Just 24 hours before Thanksgiving break, a bus carrying 35 children crashed into a tree in Chattanooga on Monday.
Source: Superintendent: 5 students killed in Chattanooga school bus crash
Tragic accident. Thoughts and prayers with the families.
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Confined to bed, disabled former Rock Hill police officer feels forgotten | Law and order | stltoday.com
Depression, forced bed rest among struggles for Mathew Crosby.
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This story illustrates the devastation that may result from work injuries or motor vehicle collisions. The conditions often last for a lifetime and no amount of money will bring back a person’s health and life.
Social Security News: I Don’t Know
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Source: Social Security News: I Don’t Know
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Some ideas about what may happen with Social Security Disability during the Trump administration. The bottom line is that cases will not move any faster unless there is more money appropriated to hire staff and judges to do the work.
Couple near Bridgeton Landfill sues after allegedly finding high radioactivity in household dust | Law and order | stltoday.com
Michael and Robbin Dailey say their neighbors just received more than the asking price on their house, and although they would desperately like to move from their Bridgeton home, they
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Scary stuff. Uranium from the Congo used to develop nuclear weapons. Health and property value concerns. Most likely will be a battle of experts testifying whether there is a connection with the landfill and the resulting health hazards.
Suit claims driver fell out of St. Louis trash truck, causing fatal crash
Desmond Terry, 59, died not quite three months after being injured, the suit says.
Source: Suit claims driver fell out of St. Louis trash truck, causing fatal crash
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The two main parts of a lawsuit involving personal injuries are that someone is at fault and owes a duty to the injured person, and damages such as medical treatment or death resulted. The most difficult part of many wrongful death cases is proving that the at fault person owed a duty to the dead person.