Saint Louis Personal Injury Law Blog

Working in a pharmacy is no walk in the park. It is a fast-paced job that requires repetitive movements, long hours and exposure to environmental hazards. You may suffer while you work to keep the public healthy.

If you get hurt at your pharmacist job, you may have the opportunity to file a workers' compensation claim. Here are some of the most common reasons for pharmacist injuries. 

When the temperatures rise, so does the desire to stay cool in a swimming pool. Aquatics are a popular summer pastime, providing both recreation and physical exercise. You may naturally assume that when you take your family to any public body of water, lifeguards will be there to watch and protect swimmers.

Unfortunately, a shortage of lifeguards has become a continuing reality over the past few years. In fact, a local business that provided lifeguards to pools closed its doors last month, delaying when St. Louis pools opened for the season.

Car accidents are, unfortunately, common. Sadly, approximately 2.35 million people receive injuries, and 37,000 people die in car crashes every year. Due to the fact that motor vehicle collisions are so common, it is vital to know what to do after one.

You should follow certain steps after a collision to protect your financial, legal and health interests. But it can be easy to make mistakes because there is so much misinformation about car accidents floating around. Here are some of the top myths to stop believing about auto wrecks.

Negligence, in legal terms, is a very specific set of material facts. In general, you establish it by proving a defendant had a duty to do something and subsequently failed in that duty, causing an injury to you, the plaintiff. Drivers have specific responsibilities out on the road, and it is relatively easy for lapses to result in lifelong consequences for those behaving exactly as they should.

Missouri is a comparative negligence state when it comes to auto accidents. The percentage you were at fault would typically reduce the funds you could recover. That could mean a number of different things for a collision injury case you were involved in. Here are some examples.