St. Louis Personal Injury Lawyer, James M. Hoffmann, discusses important topics about personal injury.
Car accidents are stressful and can be very traumatic. If you are involved in a Missouri car accident, your top priority will be to make sure you and your family are safe. Missouri laws have a set of guidelines that should be followed by anyone involved in an automobile accident. Failure to do so … Read more
States all have different workers’ compensation laws and have their own processes for handling workers’ comp cases. Lawmakers, business owners, and employees all agree that there is room for improvement within the workers’ comp system, and this means that in many states legislators are working to tweak, or sometimes completely overhaul, the workers’ comp regulations … Read more
A very common question that people ask after experiencing a workplace accident that leaves them injured is some variation of “what is the average settlement for a ___ injury?” Knowing what to expect and what sort of compensation is fair is pretty important. Each situation has different circumstances that affect the value of the claim, … Read more
Only an experienced St. Louis Car Accident Attorney can consider all factors and help get the maximum possible compensation for the losses suffered in the car accident. Common myths related to auto accidents: 1. Level of injury sustained depends on the nature and intensity of the accident 2. The driver of the bigger vehicle is … Read more
The law is not always clear regarding whether car accidents are covered under workers comp. Employees are entitled to workers compensation benefits when they sustain an injury that is the direct result of their employment. Every state has laws regulating workers compensation insurance that are different but most require that employers have worker’s comp coverage. … Read more
Using a cellphone while in the car is one of the leading causes for distracted driving accidents. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of accidents, and cracking down on distracted driving has become a priority in many states. Currently in Virginia harsher punishments are being enacted for the offense of texting while driving. … Read more