Blog Category: Legal News
Insurance Companies Behaving Badly
Bad Faith, Vexatious Refusal and the Role of an Insurance Claims Lawyer Bad faith insurance claims are one example of how insurance companies can be deceptive and unfair. Insurance is designed to protect people. Policyholders pay into the system expecting to have coverage for some of life’s most devastating challenges: such as car accidents, burglary, flooding,…
The Impact of Legal Marijuana on Workers’ Compensation Claims
One notable result of the November 8, 2022 midterm election was the passing of Missouri Amendment 3, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults over the age of 21, following suit of neighboring Illinois and a handful of other states. Furthermore, more than half of the states have passed laws to decriminalize marijuana…
How to File a Claim through the Missouri Tort Victim’s Compensation Fund
Now is your opportunity to recover compensation from a past lawsuit that you may be owed. If you were previously injured and unable to obtain full compensation from your claim, you may be entitled to up to another $300,000 through the Missouri Tort Victims’ Compensation Fund. A 2021 judgment by a City of St. Louis…
Proposed Missouri COVID-19 Legislation Could Create Loopholes for Health Care Providers
Medical malpractice lawsuits are typically a last resort for a family who has experienced the devastating and unnecessary loss of a loved one. As Americans adapted to challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps no one was more vulnerable than the residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, whose family members were unable to…
