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Jury Trial Waiver Clauses – Enforceable In Missouri?

Sansone & Lauber | August 30, 2013 | Premise Liability Articles

Our injury law firm has handled many injury cases that occur on an apartment complex’s property, and sometimes the tenant that is injured signed an apartment lease with a waiver of future person...

$290,000.00 – VERDICT – Defective Chair at Hotel

Sansone & Lauber | August 27, 2013 | Verdicts & Settlements

Recently, in the case of Sam Dinardo v. Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. we won an arbitration award of $290,000.00 for our client who hurt his lower back after a chair at the Marriott Hotel collapsed. T...

$1,500,000.00 – Medical Malpractice v. Surgeon & Hospital

Sansone & Lauber | August 23, 2013 | Verdicts & Settlements

After 2 years of litigation our personal injury attorneys settled a St. Louis medical malpractice case (negligent lap-choli) for $1.5 million against the surgeon and the hospital he was employed by. M...

Supreme Court Allows DNA Collection In Important Criminal Case

Sansone & Lauber | August 16, 2013 | Criminal Law

In a close 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that law enforcement officials ought to be permitted to take DNA from suspects who have been arrested, without first having to secure a w...

According To Recent Salinas Supreme Court Case, Silence Can Be Used Against Defendants

Sansone & Lauber | August 13, 2013 | Criminal Law

According to a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, silence can be used against defendants, at least in some circumstances. The case, Salinas v. Texas, stands for the proposition that silence can be used a...

Alarm Fatigue May Lead To Patient Injuries From Medical Malpractice

Sansone & Lauber | August 12, 2013 | Medical Negligence Articles

Most everyone’s been in a hospital at some point, either as a visitor or a patient, and many likely noticed the incredible noise that is so often associated with medical facilities. Heart monito...

NTSB Makes Surprising Move Regarding Lower BAC Limits

Sansone & Lauber | August 11, 2013 | DWI Law

The National Transportation Safety Board announced last month that it would push for states to lower their legal BAC limits. The move, a surprise to many experts, is aimed at lowering the legal limit ...

Missouri Women Charged With First-Degree Murder After Antifreeze Deaths Of Family Members

Sansone & Lauber | August 9, 2013 | Criminal Law

Two Missouri women, a mother and her daughter, were charged with first-degree murder earlier this month when police say the two confessed to poisoning two relatives with antifreeze and trying to kill ...

Missouri Law: Texting while Driving Can Lead to Prison

Sansone & Lauber | July 11, 2013 | Traffic Accident Articles

I see it almost everyday, look to your left or right while in traffic and one of the drivers, if not both, are using their cell phone not for talking but for texting or something similar. This type of...

Bacterial Infection As A Basis For A Medical Malpractice Claim And Lawsuit

Sansone & Lauber | July 5, 2013 | Medical Negligence Articles

The Mercy Clinic in Springfield, MO has been sued after a man claimed the hospital and two of its doctors failed to provide necessary treatment to prevent the spread of deadly flesh-eating bacteria. A...