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Many Missouri personal
injury attorneys keep a client's files in secure electronic documents in order
to reduce the reliance on paper. Electronic documents also makes accessing and
storing files easier. Since personal injury cases require medical records to
make a case for the client, digital documents keep the case well organized.
Depending on the personal injury case, some Missouri personal injury attorneys
would have several boxes of medical records and those medical records are
expensive. Recently, the Missouri legislature amended the statute that
specified cost of retrieving medical records.
Before the amendment of the
statutes, all medical records were subject to a processing fee plus a per-page
charge. The fees were once $17.05 to process the medical records and then each
page totaled $.40 even if the records were just emailed in an electronic
document. So, essentially, the law forced Missouri personal injury attorneys to
pay $.40 per page for medical records that were sent digitally. Since records include
the patient's registration, charts, monitoring notes, consults, and nurse assessments;
one hospital stay could end up with hundreds of pages of records.
Although the reason to keep
digital records for personal injury cases began as a way to cut down the carbon
footprint and free up office space, now Missouri personal injury attorneys have
another reason to go digital. The amendment of Missouri Statute 191.227 now
states that the charge for medical records sent electronically cannot exceed
$25 regardless of the number of pages sent.
"If
the health care provider stores records in an electronic or digital format, and
provides the requested records and affidavit, if requested, in an electronic or
digital format, not more than five dollars plus fifty cents per page or
twenty-five dollars total, whichever is less"
Now electronic medical
records can cost no more than $25, which is much better than what Missouri
personal injury attorneys would pay under the old law. Under the old law if a
personal injury attorney requested medical records with 1000 pages, he or she
would end up paying $420.00 even if the records were sent digitally. This is
good news for Missouri personal injury victims since under the contingency fee
agreement; attorneys deduct the cost of medical records from the amount awarded
to the victim.
The cost savings of
electronic records means that Missouri personal injury victims will receive
more compensation for their injuries and spend less money trying to get the
compensation. People and companies have a responsibility to not cause harm to
others. If the negligence of a person or company causes injury, contact our
experienced Missouri personal injury attorneys at 800.956.2487. You and your
family may be entitled to compensation as a result of his or her
negligence.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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During a routine trip to Wal-Mart, and eight-year-old girl was injured in Springfield, Missouri. The little girl was walking through the Wal-Mart parking lot accompanied by her
father when she saw a Macaque Monkey sitting in a parked vehicle. The girl was curious of the monkey so she approached the vehicle and the monkey attacked
her.
The little girl was taken to
a local hospital to be treated for injuries to her forehead. She was given an
antibiotic and antiviral as a precaution because the physicians did know if the
monkey transmitted any diseases to the girl. Macaque monkeys are known to carry
diseases such as herpes, tuberculosis, and hepatitis and they can infect humans
with a bite or a scratch. The monkey's owner told police
that the animal only lashed out because it felt threatened by the little girl.
Springfield, Missouri's animal control quarantined the monkey to watch for any
signs of disease. The owner of the macaque monkey was written a ticket for the
violation of the City of Springfield's ordinance against exotic pets.
Children are commonly
injured by dog bites, but clearly dogs are not the only animals that pose a
threat to children. If a dog or any other pet has bitten you or your child and
you have not had a tetanus shot in the last five years, see a doctor
immediately. If a pet has bitten you, you also have legal rights against the owner
of the dog. Contact our personal injury attorneys in Missouri at 888.956.2487.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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Many liability lawsuits were
filed against the giants of manufacturing drugs such as Bayer, Johnson &
Johnson, Wyeth, and GlaxoSmithKline. In 2010, billions of dollars have been
settled between these companies and product liability victims. These claims
have one thing in common: they appear because the Plaintiffs accuse the drug makers
of retaining data that showed popular drugs like Effexor, Paxil, Levaquin,
Reglan and Yaz/Yasmin had devastating and potentially life-threatening side
effects.
SSRI antidepressants like
Paxil and Effexor caught fire over the allegation that they had hidden the serious
side effects such as seizures, hallucinations, birth defects, persistent
pulmonary hypertension, severe mood swings, and even suicidal tendencies. In
fact, the manufacturer of Paxil, GlaxoSmithKline, paid no less than $ 1 billion
in damages to settled claims against various drugs, including a 750 million
dollar settlement has exceeded its "bad" manufacturing processes for Glaxo's
plant in Cidra, Puerto Rico. Disclosure of wrongdoing in that case recently
appeared on 60 Minutes.
