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January 13, 2020 Blog

Consumer Collection Lawsuits – Part I

So, I was sitting in Lincoln County court on Tuesday to set an auto crash case for trial. We represent a client who was hit and needs a surgery. We are hopeful to settle the case,...

November 12, 2019 Car Accidents

Bad Faith Demand under ‘New” Statute

The Missouri Legislature issued new rules last year with more requirements for a written demand to be put into evidence in a bad faith case. A bad faith case is when an insurance...

October 24, 2019 In the community

New Lawsuits II

Still filing a lot of lawsuits. We pride ourselves in representing clients for a lot more than only car and truck crashes. I. Bad Faith Claim – Missouri We have two bad fait...

October 24, 2019 Blog

JTCA

In 1979 the Illinois Legislature enacted the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (“JTCA”). 740 ILCS 100/2. The goal was to promote 2 policies: encouraging tortfeasors to settle di...

October 9, 2019 In the community

New Lawsuits

We have been filing a lot of lawsuits lately. Often, I talk about settlements in these newsletters, but thought I would mention some new suits that cover a wide variety of legal iss...

July 30, 2019 Blog

So, what happens if a defendant ignores its insurance company when you sue them?

It can happen. Defendants get resentful that someone is pursuing them or may try to dodge their responsibility. Unfortunately for the claimant, there is an exclusion in every insura...

July 11, 2019 Car Accidents

Victory in St. Clair County

This year we welcomed attorney Genavieve Perino to the firm. She has nearly a decade of litigation experience, and is not afraid to go to trial on any case, large or small. Alt...

June 3, 2019 Blog

Rear End and Pursuit

Well, I got rear ended the other day driving home from work. Surprised me. Even more surprising was the driver who rear-ended me did a hit and run. Took off in her car. I chased t...

March 25, 2019 Blog

Summary Judgment Win Yields $50,000 Settlement

We won a Summary Judgment Motion against our client Tony which enabled us to settle his Underinsured Motorist Claim for $50,000. We put the insurance company on notice of the claim ...

January 31, 2019 Blog

Update From Last Newsletter

In the last newsletter I talked about an award I was getting from Missouri Lawyers Weekly for the Corrections Officer's case I have talked about. The event took place on Friday t...

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