The short answer is no: not if you want workers’ compensation to pay for it. Under Missouri law, your employer (in practice, its insurance company) has the right to select your treating physician. You can go to any doctor you want, but the statute is explicit that you do so at your own expense. That’s […]

The corridor running from Earth City through Hazelwood, Bridgeton, and Maryland Heights out to St. Peters is one of the densest logistics clusters in the Midwest. Fulfillment centers, sortation facilities, cold storage, freight terminals, third-party distribution- tens of thousands of people in this region move boxes for a living. It is also demanding, repetitive, rate-driven

Your child came home from daycare with a broken arm, a concussion, or bite marks covering their forearm. When you asked the facility what happened, the explanation was vague. “It happened on the playground.” “Another child got a little rough.” “We’re not exactly sure when it occurred.” What that explanation often means, stripped of the

No parent should ever have to read an article like this one. But if you are reading it, you likely suspect, or already know, that your child was sexually abused at a daycare facility. The anger and heartbreak you feel right now are completely valid. So is your desire for answers, accountability, and justice. This

Physical abuse at daycare facilities is not as rare as most parents believe. When caregivers use excessive force, employ physical punishment as discipline, or intentionally harm a child, the consequences extend far beyond the immediate injury. The emotional and developmental impact on a young child can last years, and under Missouri law, both the individual

Independent Medical Exam (IME): What St. Louis Workers Need to Know A few moments in a Missouri workers’ compensation claim create more anxiety for injured workers than receiving notice that an independent medical examination has been scheduled. The IME is one of the most powerful tools insurance carriers use to limit what they pay on

A workers’ compensation claim denial in Missouri can feel like the end of the road, but it is not. It is the beginning of a process that, with the right legal representation, regularly produces the benefits injured workers were wrongfully denied in the first place. Insurance carriers deny Missouri workers’ compensation claims for a range

When a child is harmed at a Missouri daycare facility, one of the first legal questions families face is whether what happened constitutes negligence, abuse, or both. These terms are often used interchangeably in conversation, but they carry distinct legal meanings under Missouri law, and the distinction between them affects how a civil claim is

When a St. Louis family discovers their child was harmed at a daycare facility, the legal and financial questions that follow are immediate and overwhelming. How much is this claim worth? What will the insurance company offer? How long will this take? Should we settle or go to trial? These are the questions every family