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St. Louis Police Use-of-Force Case— Lombardo v. City of St. Louis, Missouri
On June 28, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) summarily reversed the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals...
US Consumer Product Safety Commission Warns of Peloton Treadmill After Child’s Death
he Commission has found that the public health and safety requires this notice to warn the public quickly of the...
True Crime Meets True Law: New Podcast Serializes Firm’s High-Profile Cases
Originally published on Missouri Lawyers Media. Attorneys for The Simon Law Firm in St. Louis were looking for novel ways...
St. Clair Representative Introduces Bill That Would Require Video Cameras on Every School Bus
Bus drivers, teachers, and other school personnel are entrusted with our children’s safety and well-being. Parents should never have to...
First Student Bus Driver Faces Child Abuse Charges
We trust bus drivers, teachers, and other officials to look after our children and keep them safe, but sadly, bus...
Healthcare Providers Like Great Circle Face Potential Civil Liability for Child Abuse
Great Circle, the embattled Missouri behavioral health services provider, is again in the news. It is reported that Great Circle...
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...
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.
