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How Long Does A Personal Injury Lawsuit Take?

One of the most common questions we get from new clients is, “How long will my case take?” Like everything else about the law, the correct answer is, “It depends.” As you go forward with your case, it helps to know the difference between a claim and a lawsuit. What is an insurance claim? Most lawyers will first try to negotiate with the insurance company...
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How Much Insurance Coverage Do You Have & Is It Enough?

Liability Comprehensive and Collision These are the two of the most common policies carried by drivers. Let’s talk about what each of them mean. First, liability coverage is the bare minimum that is required by most states. Liability coverage will pay for bodily injury and property damage to others. So if you are involved in an accident and you are at fault, liability coverage will...
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Why You Should Be Cautious When Dealing With Insurance Companies

Have you or anyone you know ever been cheated by an insurance company? Well, you’re not alone. We are here to talk about some of the ways insurance companies can scam everyday hard working individuals such as yourself. Whether it be a car accident, personal injury, or anything along those lines, you need to be protected from the insurance companies and understand what to look...
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Concertgoers Struck While Walking In Crosswalk

A couple struck by a car while using a crosswalk to reach the Sprint Center in Kansas City to attend a holiday concert have settled their personal injury claims for $400,000. In December 2010, a husband and wife were walking to the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City to attend a holiday concert. The couple had entered the crosswalk on Grand Boulevard just north of...
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Radiologists And Mammography Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Saturday, February 9, 2013 If you are thinking of becoming a radiologist, either here in Missouri or elsewhere, there may be one consideration you want to take into account prior to taking the leap. If you plan on practicing mammography, those radiologists are most at risk for medical malpractice lawsuits. While failure to...
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A Bruise or Thoracic Outlet Syndrome?

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Friday, November 30, 2012 A star basketball player developed a painful swelling in his arm, eventually causing his arm to swell to two or three times normal size. At that point, he knew something was wrong but he didn’t know what it was. And at first, neither did his doctors. They first diagnosed...
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Man Dies in ER Waiting Room after Docs Ignored Heart Condition

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 A man who was not given treatment for his chest pains at the emergency room died of a heart attack while waiting for a ride home late one night in June. It was hours after he died that ER staff finally noticed him. The man’s family is now accusing...
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Nurse Infected with Hepatitis C Denied Second Injury Benefits

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Workers’ Compensation on Friday, February 10, 2012 A nurse who contracted hepatitis C while working in a hospital emergency room and filed for worker’s compensation from the second injury fund will not receive it, according to the Missouri Court of Appeals. The ruling appears to suggest that clinical depression is not an “obstacle or hindrance” to...
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Former Patient: St. Louis Eating Disorder Clinic like a Cult

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Monday, December 12, 2011 In our Dec. 6 blog post, we discussed a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against a St. Louis County in-patient psychiatric clinic. The plaintiff in the suit is accusing Castlewood Treatment Center’s psychologist of brainwashing her into believing that she once belonged to a satanic cult and was sexually abused...
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Suit against Army Hospital for Failure to Diagnose Cancer Settled

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 A Missouri man who serves in the U.S. Army has settled his medical malpractice suit against the government over treatment his wife received at the hospital at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The man’s lawsuit alleged that his wife may have survived her bout with rectal cancer had doctors at the...
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