Category: Wrongful Death

St. Louis Woman Dies Due to Electric Shock in Lake of the Ozarks

The St. Louis Today has reported that a St. Louis woman has died after being electrocuted while climbing onto a private dock on the Lake of the Ozarks. Unfortunately it is the third such incident at the lake since the fourth of July. Two children lost their lives on the fourth also suffering electric shock […]

Written by on July 19, 2012

Dialysis Drug May Cause Cardiac Arrest

The New York Times has reported that the largest provider of dialysis in the United States, Fresenius Medical Care, is under investigation by the FDA. The operator of one third of the country’s dialysis centers had sent a warning to their physicians that the drug Granuflo may cause cardiac arrest if used improperly. This product […]

Written by on July 17, 2012

Two People are Dead Following Boating Accident

Two people are reported to have been killed in a boating accident on Rend on June 26. The St. Louis Today article on the accident said the man and woman were associated with a recreational boating sales company and were out test driving a speed boat when they collided with another boat. Of the three […]

Written by on July 5, 2012

Two St. Louis Residents Die in a Mississippi Car Wreck

Two people from the St. Louis area lost their lives in an accident in Mississippi on Monday. The St. Louis Today reported that Clifton Collins and Elmo Davis were driving with two other people when the SUV they were in veered off the road and overturned. It is reported that the driver may have dozed […]

Written by on June 26, 2012

Judge Approves $3,000,000 Wrongful Death Settlement

The Kansas City Star reported on June 11, 2012 that a Missouri judge has approved a $3,000,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit brought in Jackson County. The parents of the victim were the recipients of the reward. Their son who had been diagnosed as schizophrenic was shot at a gas station convenience store by […]

Written by on June 19, 2012

J & J Halting Sales of Certain Vaginal Mesh Implants

A unit of Johnson & Johnson reported to a West Virginia Judge that the company is planning to stop worldwide sales of certain vaginal mesh implants following actions filed by more than 600 women claiming the product caused injuries. These devices are threaded into place and claims have been made that the product erodes and shrink […]

Written by on June 5, 2012

Fireman Dies in the Line of Duty

Kinloch Missouri firefighter Captain Richard Parks was at a fire last month that saw a 16 year old person rescued. He had driven a fire truck to the scene of the fire, but returned to the station when he became ill and was eventually taken to a hospital.  He returned to the station but then […]

Written by on May 15, 2012

Hit and Run Victim is Identified

The victim of a fatal hit and run accident in St. Louis on April 27, 2012 has been identified. Amber Wood and two friends were crossing South Broadway when she and another person were struck by what was described as a silver or gray Pontiac. There has been a vehicle matching that description found and […]

Written by on May 3, 2012

Kirkwood Missouri Woman Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter

A Kirkwood Missouri resident has been charged in the death of a bicycle rider in University City this February. She is charged with both driving under the influence and involuntary manslaughter. The driver, Emily C. Hagan, was well over the legal limit in Missouri. Awareness of the heartbreak caused by drunk driving has been responsible […]

Written by on April 24, 2012

Missouri Wrongful Death Attorney

The death of a close family member changes your entire life in an instant. Dealing with the death of a loved one is never easy, but it is especially difficult when the death results from an accident caused by someone else’s negligence. Surviving family members are not only dealing with grief and emotional turmoil, but […]

Written by on April 20, 2012