Johnson & Johnson lost
their final trial related to the antibiotic Levaquin, which became popular in
2010. Eighty-two year old applicant John Schedin won his claim that the company
did not adequately disclose the fact that the drug caused tendon rupture in
some patients. In addition, Bayer has made a series of trials that have not yet
been decided on the pill Yaz and Yasmin. In these lawsuits, Plaintiffs allege
that Bayer hid the fact that the pills could cause heart attacks, stroke, and
blood clots.
All these companies have
been accused of hiding the negative effects that these drugs can have on the
public. Some companies are accused of going out of their way to hide this
information completely and others accused of black-box warnings buried deep
within the package documents. Still, other companies have been accused of using
clever marketing techniques as a means of hiding serious side effects of their
drugs to the public.
While the future of all these
lawsuits can not be determined before they are settled or go to court, one
thing remains certain: 2010 was a year of landmark lawsuits filed against drug
manufacturers. As a product liability attorney in the Midwest, I am pleased
that the FDA took the steps necessary to inform the public of the serious side
effects of the drugs in question. If you or someone in your family was injured
by a prescription drug with defects or labeling error, call 888.945.2487 for a
free consultation with an experienced product liability attorney.***********************************
Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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Missouri product liability
attorneys have written much about the recalls surrounding DePuy's artificial
hip replacements ASR XL Acetabular and ASR Hip Resurfacing systems. Safety
advocates and others believe a possible recall of the DePuy Pinnacle Acetabulum
hip replacement system. DePuy's Pinnacle hip replacement uses a metal-metal
design found in ASR systems already recalled. A growing number of complaints
have expressed concern with the Pinnacle system.
The Pinnacle system has not
been recalled, but patients who experience pain and other problems related to DePuy's
Pinnacle implant should be discussed with your doctor and a product liability
attorney immediately. According to DePuy, the Pinnacle was designed "to help
provide a more fluid range of natural movement." A 2002 investigation, cited on
the firm's website, revealed that about 99.9 percent of components in the Pinnacle
Hip system remain in use, so a potential recall of this device to affect a
large number of people.
Regardless of Depuy's desire
to put the recall behind them, there are still several thousands of people in
the U.S. who are not aware of the risk. If you had a hip replacement done,
please contact your doctor to find out if you are at risk from a recall. Your
next step is to hire an experienced product liability attorney to fight for
you. Call 888.956.2487 to speak to an attorney today to schedule a free
consultation.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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New information has been
provided by a paper published in The Lancet establishing that researchers, Ian
B. Hickie and Naomi L. Rogers, are currently watching how melatonin and its
analogues chance the body's circadian system (internal clock) while providing
treatment for major depression. This new information may make patients consider
forgoing the use of SSRI treatments like Paxil and Effexor. The new treatment,
Agomelatine, is an analogue that is showing much promise to the treatment of
major depression. Simply it offers the same level of depression relief as
medications like Paxil and Effexor, but it comes with an added bonus.
Agomelatine can also help sleep pattern improvement in people under the
treatment.
Both of the authors of this
research have stated that one of the biggest causes of disability and early
death are caused by major depression. Although the drug market has many
medication treatments that work, they also come with limitations as to what
they can and cant do. The current treatments also come with side effects that
can be severe. The authors of the paper state, "Recent advances in our
understanding of the fundamental links between chronobiology and major mood
disorders, as well as the development of new drugs that target the circadian
system, have led to a renewed focus on this area."
The research points to other
evidence that supports the strong link between common symptoms of depression
and circadian problems. Symptoms include restless sleep, waking early, daytime
fatigue, trouble sleeping among many others. To the researchers, these symptoms
created a natural curiosity and began the investigation into melatonin and
medications that treat depression. The researches also stated, "In the
short-term, agomelatine has similar antidepressant efficacy to venlafaxine,
fluoxetine, and sertraline and, in the longer term, fewer patients on
agomelatine relapse (24 percent) than do those receiving placebo (50 percent).
Patients with depression treated with agomelatine report improved sleep quality
and reduced waking after sleep onset." Currently Agomelatine is approved
in Europe, the United States, and Australia in which patients have seen a major
improvement in treatment of depression.
Even though a healthy life
change can help alleviate depression, there are many who will still need to
depend on antidepressant treatment. Injuries from prescription drugs can be
complicated, which is why victims should work with an experienced Missouri
product liability attorney. To speak to an attorney after discovering a product
has caused injury, please call 888.956.2487 and let us help you fight.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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The popular antibiotic,
Levaquin, was once at the top of the game, but many people wonder if the
addition of generic versions of the drug combined with the several lawsuits may
be the end of Johnson & Johnson's profit and domination of the antibiotic
market. In 2006, Johnson & Johnson surpassed $1.4 billion in annual sales
of Levaquin in America alone. For a long time, the drug was the most prescribed
antibiotic on the market and sales increased by 1.7 percent in 2007 as news of
possible tendon ruptures associated with drug. By 2009, sales of the popular
antibiotic dropped by 6 percent, but that was just the beginning of the
downfall. Competing antibiotics along with the side effects helped cause the
major drop in sales for Johnson & Johnson.
