Month: November 2016
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What is a Design Defect?
In product liability cases, there are three types of claims one can make, including the issue of design defects. Unlike...
Simon Law in the News
$3M judgment in e-scooter accident
A Clayton man was severely injured while riding an e-scooter in a bike line after crashing on gravel that was placed there without a permit and with no safety signage or barriers by a pool contractor. With the help of Simon Law attorney Kevin Carnie Jr., he was awarded over $3 million.
Plaintiff obtains multimillion dollar award in e-scooter crash
A St. Louis jury awarded over $3 million to Jason Wheeler after he was seriously injured in an e-scooter crash caused by gravel negligently left in a bike lane by MDB Construction Services. The company did not have a permit to place the gravel there and did not have safety warnings in place to alert cyclists of the danger.
Larger tanks super-sizing nitrous oxide abuse, lawsuit says
ABC News’ Ashan Singh speaks with one man who says he was addicted to nitrous oxide, and families who say the legal and easy-to-access gas is to blame for their loved one’s deaths.
Should rideshare apps be immune from lawsuits?
Johnny Simon, Simon Law, joins Chris and Amy to explain why their lawsuit challenging that the Lyft app is a service, not a product, has progressed through the courts.
Attorney calls for rideshare safety, transparency in STL carjackings
Four teens in north St. Louis County were arrested for carjacking rideshare drivers on back-to-back days, sparking renewed concerns over juvenile crime and rideshare safety. Attorney Johnny Simon pursues a landmark wrongful death lawsuit against Lyft that could hold rideshare companies accountable under product liability laws for failing to protect drivers.