How Can You Tell If Your Car Is Totaled After A Missouri crash?

Missourians are quick to assume that the severity of a car crash determines whether or not a car is totaled. To many, a totaled car means one that is crunched beyond recognition.While it is true that those unrecognizable cars are likely to be totaled, the actual definition of a totaled car is slightly different. This legal… read more

What To Wear To A Deposition

7 Tips on Dressing for Your Deposition St. Louis Personal injury attorney, Josh Myers answered the question “What Should I Wear to a Deposition” on our Ask Schultz & Myers Personal Injury Lawyers channel just a few weeks ago, and already, we’re getting several views. This is obviously something that clients involved in personal injury cases are concerned about.Your… read more

Schultz & Myers Personal Injury Lawyers Obtains $2,700,100 For Truck Crash With No Contact

Personal injury attorneys at Schultz & Myers Personal Injury Lawyers have been getting quite a bit of recognition after a recent result of $2,700,100 on behalf of our client.What made this case so significant was that the 18 wheeler truck that caused the crash actually did not make any contact with our client’s vehicle.Our client was passing a semi-truck when… read more

Are There More Car Accidents On Friday The 13th?

Superstitious folks can be quite nervous about the number 13. That’s why you’ll rarely see the 13th floor in a skyscraper. The ancient superstition is likely to have stemmed from the Last Supper, after which Jesus was betrayed by one of the 13 attendees. However, some scholars argue that the fear of the number 13 began… read more

$1.3 Million Truck Accident Settlement

As many of you know, our firm specializes in representing the injured in personal injury cases, and within that is our subspecialty on commercial truck accidents.If you’re going to handle a trucking case, you have to know truck industry standards and regulations backwards and forwards.Like many of our trucking cases, this particular case came as a… read more

The Most Common Car Accidents In St. Louis & How To Avoid Them

Our blog talks a lot about all kinds of car and truck accidents that lead to serious injury. Car accidents involving semi-trucks or other heavy vehicles can cause particularly large damages to vehicles and people. 1. Low Speed Car Accidents However, the majority of car accidents that occur around St. Louis every day are low-speed crashes. Typically, these occur… read more

When Your Car Crash Starts To Affect Your Job

When people imagine car accidents, they think of the physical pain that the victim suffers, or the trauma of the accident itself. What people don’t realize is those car accidents can cost a lot of money. Filing a claim for car repairs, or even simple medical bills can seem like something you can handle on… read more

Pregnant Drivers: Risk For Car Crash Spikes In Second Trimester

Researchers from Canada have identified a new health risk to worry about during pregnancy: car accident injuries.The University of Toronto researchers found that during the second trimester of pregnancy, a woman’s odds of being hospitalized due to a multi-vehicle accident were 42% greater than they were the three years before she became pregnant. By the… read more

Renting A Car In Missouri After A Crash

When Do you Need to Rent a Car? After an accident, your car is in the shop, or maybe even totaled, but you still have places to go. If you were injured in the crash, you probably don’t feel well enough to walk to your doctor’s appointments. This can be especially difficult if you are single… read more

Will My Insurance Rates Go Up If The Other Person Caused The Accident?

Car accident history can affect your insurance rates. Regardless of who caused the crash, if there is damage to the vehicle or any personal injuries, all of the participants in the accident will need to contact their insurance carriers…and that can be scary. Drivers often start to get worried and wonder how much their rates… read more