Casey, Devoti & Brockland Legal & Safety Blog by Matthew Devoti Just over a month ago, the St. Louis area received its first reports of local COVID-19-related illness. By March 23, local leaders executed so-called “stay at home” orders, directing residents to stay in their homes except for essential activities. St. Louis-area residents have generally […]
Casey, Devoti & Brockland Legal and Safety Blog by Matthew Devoti The Saving Grace of Underinsured Motorist Coverage Over the last year we’ve worked with a number of people who’ve suffered horrific injury after having been involved in a motor vehicle collision. No doubt exists that cars and passenger trucks have never […]
Casey, Devoti & Brockland Legal Blog by Matthew Devoti A young adult recently came in looking for help after a car crash. She was despondent. She’d been involved in a collision, her first. She was hurting, frustrated and annoyed. Her injuries required significant care and caused her to miss time from work. Costs mounted. […]
Casey, Devoti & Brockland Legal Blog by Matthew Casey We have received several calls over the past few months from individuals injured in car crashes with the same question: “I was the passenger in a car driven by my friend that was involved in a single-car crash. I was injured and my medical […]
Car accidents happen. The moments immediately following a car crash are chaotic. Whether victims are seriously injured or not, their mental state is often dazed and confused. Emotions run high. The best way to handle yourself after a car crash is to remain calm. It sounds so simple, but in the heat of the moment […]
Oftentimes we associate a workplace injury with a single, catastrophic event such as an explosion or fall from a height. However, most workplace injuries develop slowly, over time from the cumulative effect of repetitive movements or postures on the job. These can include a wide range of movements, such as keyboarding, hammering nails or holding […]
Snow, sleet and freezing rain are moving into the area today. Everyone is urged to slow down, take precautions and use common sense. MoDOT/IDOT recommend drivers stay off the roads, if possible, while this weather system moves through the area. If you absolutely travel during this storm, here’s what you need to know… Here are […]
The Missouri Court of Appeals issued an opinion earlier this week in favor of Casey, Devoti & Brockland client, Peter Dittrich. Dittrich was injured in a motor vehicle collision on February 2015, when the Jeep Liberty he was driving was struck by a trash truck in Jefferson County. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 30 […]
According to the National Safety Council, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year. Additionally, October is the second leading month for motor vehicle deaths with 3,550. To help ensure adults and children have a safe holiday, the […]
Earlier this month, a Casey, Devoti & Brockland client resolved his injury claim for nearly twice the amount offered before he hired our firm. Ed P. does body work for an auto collision repair shop in mid-Missouri. Ed’s job demands extensive use of his hands and arms, including the repetitive handling of vibrating machinery and […]
Casey, Devoti & Brockland Legal & Safety Blog by Matthew Devoti Just over a month ago, the St. Louis area received its first reports of local COVID-19-related illness. By March 23, local leaders executed so-called “stay at home” orders, directing residents to stay in their homes except for essential activities. St. Louis-area residents have generally […] more
Casey, Devoti & Brockland Legal and Safety Blog by Matthew Devoti The Saving Grace of Underinsured Motorist Coverage Over the last year we’ve worked with a number of people who’ve suffered horrific injury after having been involved in a motor vehicle collision. No doubt exists that cars and passenger trucks have never […] more
Casey, Devoti & Brockland Legal Blog by Matthew Devoti A young adult recently came in looking for help after a car crash. She was despondent. She’d been involved in a collision, her first. She was hurting, frustrated and annoyed. Her injuries required significant care and caused her to miss time from work. Costs mounted. […] more
