The Missouri Workers Compensation Act does not prevent an injured employee from suing a supervisory co-employee who intentionally removed a safety guard then directed the injured employee to clean the running machine. Brook vs. Dunne, Missouri Court of Appeals,...
Month: September 2018
The difference between patent and latent construction defects
Construction defects often lead to disputes, as both sides may not agree on whether something is truly a defect or not. Defining a defect sounds simple, but it is actually a fairly complex process.One step in this process is simply differentiating between patent...
A mild traumatic brain injury can destroy your career
We like to think that who we are as people is something built into us on some fundamental level, but over the last several decades, advances in the understanding of the brain have shown that even minor brain damage can seriously affect how we act and what we think,...
Always go to your doctor after a car accident
Car accidents of all kinds are often much more damaging than the people in the car realize at the time. Even modest car accidents may result in injuries that a driver or passenger may not feel in the immediate aftermath of the accident, giving them the false...
2019 law change for car seat requirement
At the start of 2019, an amendment to the Illinois Child Passenger Protection Act will go into effect, requiring children under the age of two to ride in a rear-facing car seat.Violating this law puts a child at risk for injury in case of an accident and can result in...
Why is intellectual property so important for our business?
Intellectual property has been around for hundreds of years. It just wasn't recognized as such until a much later date. This property is anything that is created, thought of, patented and developed by an individual or a business. It can be trademarked and legally...
