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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding Forced Missouri Blood Tests For Suspected Drunk Drivers

Sansone & Lauber | February 5, 2013 | DWI Law

A few weeks ago justices heard Missouri v. McNeely, a landmark case that could end several decades worth of uncertainty over the constitutionality of warrantless blood tests. The decision is so import...

Missouri Field Sobriety Tests

Sansone & Lauber | February 2, 2013 | DWI Law

If you’ve ever been pulled over in Missouri and asked to get out of your vehicle to perform a few simple maneuvers, then you’re likely already familiar with what is known as the Standardiz...

Class Action Suit Filed Against Officer Who Made Fake DUI Arrests

Sansone & Lauber | February 1, 2013 | Criminal Law

A shocking lawsuit was recently filed by citizens of Utah against a state highway patrol officer and her superiors after it was revealed that the trooper filed false DUI charges against potentially do...

HIV And Missouri Criminal Law

Sansone & Lauber | January 23, 2013 | Trial Practice & Evidence

Late last year a man in St. Charles County, Missouri was arrested and charged with recklessly and knowingly exposing someone to HIV. The act of exposure was not unprotected sex; instead, it happened w...

Missouri Law On “Send A Message” Arguments To A Jury in Non-Puntive Damages Cases

Sansone & Lauber | January 11, 2013 | Trial Practice & Evidence

Under Missouri personal injury law, asking the jury to “send a message” with their verdict is generally reserved for punitive damage cases and typically not allowed in cases where compensa...

$50,000.00 – Car Crash and “Permissive Use”

Sansone & Lauber | January 9, 2013 | Verdicts & Settlements

Recently we settled a Missouri auto accident case that was caused by a distracted driver with allegations of drug use. We represented the passenger that was injured after the driver lost control of th...

SR-22 Insurance After A Missouri DWI – Select Insurance Team

Sansone & Lauber | December 14, 2012 | Missouri DWI Laws

In many DWI cases as part of the license reinstatement the State of Missouri requires “SR-22 Insurance” for 2 years. Many times our St. Louis DWI defense lawyers can prevent the license re...

Stipulated Liability In Missouri – Does Not Bar Plaintiff From Using Evidence Of Intoxication

Sansone & Lauber | December 13, 2012 | Traffic Accident Articles

As a St. Louis accident attorney, many clients we represent are individuals hurt by a drunk driver or the families of someone killed by a drunk driver. These cases typically result in much higher dama...

Metal Scrap Theft Ring Targeting St. Louis Trash Bins

Sansone & Lauber | December 8, 2012 | Criminal Law

It must be true what they say; one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Though it may not sound particularly tragic, St. Louis is evidently gripped by an odd crime wave. The number of sc...

Two UMSL Students Arrested For Library Book Theft

Sansone & Lauber | December 5, 2012 | Criminal Law

Reports from the University of Missouri-St. Louis reveal that two not-so-esteemed students have been charged with library theft, a felony, after campus police say they stole about 70 books from the st...