The negative attention on
Johnson & Johnson and their popular drug will continue through 2011 when
most of the lawsuits against the company will end up in the courtroom near the
end of the year. Unfortunately that is not the only problem Johnson &
Johnson is face with when it comes to the drug Levaquin. In June, the patent on
Levaquin will expire and many of the generic versions will be released to the
public. The Food and Drug Administration approved a generic version of Levaquin
made available by Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. The generic versions are expected
to take an even bigger cut out of Johnson & Johnson's profits.
The trials against Johnson
& Johnson and Levaquin are set to being this summer. One plaintiff, John
Schedin, has already received a verdict in the amount of $1.8 million for
punitive damages. Schedin suffered two torn Achillies tendons after taking
Levaquin and that was the basis of his claim. In early 2009, the Food and Drug
Administration issued a black box warning involving the risk of ruptured tendons.
But for many patients that have suffered from tendon ruptures, the warning
didn't come soon enough.
In product liability cases,
experienced Missouri attorneys work tirelessly to make sure that their clients
receive compensation for their injuries. Injuries from a prescription
medication can be devastating to any family, which is why product liability
victims should seek the guidance of an experienced Missouri product liability
attorney. To speak to an attorney right away, call 888.956.2487 and let one of
our experienced attorneys help fight for you.*********************************
Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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Earlier in the month, the
British Medical Journal published two studies that, Yaz, the popular oral
contraceptive might be riskier than any other birth control on the market.
However, Bayer has denied these accusations since putting the drug on the
market. The results of the two studies coincide with studies that were
previously released in the United States.
Both studies may have served
as the smoking gun that supports plaintiffs in their Yaz lawsuits. The main
study conducted in the United States was performed by research from Boston
University's School of Medicine's Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance
Program. The studies showed that women who take Yaz have more than twice the
chance of developing blood clots than women who take other forms of birth
control pills. The main ingredient, drosperinone a (synthetic progestin), is
the dangerous part of the drug. Most of the other birth controls on the market
use a different synthetic progestin named levonorgestrel. Before Yaz hit the
market, levonorgestrel was the main ingredient in birth control pills.
The study in the British
Medical Journal concluded that, different from the U.S. study, states that
women on Yaz are three times more likely to develop blood clots than from other
oral contraceptives. These studies came out a little over a week after the
Canadian Medical Association Journal published a study involving 2.7 million
American women. This study showed the 20 percent of the woman taking Yaz
developed gallbladder problems, which has gained much attention. Evidence
against Yaz and Bayer are piling up, but even with all the evidence it still
remains the most popular oral contraceptive.
Manufacturers have a
responsibility to make sure their products are safe for consumers. If a
defective product injures you, the manufacturer of the product should be held
liable. If you or a loved one has been injured by a recalled medication or
product in Missouri, contact our experienced product liability attorneys at
800.956.2487. You and your family may be entitled to compensation as a result
of the harmful product.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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In recent studies on mice,
Rockefeller University scientists have discovered that patients who take
anti-inflammatory medications minimize the effective compounds in various
antidepressant medications, which include Paxil. Paul Greengard and Jennifer
Warner-Schmidt found that ibuprofen, naproxen, and other over-the-counter medication
lower the benefits of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The findings were
published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. These
experts believe that the study is most important for Alzheimer's patients. The
reason Alzheimer's patients are believed to be at risk is that they suffer from
depression and treatment for the disorder alievates the severity that
Alzheimer's progresses. However, not just Alzheimer's patients are at risk.
Many elderly individuals are treated for depression to reduce the chances of
getting Alzheimer's.
In the course of the study,
the researchers gave mice popular antidepressants while also giving them
anti-inflammatory drugs to see how the animals would react. The mice given
anti-depressants illustrated behaviors that were inhibited by taking
anti-inflammatories. After this phase in the research had been completed, the
scientists ran the same test on human patients. The people who took
anti-depressants and anti-inflammatory medications were not getting relief from
their symptoms as patients who didn't take the anti-inflammatories.
The scientist,
Warner-Schmidt, summed up the research stating, "The mechanism underlying these
effects is not yet clear. Nevertheless, our results may have profound implications
for patients, given the very high treatment resistance rates for depressed
individuals taking SSRIs."
