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Local Law Firm Launches True Legal Drama Podcast About Opioid Addiction, Healthcare Systems, and Change
St. Louis, MO (March 30, 2021). In 2012, an opioid case against a physician was new legal territory, even though...
Attorney Athena Dickson Selects “Heels in the Courtroom” as her Favorite Law Podcast in the February Edition of the KC Counselor
The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Monthly Magazine, KC Counselor, polled a group of Kansas City attorneys about their favorite...
Liz Lenivy’s Article, “Negligent Credentialing,” Featured in AIEG’s Winter 2020 Medical Malpractice Edition
The Attorney Information Exchange Group (AIEG) has been a national organization for over 30 years. AIEG provides a network for...
Dangers Facing Construction Workers
Construction workers face perilous duties every day. Therefore, it is imperative that proper precautions are followed to ensure their safety....
St. Charles Sex Offender Used Social Media to Target and Recruit Children
The internet is an ever-changing landscape that we, as consumers, must navigate day to day. In a world where little...
Missouri Laws Work to Combat Sex Trafficking at Hotels, Other Tourist Spots
Human trafficking is the business of stealing freedom for profit. In some cases, traffickers trick, defraud, or physically force victims...
John Simon and Timothy Cronin Speak About Recent $17.6 Million Verdict in St. Louis Opioid Case
Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey, of the Great Trials Podcast, interview John Simon and Timothy Cronin of Simon Law Firm,...
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...
$18.25 Million Verdict for a Minor in Medical Malpractice Case
In June of 2016 a previously healthy 3-year-old little girl presented to Cardinal Glennon emergency room with complaints of stomach...
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.