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The 8 Weirdest Laws in Missouri
State legislators work to create laws to affect their voters and their needs, but this tradition has existed for hundreds...
MO Court of Appeals Reversed Defense Jury Verdict
On July 18, the Missouri Court of Appeals reversed a defense jury verdict and ordered a new trial for our...
$1.25 Million Verdict for Plaintiff in Personal Injury Case
On November 11, 2020, our client was traveling home when a 16-year-old drove their dad’s mustang sports car through an...
Jury Awards $700,000 in Sexual Assault Case
In the summer of 2018, while on a work retreat in St. Louis, a young Colorado woman was sexually assaulted...
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,...
Mary Simon, recipient of the 2022 John C Shepherd Professionalism Award
Congratulations to Mary Simon, the 2022 recipient of the John C Shepherd Professionalism Award! The John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award,...
LG Chem Loses Battery Burn Personal Jurisdiction Defense in Missouri
According to a release by Bloomberg Law, thousands of consumers have been injured by exploding 18650 Lithium-ion Batteries, including 18650...
Hip & Knee Replacement Device Company Issues Class II Recall
Exactech Inc., a medical device company headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, has recently recalled several models of hip and knee total...
Plaintiff Verdict in Unlawful Arrest Case
December 8, 2021, Wayne Gerling, a retired trucker from Hermann, MO, sat patiently as a jury deliberated for nearly 4...
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.