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What Sexual Assault Survivors Need to Know About Getting Justice in the Civil System
What is the difference between criminal and civil cases for rape survivors? There are two key differences between civil and...
Simon Law Attorney Discusses How Trucking Accident Cases Differ From Car Accident Cases
Getting into a collision with a semi tractor trailer, truck or commercial vehicle is anything but a run-of-the-mill car accident....
What is Mediation?
In some scenarios, involving a neutral third party to see if a settlement can be reached can resolve a legal...
What Kind of Cases Do Personal Injury Lawyers Handle?
In the aftermath of the accident, you’re often left with injuries, a damaged vehicle, and the all too common question,...
Duty of Care & Medical Negligence: Your Rights, Their Responsibility
When you seek medical treatment, you’re placing trust in the hands of healthcare professionals. This trust comes with a responsibility—the...
Why I walked away from the spotlight
I never thought I would ever leave journalism – especially the incredible team at KSDK. Yet here I sit, about...
Simon Law Rests Case Over 2020 Rape at the Pavilion: Plaintiff Awarded $535 Million in Restitution
Background: In November 2020, an adolescent girl was admitted to the psychiatric unit at The Pavilion, a residential treatment center...
Panera Charged Lemonade Lawsuits: Do They Have a Case?
Businesses selling products and services have an obligation to provide customers with goods that are safe or include an adequate...
Missouri Medical Malpractice Statistics in 2024
When we seek medical care, we trust that healthcare professionals will provide us with the highest standard of treatment. When...
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.