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The Opioid Epidemic Enters the Courtroom
Over the past 20 years, hundreds of thousands of Americans have died from opioid overdoses. The number of deaths from...
Having Difficult Conversations
It’s often a challenge to break bad news to a potential client, a client, or a co-worker. The task is...
Confirmation Bias: The Sometimes Helpful But Often Dangerous Cognitive Bias
Lawyers often need to consciously seek out evidence to prove their cases. This conscious case-building is the friendly version of...
Attorney Pat Malone is Recommending That We Violate Irving Younger’s Ten Commandments of Cross-Examination
John Simon and Erich Vieth invited celebrated attorney/author Pat Malone onto their podcast (Episodes 201 and 202 of The Jury...
US Consumer Product Safety Commission Warns of Peloton Treadmill After Child’s Death
he Commission has found that the public health and safety requires this notice to warn the public quickly of the...
True Crime Meets True Law: New Podcast Serializes Firm’s High-Profile Cases
Originally published on Missouri Lawyers Media. Attorneys for The Simon Law Firm in St. Louis were looking for novel ways...
St. Clair Representative Introduces Bill That Would Require Video Cameras on Every School Bus
Bus drivers, teachers, and other school personnel are entrusted with our children’s safety and well-being. Parents should never have to...
First Student Bus Driver Faces Child Abuse Charges
We trust bus drivers, teachers, and other officials to look after our children and keep them safe, but sadly, bus...
Healthcare Providers Like Great Circle Face Potential Civil Liability for Child Abuse
Great Circle, the embattled Missouri behavioral health services provider, is again in the news. It is reported that Great Circle...
Simon Law in the News
Kirkwood energy firm cheated investors, must pay $55 million, jury finds
Anheuser descendants’ company hit with multimillion-dollar verdict
Local organization provides fresh produce to several local food pantries
With a sharp rise in food insecurity, Giddo Simon Ministries plays a vital role in supplying fresh produce to St. Louis pantries. Founded by the family of George Simon, who spent decades giving away food to those in need, the nonprofit now provides thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables weekly to feed more than 6,000 families.
Anheuser family heirs hit with $56M verdict over Kirkwood energy company
Simon Law attorneys Jer Nixon and Tony Simon secured a $56 million verdict on behalf of more than 400 InnerPoint Energy investors. The case uncovered an alleged scheme in which company insiders and Anheuser-Busch family descendants hid the rising value of a Michigan energy asset while telling shareholders the company was insolvent.