Imagine that you’re walking along in a store, and suddenly, you slip and fall. The floor was wet, and it looked like an employee mopped it, but forgot to put a sign out to warn customers. This is a slip and fall, and if you get hurt, there is something you can do about it. […]
Just last month, a boiler at the Loy-Lange Box Company in the Soulard neighborhood exploded with such force, it traveled several blocks before landing on another business, leaving the St. Louis Personal Injury Lawyers at Hoffman & Gelfman to speculate regarding potential maintenance issues and how they may have contributed to the explosion. Three Killed, […]
If you’re like most people, when you see a stray dog, your heart goes out to it. You want to help it any way that you can. Unfortunately, sometimes your best intentions can end with disastrous consequences. One woman recently learned this the hard way. She had seen some stray dogs and decided to feed […]
Dog bite attacks are all over the news, and one recent dog attack resulted in the mauling of one thirty-three-year-old woman. The incident occurred at about 1 o’clock in the morning, when the woman was attacked by a pitbull. The woman sustained serious injuries from multiple dog bites all over her body. Residents of the […]
Elevators serve a great purpose because they make life quite convenient for us in tall buildings. However, that doesn’t mean they’re foolproof. According to a CBS News article, an elevator in a Philadelphia building had problems for years, and recently caused one man to become seriously injured. People stated that the elevator, which is located […]
When you think about locations where injuries are likely to happen, most people think of places like construction sites, factories with heavy machinery, and other such zones where the risk is deemed to be higher. You probably wouldn’t think that there would be a high number of injuries reported each year at a location like […]
When you’re in a restaurant or a store, sometimes the floors can be very slippery. It can cause anxiety and sometimes injury. What can you do about a slip and fall in a business? Knowing the laws is helpful if you’re ever in this situation A slip and fall lawyer can help you understand them. […]
Most of us think watching car chases on TV can be interesting and exciting. We watch in awe, sometimes in nervous worry about what the outcome will be. But, when we see one in person, we don’t always know how to respond, especially when the chase results in a crash. KMOV St. Louis reported that […]
Press for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) isn’t getting any better. A whistleblower leak claiming more than 200,000 of nearly 900,000 veterans “waiting” to hear back on healthcare applications were likely be deceased, prompting an official inquiry. The report that followed, revealed sobering information. St. Louis Personal Injury Attorneys Hoffman & Gelfman want to […]
Every day, millions of people go to work and come home routinely with no incidents or accidents ever happening. We believe that work is safe and we don’t worry about anything happening to us that will bring us harm or even death. But every year, people do get injured at work, sometimes resulting in death. According to the United […]
