Month: September 2021

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How Long Does a Pharmaceutical Lawsuit Take? What to Expect.

When a drug harms a patient, rather than help, it is key to investigate whether it was a one-time reaction...

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T-Bone Accident Liability: Who’s at Fault?

T-Bone accidents, or car accidents in which the front of one car collides with the side of another car, usually...

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Class Actions vs. Mass Torts

In common course, lawsuits with hundreds, or even thousands, of plaintiffs are labeled ‘class actions’, while many are actually mass...

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Types of Torts

Tort law is the foundation for many civil actions, including legal assistance for car accidents in St. Louis, product liability...

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St. Louis City Possibly Reconsidering its Legal Position with Police Misconduct Lawsuits

The tragic deaths of Nicholas Gilbert and Donald Ray Clark at the hand of law enforcement were precursors to the...

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.

Various sizes of Galaxy Gas brand nitrous oxide canisters, featured on Nightline.

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.

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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.

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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.