When people are ejected from vehicles during accidents, it is common for serious injuries or even fatalities to occur. To better prepare motorists for this unique danger, this post discusses four critical things to know about vehicle ejections.
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"The Missouri Highway State Patrol reports that there were 155,940 car accidents in the state in 2018. While there are countless ways in which accidents occur in Missouri, one of the most common types of collisions is the side-impact or “t-bone” accident. These accidents occur when one vehicle’s front end collides with the side of […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Car accident victims in Missouri can hold the responsible driver liable for their resulting damage or losses. In situations in which the driver flees the accident scene, otherwise known as a hit-and-run, it can be much more difficult to pursue that much-needed compensation.
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"If you were bitten by a dog in Missouri, you may have both civil and criminal remedies available to you, depending on the severity of your injury and the financial harm caused as a result. Unlike many other states, Missouri applies strict-liability for dog bite cases, which means that the owner is strictly liable for […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"During a pregnancy, car accidents are an extremely scary prospect. In addition to the injuries that a mother can incur in a crash, it is also possible for the growing baby to become injured. According to Safe Rides 4 Kids, anywhere from two to 14 fetuses are killed each day as a result of injuries […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Now that it’s summer and people are out more, it is a good time for all motorists to review proper safety precautions for driving on or near motorcycles. Despite making up only 3% of vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found motorcycles to be involved in 14% of all traffic fatalities in 2015. […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Under Missouri law, negligence exists when one person owes a duty of care to another, breaches that duty, and causes harm as a result. With respect to driving, the duty owed to others is to operate your vehicle in a safe manner. If another driver breached their duty to operate their vehicle safely and you […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"A bad faith claim occurs when an insurance company does not fulfill its contractual obligation to a person who has purchased insurance coverage (known as an “insured”). Every state has different laws governing an insurance company’s obligation to an insured. Sometimes insurance companies act in bad faith by denying a legitimate claim against their insured […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Owner-operators are under intense economic pressure to drive as much as possible and as fast as possible. Their profit margins are usually about 5%. So, for every $20 they earn, they keep $1. Making matters worse, most shipping companies pay drivers by the load instead of by the mile. So, if they miss an early […]
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Kindly go to setting page and check the option "Place them manually"Many people think the answer to this question is “no,” especially since Missouri still has a universal motorcycle helmet law. In fact, the opposite is true. Helmetless victims can do more than file claims. In many cases, the lack of protective headgear does not affect the outcome of a civil case.
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