Recent Posts in Car Accidents Category
Posted on Feb 2, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
Legislation is advancing in the Missouri Senate that would ban texting while driving. The bill would make texting while driving an infraction similar to a speeding ticket in which you would get points ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
One of the most important pieces of evidence in car accident cases is the police report. It provides a number of key facts about how an accident happened and who was involved. It is also the ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
One of the most pressing concerns my personal injury clients often have is how long their case will take. To give a very lawyerly response, it depends. If personal injury cases are not able to settle, ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
Like airplanes, most modern cars have "black boxes" that record information prior to an accident. These devices, called Event Data Recorders, are crash resistant and store various types of data from ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
I read an interesting article in law journal today about company cell phone use motor vehicle accidents and want to share it with you. But first, a little background. Under a legal theory called ...
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Posted on Aug 2, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
Underinsured motorist coverage (called "UIM") and uninsured motorist coverage (called "UM") are two types of automobile insurance that every motorist in Missouri should have. They provide protection ...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
An often overlooked piece of evidence in car accident cases or other personal injury cases is recordings from 911 calls. Many lawyers don't realize that these recordings are readily available and ...
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Posted on Jul 15, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
Not wearing a seatbelt is surprisingly common. When you are in a car accident in Kansas City as a result of someone else's fault, but you are not wearing a seatbelt, there will be legal consequences ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
It should come as no surprise that texting while driving is dangerous. In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine , a Virginia Tech study is discussed by a doctor in the hopes of ...
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