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St. Charles Sex Offender Used Social Media to Target and Recruit Children
The internet is an ever-changing landscape that we, as consumers, must navigate day to day. In a world where little...
Amazon Basics Products Allegedly Exploding and Causing Fires
Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer, which predominantly sells products from third-party retailers. But in addition to selling other...
Missouri Laws Work to Combat Sex Trafficking at Hotels, Other Tourist Spots
Human trafficking is the business of stealing freedom for profit. In some cases, traffickers trick, defraud, or physically force victims...
John Simon and Timothy Cronin Speak About Recent $17.6 Million Verdict in St. Louis Opioid Case
Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey, of the Great Trials Podcast, interview John Simon and Timothy Cronin of Simon Law Firm,...
Jury Bias and Reconceptualizing Jury Trials in the Age of COVID-19
In Part I of this conversation John Simon, Erich Vieth and law professor/researcher John Campbell discussed jury attitudes regarding jury...
What Do 1,500 People Think About Serving as Jurors During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Trial attorneys have had to think outside of the box in order to represent their clients during the pandemic. Like...
Ford Recalls 2 Million Vehicles Due to Door Latch Failure: Do You Have a Case?
Ford is recalling more than two million models of sedans, crossovers, and vans because the doors have the potential to...
Analysis and Explanation of the Supreme Court Ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia
On the morning of June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”, “the Court”) handed down their...
Mary Simon to Serve on the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Executive Committee for The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
The Young Lawyers Division (YLD) is a network of BAMSL lawyers interested in career advancement, public service, leadership training, and...
Simon Law in the News
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.
Simon Law discusses latest on rideshare app litigation
A group of St. Louis teens carjacked both an Uber and a Lyft driver in back-to-back incidents, reigniting concerns about rideshare safety and accountability. Attorney Johnny Simon argues that Uber and Lyft fail to use the data they collect to protect drivers.
‘Another Notch in the Plaintiffs’ Side’: Experts Weight Impact of Meta Privacy Verdict Ahead of Damages Phase
Ahead of the damages phase in a landmark Meta data privacy case involving fertility data, experts are eyeing the potential impact the jury verdict may have on the data privacy class action landscape against Big Tech amid surging claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act.