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11/09/2015

http://andrewmartinlegal.com/2015/11/09/can-reggie-bush-sue-st-louis/

Can Reggie Bush sue St. Louis for the injury he sustained in a November 1 game between the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams? I think, yes.

10/23/2015

Do you own or lease a 2009 - 2015 Volkswagen diesel vehicle? If so, do you know that you are a victim of fraud? To better understand your legal rights, give my office a call.

09/04/2015

http://m.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/court-upholds-million-judgment-for-man-beaten-at-st-louis/article_fed9f8b1-0640-5624-9c79-42c495ca33b5.html?mobile_touch=true

Jack in the Box's failure to break up the fight on its parking lot led, in part, to man being severely injured, an appeals court said.

04/10/2015

Injured at a Trade Show or Conference?

If you have recently been injured at a Trade Show in Missouri, the recent case of Medley v. Joyce Meyer Ministries, Inc. (Mo. App. E.D. 2015) helps your cause for recovery.

In fall of 2010, Joyce Meyer Ministries held a women’s conference at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. At the conference, Joyce Meyer Ministries set up a merchandise display to sell t-shirts, tote bags, purses and key chains. On the day of the conference, the plaintiff, Ms. Medley, went to the merchandise display to buy a t-shirt. While attempting to exit the merchandise display area after purchasing her t-shirt, Ms. Medley hit her lower leg on the display and tripped and fell. In the fall, Ms. Medley injured her ankle and leg.

Ms. Medley hired a St. Louis personal injury attorney to sue Joyce Meyer Ministries under a theory of premises liability. Under this theory, Ms. Medley had to prove: first, Joyce Meyer Ministries owned, controlled or possessed the property where it set up its merchandise display; second, that Joyce Meyer Ministries created a dangerous condition; third, that Joyce Meyer Ministries failed to use ordinary care to remove, barricade or warn Ms. Medley of the dangerous condition; and fourth, that the dangerous condition caused Ms. Medley’s injuries and damages. Joyce Meyer Ministries defended the case by insisting that it did not own, control or possess the portion of the Edward Jones Dome where it set up its merchandise display.

At trial, evidence revealed that Joyce Meyer Ministries designed and constructed the display, dictated to the Edward Jones Dome where it would place the display and managed the flow of people in and out of the merchandise display area. At the close of trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Ms. Medley in the amount of $400,000 and found Joyce Meyer Ministries to be 70% at fault.

Perhaps to no one’s surprise, Joyce Meyer Ministries appealed the verdict. On appeal, Joyce Meyer Ministries argued that it did not own, control or possess the portion of the Edward Jones Dome where it set up its merchandise display. The Missouri Appeals Court affirmed the verdict in favor of Ms. Medley. The Missouri Appeals Court found that “because [Joyce Meyer Ministries] exercised its right to direct the use and placement of the [merchandise display] where Ms. Medley fell, and because [Joyce Meyer Ministries] exercised its right to admit people to the area and exclude people from it, [Joyce Meyer Ministries] exercised control over the area.” Accordingly, the trial verdict in favor of the injured, Ms. Medley, stands.

If you have been injured at a trade show or conference, or any other business establishment, please do not hesitate to contact my office. I would be honored to speak with you about your case.

03/26/2015

Approximately 180 players received a check for $200.

03/26/2015

Just recently I was asked what a will contest was. In case anybody else is curious, my answer was:

A Missouri will contest is a challenge or objection to the validity of a Missouri will. Will contests are typically brought by a person who has been left out of a will entirely or is left less inheritance under the will than they expected to receive. People contest a will when they believe that the will does not reflect the intent of the person who made the will.

A will may be challenged or contested in whole or in part. A Missouri will contest is governed by Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.083. Under this statute, the time limit to contest a Missouri will is within six months “after the date of the probate or rejection thereof by the probate division… or within six months after the first publication of notice granting letters on the estate of the decedent, whichever is later….”

There are three primary reasons why a person might challenge or contest a will:

First , a person does not believe the will was properly signed or witnessed.

Second , a person thinks that the maker of the will did not have the mental capability (“lack of capacity”) to make the decisions contained in his or her will.

Third , a person thinks that the maker of the will was being improperly influenced by another people or persons (“undue influence” or “duress”).

02/16/2015

I am pleased to announce that I recently finished a five-month project with The Elder and Disability Advocacy Law Firm of Christine A. Alsop. The project allowed me to learn the practice of elder law from one of the best elder law attorneys in Missouri. In doing so, I gained experience in matters involving litigation in probate court – will and trust contests, contested guardianship and conservatorship cases, suits for a trustee’s breach of fiduciary duties, and other related matters.

Accordingly, I am happy to announce that in addition to personal injury litigation, I am now taking probate litigation cases. If you or someone you know is fighting for your rightful share of a will or family trust, for or against the imposition of a guardianship or conservatorship, or other litigation matters in probate court, please do not hesitate to contact my law firm for assistance.

Please continue to consider my law firm for all personal injury matters, too.

10/29/2014

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08/27/2014

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07/23/2014

Even exceptional doctors commit acts of malpractice. And when they do, it is the personal injury attorneys who work for justice on behalf of the injured person and his or her family.

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/surgeon-who-operated-on-wrong-side-of-woman-s-brain/article_9be2a80a-42cb-5233-a95f-b85e1a4ebc36.html

SSM says Dr. Armond Levy's planned departure had nothing to do with botched surgery.

07/10/2014

Under Missouri law, the Cardinals could be found responsible if a similar thing happened at Busch Stadium.

Any business in Missouri, such as the Cardinals, that invites the public onto its property has a legal obligation to protect the public from violent acts of other people if circumstances show that the business should have anticipated the violence.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dodgers-partly-liable-in-attack-on-giants-fan-bryan-stow-20140709-story.html

The Los Angeles Dodgers are partly liable for the injuries Giants fan Bryan Stow sustained in an attack at the Dodgers Stadium parking lot in 2011, a jury found Wednesday.

07/07/2014

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If you or someone you know has been injured due to the fault of others, please consider hiring my law firm.

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