Family Caught in Insurance Nightmare

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/after-a-boy-fractured-his-skull-in-rural-missouri-family/article_624bd1e4-ba14-5231-a7c5-44d14443a210.html

Frightening story of insurance company that refuses to pay majority of sky high air ambulance bill. Sometimes if an at fault driver or work comp carrier is involved you can get more of these high cost bills covered.

Opioid Crisis Hits Midwest

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/emergency-rooms-slammed-with-opioid-overdoses-in-missouri-and-illinois/article_360348c1-17ab-5ebd-bd46-62d85cba095b.html

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Opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are being hit with lawsuits. Allegations of failure to disclose adequately the drugs’ addictive qualities is the basis for the lawsuits. A Federal Judge in Ohio is in charge of these lawsuits and is attempting to settle them.

Fake Nurse placed under house arrest

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/house-arrest-probation-for-fake-nurse-who-worked-in-st/article_a9df51d4-f4bc-5093-8f19-8d92ed6eb8ae.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

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These cases become interesting when an injured patient sues the hospital or employment agency for negligent hiring. How were they fooled and what damages resulted?

Unit 5 bus overturns in Bloomington Illinois

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/unit-bus-overturns-second-bus-accident-reported-west-of-b/article_eaf11ac2-24c9-5de8-bb00-980e7cb5f4ab.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

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Parents of a minor child may file a negligence lawsuit on behalf of the injured child for money damages. Illinois law also has a different statute of limitations for minor children.