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Audi & VW Potential Engine Claims
The Simon Law Firm in St. Louis is investigating potential claims for people in the St. Louis area who have...
Jury Finds Toyquest Banzai Falls In-Ground Pool Slide Dangerous and Defective
A jury recently returned a $20.64 million verdict to a man whose wife died of injuries suffered while using a...
Three Violations for Swift Creek Landfill in Bibb County, Georgia
Alabama’s Environmental Protection Division has cited the Swift Creek Landfill, owned and operated by Republic Services, Inc., for multiple violations...
Failing to Preserve or Intentionally Destroying Electronically Stored Information
An interesting article appeared recently in the New York State Bar Association Journal on Navigating and Avoiding Sanctions for Failing...
Mattel fined $23 Million for toy hazard
MSNBC reports that in a settlement with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Mattel Inc. and it’s subsidiary, Fisher-Price, have agreed...
The Simon Law Firm Files 5 New Lawsuits against Subprime Lenders in Kansas City and St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri homeowners in four counties and St. Louis City sued Ameriquest Mortgage Company, the nation’s largest private subprime...
Man dies from exposure to asbestos-containing products in the shipbuilding industry – $9.18 Million verdict
A man worked for NewPort News Shipbuilding for 37 years. During this time, he worked with asbestos-containing products. The products...
Man claims Jeep has Sudden Acceleration Problem
WIVB.com is reporting on a story of a Jeep that suddenly accelerates on its own. The vehicle, a 2010 Jeep...
US peanut butter recall includes 101 products
CBS News reports an ongoing recall of peanut and almond butter products due to possible salmonella contamination. New Mexico-based Sunland...
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.