Sansone & Lauber Blog

In Missouri, if a bar or commercial establishment that serves alcohol to a “visibility intoxicated” patron, that business could be liable for injuries caused by that person in a drunk driv...

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...

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...

On April 17, 2012, a drunk driver was speeding down Missouri Route 364, the Maryland Heights Expressway, collided with the rear of another vehicle causing the van he was driving to flip over several t...

From time to time, during a car accident injury trial in Missouri, the lawyer for one side or the other tries to use rules from the Missouri driving manual we all had to read prior to taking our Misso...

Under Missouri dram shop statute, the victims of Missouri personal injury or the family of the Missouri wrongful death victim caused by an intoxicated or drunk driver may have a cause of action agains...

Jason L. Rice v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, Missouri Supreme Court – SC90139 Ambiguities in insurance policies are construed in favor of the insured, this is because the insurance company...

St. Louis Injury lawyer was contacted after Zhelev, who was traveling on eastbound highway 40 and stopped due to traffic congestion, was struck from behind by a negligent driver who told the police th...

I handle a lot of DWI and DUI cases in Missouri and Illinois and have seen a lot of very interesting cases. As a DWI lawyer, it is disturbing, the number of cases wherein the police blatantly step ove...

December 2003, my client was in a car accident when she was rear ended by a driver who claimed she hydroplaned and lost control of her vehicle. My client sustained about 10k in medical bills, however,...