On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 A case before the Missouri Supreme Court the week of March 26 could result in the overturning of a 2005 state law that limits the amount victims of medical malpractice can be compensated. The case involves a 5-year-old child […]

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon officially vetoed a bill that would have limited the amount workers who develop debilitating illnesses due to working conditions can be compensated by employers. Though business owners called the bill a fix for a “gap” […]

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Motor Vehicle Accident on Monday, March 19, 2012 St. Louis has been named to the top of a list that residents will probably not be very proud to be on. The city’s drivers are being called the most dangerous in the U.S. by Men’s Health magazine […]

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Defective Products on Thursday, March 15, 2012 A metal-on-metal hip replacement manufactured by DePuy Orthopadeics is failing sooner than expected. The hip has problems, including loosening of the hip and tissue inflammation around the hip. In some cases, the hip dislocates. In other cases, increased metal […]

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 As we discussed in our March 2 blog post, the Missouri Legislature was considering a bill that would stop workers who develop a debilitating illness on the job from seeking compensation from their employers in civil court. That bill […]

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Motor Vehicle Accident on Thursday, March 8, 2012 A 2-day old male baby was the only survivor after a horrible car accident ended up taking the life of his brother and parents on a Feb 28. According to police, the Miller County, Missouri, family was traveling […]

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 In many cases where a patient suffers permanent injury or death as a result of medical malpractice, the negligent care creates financial damages for which the patient or the next of kin seek compensation. But sometimes, those filing a […]

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Workers’ Compensation on Friday, March 2, 2012 A proposal just passed by the Missouri state Senate is being presented as an expansion of the workers’ compensation system, bringing more types of workplace injuries within the coverage of the program. At first, that might sound like something […]

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Defective Medications on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 A number of diet drugs have been rejected by federal regulators due to potentially dangerous side effects. But with the market of people looking to lose weight in the U.S. still tempting to drug makers, three medications that the […]

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Motor Vehicle Accident on Thursday, February 23, 2012 A proposal by the Obama administration to try to reduce the number of accidents caused by fatigued tractor trailer drivers is meeting with opposition both from truck drivers and their employers. The American Trucking Associations, a trucking industry […]