Blog Posts in 2013
Posted on Nov 25, 2013 By Sumner Law Group, LLC
Did you suffer from a serious health problem because of the drug Risperdal® ? If not you, do you have a loved one who suffered because of this medication? If the answer is yes to either question, ...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Lawyer
As you may know, medical negligence contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year in the U.S. From surgical mistakes to diagnoses that missed the mark, there are countless factors that ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Lawyer
Two young men were injured in a disastrous head-on collision that took place on Friday August 9, 2013 just before noon. Troyveia Thomas, 18 of Arlington, TX and Jonathan Peck, 27 of Booneville, MO ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Lawyer
In a case of drowning, the circumstances surrounding the drowning will impact what party(ies) will be found liable for the death. In a private swimming pool, the homeowner may have failed to have a ...
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Posted on Aug 9, 2013 By Columbia Medical Malpractice Lawyer
After a surgical procedure, the post- operative care is a critical part of the healing process. If the post-operative care was performed in a negligent manner, serious physical problems can occur, ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Lawyer
On Sunday, August 4, 2013, just after midnight, three men in their twenties were traveling east on Route PP near Salisbury, Missouri in an SUV when they ran off the road, hit a culvert and overturned. ...
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Posted on Jul 3, 2013 By Columbia Truck Accident Lawyer
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the country experiences about 500,000 trucking accidents a year. Of these, about 5,000 result in a fatality. This means that approximately one ...
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Posted on Jul 2, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Lawyer
On June 25, 2013, a young woman was killed in a tragic rear-end collision. The accident took place at 10:30 P.M. on Interstate 49, just south of Route J in Peculiar, Missouri. The victim, Seja Patel, ...
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Posted on Jun 28, 2013 By Sumner Law Group, LLC
Columbia Personal Injury Attorney Brent Sumner has a track record that includes major wins for his clients, including settlements and verdicts in the in the million-dollar and multi-million dollar ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2013 By Brent Sumner
David Hoffman of Stuart, Florida was killed in a tractor trailer accident when a 18 wheeler hit his vehicle from behind. The wrongful death of David Hoffman also led to catastrophic injuries to ...
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Posted on Jun 3, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Attorney
Losing a loved one or a family member due to the negligent actions of another person is not only an extremely frustrating and traumatic experience for a family, but an expensive one as well. After a ...
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Posted on May 22, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Lawyer
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices and Diagnostics group, has become infamous for manufacturing defective hip replacements. While they have already taken ...
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Posted on May 11, 2013 By Brent Sumner
A school bus accident in Jefferson City, Missouri sent the bus driver and four students to the hospital to be treated for injuries. According to reports, a small car failed to yield the right of way ...
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Posted on May 8, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Lawyer
The Sumner Law Group, LLC is pleased to announce that Lead Attorney Brent Sumner was recently successful in securing a $2.2 million jury verdict on behalf of his client, G.R. What makes this victory ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Lawyer
On the morning of March 27, 2013, 53-year-old Gwendolyn Hopson was traveling west on Highway 364 in St. Charles County, when she hit a patch of ice on the road. The slickness of the pavement caused ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2013 By Sumner Law Group, LLC
On Tuesday, April 9, a police officer spotted a stolen Honda Accord on the 3900 block of Grand Boulevard and approached the driver, William Gallagher. The officer asked Gallagher to step out of the ...
Continue reading "Man Injures 2, Kills 1 in Car Chase Pursuit" »
Posted on Apr 9, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Attorney
Benzene is one of the 20 most widely used chemicals in the United States, as it is commonly used as a solvent or intermediate in the production of other compounds. It is colorless and flammable, and ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2013 By Brent Sumner
On the night of Wednesday, March 6, Zachary Brady, age 20, was walking home from work along the side of train tracks when he was fatally struck by an Amtrak train heading from Kansas City to St. ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2013 By Columbia Personal Injury Attorney
Januvia is a drug prescribed to help treat adults with type-2 diabetes. It is manufactured by Merck and was approved by the FDA in October 2006. It is also available in a combination pill, known as ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By Brent Sumner
On March 6, 2013 at around 10:00 PM a man negligently driving a Ford Ranger turned the wrong way onto Highway 54 in Columbia, Missouri and ran into another vehicle driven by Chelsea Frederickson, 19 ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2013 By Brent Sumner
Missouri personal injury attorneys should be aware that you can stack an insured's uninsured motorist (UM) policies on top of each other for additional coverage. I represent an individual that was ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2013 By Brent Sumner
On Tuesday, January 22 at around 5:40PM, Richard Jones was traveling westbound on Route B east of Highway 63, in Columbia, Missouri. 36-year-old Jones, a Columbia resident, failed to slow down as he ...
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Posted on Jan 1, 2013 By Brent Sumner
Involved in a car accident? Top car accident attorneys will all tell you the same thing if you were involved in a motor vehicle accident with personal injuries or catastrophic injuries. The rules are ...
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