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Johnny Simon Featured in Fox 2 News Article About Slain Officer
Firm attorney Johnny Simon was featured in a Fox 2 article about the deadly Russian roulette-style shooting of St. Louis...
Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer: Who is Liable?
Lung cancer can be highly aggressive and spread quickly throughout the body. The longer it is left untreated, the harder...
OSHA Violations Lead to Deadly Crane Accidents
Due to the sheer size, height, and weight of massive construction site cranes, these types of accidents are often characterized...
Vaping Injuries Highlight Epidemic Among Young Adults
Update: 9-30-2019 – “Juul Labs Chief Executive Kevin Burns stepped down Wednesday as government officials’ scrutiny of e-cigarettes grows and...
Is Autonomous Truck Platooning Legal in Your State?
Is it safe for an 80,000 pound truck to follow 50 feet behind another semi-truck of equal size for the...
Courts Sealed Evidence of the Deadly Effects of Opioids For Over a Decade, According to Reuters
Numerous lawsuits against opioid drug companies have come to light over the years, but on many key questions, the public...
Recent Cases of Alleged Police Misconduct Highlight Ongoing Issue
Although the laws regarding your civil rights and police misconduct are clear, some recent instances of police brutality show the...
Ongoing Lawsuits Allege Healthcare Providers Violated Law, Illegally Dispensed Opioids and Contributed to Ongoing Crisis
Numerous lawsuits across the nation highlight the ongoing opioid crisis that has had a widespread impact on our communities and...
New Lawsuits Claim Nutribullet Can Explode, Causing Injuries
Several dozen lawsuits across the nation claim that NutriBullet blenders have caused injuries due to the defective devices exploding. With...
Simon Law in the News
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.
Teens suspects in Uber carjacking, chase that left officer injured released to guardians, police say
A late-night armed carjacking of a 67-year-old Uber driver in north St. Louis led to a high-speed chase, an officer injury, and the arrest of four teenage suspects. The case renewed calls from attorney Johnny Simon for stronger safety measures from rideshare companies, including stricter rider verification and better fraud protection.