In a heartbreaking incident on February 18, 2023, in downtown St. Louis, Janae Edmondson, a 17-year-old volleyball player from Tennessee, lost both her legs in a devastating crash. The driver responsible for the tragic incident, 21-year-old Daniel Riley, is now facing...
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Investigation Shows HeartWare Sold Dangerous Heart Pumps
Corporations lie, and government regulators often let them get away with it. Not always, of course. But once is too often, and, as medical malpractice lawyer Belleville, IL, we see that it happens a lot more than that. The most recent example comes from ProPublica....
When Pharmacies Put People At Risk
The term “medical malpractice” is typically associated with doctors and hospitals. But it goes deeper than that. Healthcare is a $3.5 trillion industry, encompassing everything from medical device manufacturers to rural clinics. As a medical malpractice law firm...
Do I Have a Case? The Answer Can Be Found Online… in Jury Instructions
We're the best personal injury attorney, Belleville, IL has to offer, and the one question we hear all the time is: Do I have a case? Well, there’s no simple or blanket answer to that question. We can promise that in selecting our firm, you will get the best...
Can I File a COVID-19 Lawsuit?
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, the big corporate lobbyists all warned about how an avalanche of lawsuits was going to bury businesses. But as you might have read, the expected crush of coronavirus-related litigation never came. As The Wall Street...
The Pain Journal
A pain journal is exactly what it sounds like. It is a notebook or log, either written or electronic, where you keep track of your daily pain and other symptoms. You chart what kind of pain you are feeling, how long it lasts, and otherwise characterize it.
Pointers For Plaintiffs
Hiring a qualified, experienced lawyer is the best way to obtain full and fair compensation for your injuries. And at Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, we work hard to make sure each client recovers the full extent of what they are owed. But did you know that there are certain things you can do on your own to help strengthen your case?
Following these recommendations will ensure your case avoids unnecessary hurdles and roadblocks. And it will help us do our job, which is to fight for your best interests.
Preventing Accidents on our Highways
Construction site accidents affect thousands of American workers annually. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 5,000 workers were killed on the job in 2016. That amounts to 99 worker deaths per week, or 14 each day. Of those fatalities, one in five occurred in construction.
Lab Mixup
It is human nature to trust our institutions and the people who work within them.
In sending your child to school, you expect he or she will be taught by skilled teachers. Car gets broken into? You assume police will try to find the culprit. And when you go to the hospital, you trust that the physicians and lab technicians will do their best to keep you healthy.
Society runs on trust.
It’s the Damages, Stupid
What separates a good lawyer from a great lawyer? There is, of course, no single answer. But for the purposes of this post, we want to talk about one skill in particular: the ability to think ahead. Included is an article we wrote for the Summer, 2017 edition of the ILTLA Trial Journal that demonstrates how a forward-thinking approach can pay big dividends in a courtroom.
Leveling the Playing Field, One Client at a Time
“Looking out for the little guy” — you’ve probably heard the phrase before, and maybe the first time you heard it, it sounded a bit cliched. But when you become the little guy, all of a sudden that phrase takes on new meaning. You want to know there are people out there who care about you and believe in leveling the playing field.