Goldblatt & Singer Law Firm Blog

Goldblatt + Singer is proud to sponsor MADD’s annual Walk Like MADD & 5K Race in St. Louis. MADD was founded by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver. This amazing organization combats drunk driving by ensuring that our community fully appreciates the dangers of drunk driving and by deterring people from getting behind the wheel while drunk.

Every year more than 17,000 U.S. children make a visit to the emergency room because of a school bus related accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over half of these incidents involve another motorist. The size alone of a typical school bus can turn any minor traffic accident in to a severe one resulting in personal injury or death.

No one ever plans on having a car accident, but unfortunately, they happen. Defensive driving can lower the risk, but you can’t control what other drivers do. However, you can remember a list of steps to take after an accident that will help protect your interests and legal rights.

Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that has been used as insulation and a fire retardant in a wide variety of products. Asbestos can produce dust that when inhaled, becomes deposited in the lungs. This can cause or contribute to the development of various illnesses, especially mesothelioma.

An eight-car pileup near Lake Ozark, MO leaves two women dead and four others injured. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the accident happened on U.S. 54 at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9th when a tractor-trailer rear-ended a smaller car, which caused a chain reaction crash involving another big rig, two cars, two SUVs, a van, and a pickup truck.

Every year thousands of innocent people are injured or killed following collisions with tractor-trailers and other large commercial vehicles. The massive size and weight of these vehicles make truck accidents almost always disastrous, often resulting in severe personal injury or death.