"Many elderly individuals
suffering from depression also have arthritic or related diseases and as a
consequence are taking both antidepressant and anti-inflammatory
medications," Greengard added to his colleague statement. "Our
results suggest that physicians should carefully balance the advantages and
disadvantages of continuing anti-inflammatory therapy in patients being treated
with antidepressant medications."
Even though a healthy life
change can help relieve depression, there are many who will still need to
depend on their antidepressant medication. Injuries from a prescription drug
can be complicated, which is why victims should work with an experienced
Missouri product liability attorney. To speak to an attorney right away, call
888.956.2487 and let us help you fight.
************************************
Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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Extra Strength Tylenol and
Tylenol PM as well as other drugs containing acetaminophen could be dangerous
to your health leading to kidney or liver conditions. Acetaminophen, which is found
in over-the-counter medicine for pain and fever reduction, has not been
recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but they have taken several
steps to reduce the possible risks from patient overuse. However the action by
the FDA apply to only to prescription formulations and not the OTC drugs.
Overuse of the acetaminophen
has been linked with several cases of severe liver injury and toxicity, which
can even lead to death. Acetaminophen is often recommended by health care
professionals for patients with a fever or in pain because it is easy on the
stomach and more affordable than stronger pain relievers. Because the drug is
so widely used and perceived as safe, it is commonly taken over the counter by
individuals without thinking about the long-term effects of taking too much. Currently,
overuse of acetaminophen is the leading cause for organ transplants in
patients.
Earlier this year, the FDA
limited the use of acetaminophen in prescription drugs to protect consumers, but
these actions do not affect OTC products that contain the drug. Dr. William
Lee, director of the Clinical Center for Liver Diseases at the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, stated "Too much acetaminophen in
the system at one time or over an extended period can cause serious liver
damage or can lead to liver failure and even death. About 100 people die
annually of accidental acetaminophen poisoning and another 15,000 end up in the
emergency rooms from unknowingly taking too much."
Despite the warnings and
advisories from the FDA, consumers still face a risk when self-medicating with
acetaminophen. In March, a 49-year-old man from Florida died from failure of
the liver and kidney, which was caused by taking acetaminophen and ibuprofen to
alleviate a toothache for several weeks. Because the man did not have health
insurance, he couldn't afford treatment took as many as eight pills a day for the
pain.
Manufacturers have a responsibility
to make sure their products are safe for consumers and warn them of any harmful
effects. If a recalled product injures you, the manufacturer of the product
should be held liable for your injuries. If you or a loved one has been injured
by a recalled medication or product in Missouri, contact our experienced
product liability attorneys at 800.956.2487. You and your family may be
entitled to compensation as a result of the injuries sustained from the
recalled product.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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A dog is supposed to be a
man's best friend, but there are many cases of dog bites every year. As a
Missouri personal injury attorney, I want to make sure everyone knows the
dangers of a dog bite. According to the National Institute of Health any dog
bite victim should have a tetanus shot if his or her skin is broken by a bite, especially
if he or she has not had a tetanus shot in the last five years.
Tetanus is an infection of
the nervous system by bacterium that can be potentially fatal. The bacterium is
typically released into the body through a dog bite, but symptoms do not usually
begin to show until seven to 21 days after the time of the bite. Tetanus usually
begins with minor spasms in the jaw known as lockjaw. These spasms, in some
cases, also effect the muscles that we use to control breathing. Other symptoms
of tetanus include fever, drooling, difficulty swallowing, hand or foot spasms,
and incontinence.
Unfortunately, without
treatment one in four of those who are infected with tetanus from a dog bite will
die. If the wound that caused the tetanus is on the head or the face, it is even
more dangerous than wounds to other parts of the body. However, with proper
treatment, less than 10 percent of those infected will have no remaining
effects. Treatment can include antibiotics, muscle relaxers, sedatives, bed
rest, surgery, and breathing support.
If you have been bitten by a
dog and you have not had a tetanus shot in the last five years, see a doctor
immediately. If you have been bitten by a dog, you also have legal rights
against the owner of the dog. Contact our personal injury attorneys in Missouri
at 888.956.2487.********************************
Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees
until we recover on your behalf.
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As a personal injury
attorney in Missouri, it is important that everyone know of the possible
dangers of drinking fruit and vegetable juice. According to the Food and Drug Administration,
although drinking fruit and vegetable juices can be a healthy dietary choice,
there have been numerous reports of food borne illness outbreaks as a result of
drinking juice that is not properly pasteurized. Although drinking fruit and
vegetable juices will not cause a problem for most people, children, the
elderly, and people with health problems are at a higher risk of contracting a food
borne illness.
