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How to Tell if Your Civil Rights are Being Violated

Advocates have fought since the establishment of the United States for civil rights protections for specific groups and actions. This...

Can Landlords Be Held Liable for Burn Injuries?

Fires are every homeowner and renter’s worst nightmare – although we have insurance to cover the tangible items, we fear...

Can I Handle My Own Personal Injury Claim?

When you or someone close to you is injured, one of the first discussions in the aftermath is whether to...

How to Choose Expert Witnesses

In personal injury cases, expert witnesses are almost always vital to the success of a case. Not only must we,...

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Judges’ Ruling Affirmed that Plaintiff Meets Criteria for Higher Noneconomic Cap

July 2021, a Clay County jury deliberated for over 6 hours and returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff...

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Plaintiffs’ Received $21 Million in Burn Injury Case Stemming from Church Camp Incident

This was a case involving severe burn injuries to two young kids at a church camp. Prior to our involvement,...

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What is a Wrongful Death Lawsuit: Qualifications, Coverage, and How To File

Personal injury litigation is widely known for helping injured parties stand up to big corporations and insurance companies following a...

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Distracted Driving: Texting and Driving Statistics In Missouri

Distracted driving, specifically texting while driving, has been a large part of political discourse for the last several years, picking...

A young woman seated on the pavement next to the driver's side tire of her vehicle after an accident, holding her hand to her head in pain.

Coup vs Contrecoup Brain Injury: What’s The Difference?

Brain injuries are some of the most severe and common personal injuries following a car accident. The traumatic forces on...

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.

Various sizes of Galaxy Gas brand nitrous oxide canisters, featured on Nightline.

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.

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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.

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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.