interest that we think you will find interesting. Check back later for...
Lifting patients a common cause of injury in health care
When you make your living in health care, you face numerous on-the-job hazards that have the potential to threaten your overall health. While some of the risks you face are illness-related, others involve specific injuries, and some of the most substantial injury...
Construction workers at high risk for elevator accidents
If you work construction in Missouri, you likely work at many job sites where the elevator has yet to be fully installed and working. If the building in which you are working contains multiple stories, this leaves you at high risk for sustaining an elevator-related...
3 signs you cannot trust the company doctor
All companies should have a policy in place stating what should happen when a worker sustains an injury on the job. It is vital for certain industries in particular to have such a policy. In 2017, the jobs with the highest rates of workplace injuries were laborers,...