Fortunately, the majority of
juices sold in grocery stores are properly treated to kill bacteria. Since
1999, the FDA requires juices that are not pasteurized to be labeled as such.
However, fresh squeezed juices sold by the glass are not required to be labeled.
Always read the labels of any juice you purchase in order to protect yourself
and your family from the dangers of unpasteurized juice.
Be extra cautious and aware
of the symptoms that are commonly associated with food borne illness. The
incubation period for food borne bacteria can vary between one to three days of
consumption, but there are many cases where the symptoms begin as soon as 20
minutes to six weeks after consumption. Several symptoms of food borne illness
include vomiting, headaches stomach pain, fever, diarrhea and body aches.
Food manufacturers have a responsibility
to provide safe products for consumers. If you have contracted a food borne
illness from unsafe food practices, you may be able to receive compensation for
your illness and medical bills. Contact a Missouri personal injury attorney at 888.956.2487
for a free consultation to discuss your Missouri personal injury claim.*****************************************************
Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due negligence, please contact a
product liability attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss
your case and there are never any attorney's fees until we recover on your
behalf.
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Childproofing a home can be
an enormous task for new parents. The list of potential dangers can seem
endless. As a personal injury attorney, I wanted the public to know the
Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has published a useful list of 12
safety recommendations you should use to your home safe for children.
First, be sure to install
safety locks or latches on cabinets and drawers containing all medicines, matches
or lighters, cleaning products, knives or other sharp objects. To prevent
children from entering the premises containing hazardous materials use covers on
your doorknobs and locks. Water can be dangerous in many ways for children. The
use of anti-scald devices for showers and faucets will prevent accidental
burning while bathing your child. If you have a pool or spa, completely
surrounding the area with a high fence with self-closing and self-locking doors
will keep your child from accidentally falling in and getting hurt.
To prevent injuries from
falls, use corner and edge bumpers to keep your children from falling on sharp
edges. A safety barrier like a gate will prevent children from falling down the
stairs or from entering rooms that could be dangerous. To prevent falls from
balconies, terraces and windows, safety nets or the use of window guards will
protect your children. There are also many hidden dangers for children. It is
important to install carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors to help
prevent injury from carbon monoxide poisoning or fire. Although many parents do
not believe, blinds can pose a strangulation hazard. It is important to use a
tassel on each cord. Electrical outlets can also pose a risk of electric shock
so be sure to use outlet covers and outlet plates.
Although not make may seem
overwhelming at first, with appropriate safety features, you can ensure that
your home is safe for their children. If a defective product injures your child,
you can make a claim against the manufacturer or supplier of the product. Call
888.956.2487 for a free consultation to discuss your right as a victim.***************************************************************
Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm
routinely handles claims that result in personal injury or death throughout the
Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the
negligence of another, please contact a personal injury attorney to learn your
rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any
attorney's fees until we recover on your behalf.
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When you need to hire a St. Louis personal injury attorney, it can be a stressful task. In many cases, personal injury victims will settle on the first attorney they meet with because the task can be daunting. The most important thing to remember when you need to hire a personal injury attorney is that experience is important. As a Missouri personal injury attorney, I answer many questions each time I meet a potential client. I decided that I would do my best to help others find an attorney that is right for them.
When you need to hire a personal injury attorney, you should meet with a few different ones. If you do this, you will have more options to choose from instead of settling on the first one. When you meet with a Missouri personal injury attorney, you should always have a few questions written down to ask him or her. Here are some important questions to ask a personal injury attorney before you decide to hire them:
- What experience do you have in personal injury?
- Do you have experience handling cases similar to mine?
- Are you currently handling cases similar to mine?
- What is the process of personal injury cases?
- What do I do about my medical bills during my personal injury case?
- What are the potential results of my personal injury case?
- Do I have other options to resolve the personal injury claim?
- How will you approach my case to resolve it?
- What is the typical time frame to resolve the personal injury claim?
- What does the law firm do for personal injury cases?
- As a client, what do I need to do?
- What is a contingency fee?
- What other expenses could there be for my case?
- How do you plan to keep me up-to-date on your progress?
- Will I need to call to receive updates?
Once you have asked several Missouri personal injury attorneys these questions, you will have enough information to make an educated decision on which attorney is best for you. You will only get one chance to fight for your personal injury claim, so make sure you find the best attorney for you. Our Missouri personal injury attorneys have helped hundreds of people with their personal injury claims and we want to help you. Call 888.956.2487 to schedule a free consultation. Come prepared to ask us these questions and decide what is best for you.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his St. Louis Injury Law Firm routinely handles claims that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another, please contact a personal injury attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney's fees until we recover on your behalf.
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