A 55 year old female died when her disabled vehicle that partially occupied a lane of traffic was struck by an eighteen wheel truck on a highway located in Jackson County. We brought suit on behalf of her three emancipated children. Dempsey Kingsland Osteen action: We obtained a complete copy of the extensive police file concerning the investigation of...
Read MoreThe opioid crisis has been created by many factors including physicians that do not adhere to guidelines for the safe prescribing of pain medications to patients with pain conditions. In this case, the prescribing physician allowed for the dispensing of pain medications many times over what was recommended by the Center for Disease Control leading to addiction and dependency...
Read MoreVehicle maintenance is an important part of being the owner of a car, truck or other motor vehicle. You probably routinely change your vehicle’s tires, replace your headlights and get your vehicle’s oil changed. Commercial carriers also have a duty to perform routine maintenance on their large trucks and other vehicles to ensure they are safe for the road....
Read MoreA Jackson County, Missouri, judge sentenced a Missouri man to a nine-year prison sentence for his involvement in a multiple-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Missouri Department of Transportation employee, according to Examiner.net. The automobile accident took place in September of 2012 and was determined to be caused by a 36-year-old lawyer. The accident involved four vehicles...
Read MoreA car accident can be a traumatic experience that often involves serious injuries. The chance of a serious injury significantly increases if the accident involves a large commercial vehicle. A semi-truck was recently involved in an accident that disrupted the morning commute for many residents in the Kansas City area. Semi-truck Hit a Median According to Action 41 News,...
Read MoreThe family of John Doe has settled a wrongful death case against a physician arising out of communication errors that culminated in Mr. Doe’s dying from cardiac arrhythmia. Mr. Doe’s death occurred after he was discharged from a Missouri teaching hospital without a commonly prescribed wearable device that administers a defibrillator shock to the heart to restore normal heart...
Read MoreRecently a study from the New England Journal of Medicine found that when it comes to patient safety, little progress has been made. Although safety has been a recent area of focus for many hospitals, the study found that nearly one in five patients were injured during their stay by doctors, nurses or hospital staff. This was the first...
Read MoreClient, a 36-year-old master electrician, accompanied by a co-employee electrician reported to a fast food restaurant to replace a heating element on a hot food holding table. As was their customary habit in performing this task, the electricians turned off the circuit breaker that supplied electricity to the table to cut off all electricity to it. After replacing the...
Read MoreIn this case, a man in his fifties, with no prior issue with immobility of skin integrity, was hospitalized while on pain medications and otherwise in and out of consciousness. One of the important things in a situation like this is that the patient must be routinely repositioned in order to avoid the development of pressure sores. This wasn’t...
Read MoreThere likely isn’t anyone who would disagree that substance abuse of any kind has a deleterious effect on people. You don’t function with as much clarity and speed when you are impaired by drugs or alcohol. That’s why random drug testing is becoming so common in so many areas of society. Pro and college athletes face such tests. So...
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