2018 Articles
Posted on Dec 21, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
In general, there are two types of cases that St. Louis auto accident attorneys take. The first involves legitimate accidents, where both parties act reasonably, but a collision occurs anyways. The ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2018 By James Hoffmann
Professional drivers should consider taking some basic steps to ensure that they come out of any car accident in a favorable position, and installing a dashboard camera is one of the best ways to do ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2018 By The Hoffmann Law Firm, L.L.C.
When two cars are in an accident in Missouri, it may not be difficult to discern who is at fault. Since Missouri is a comparative negligence state, it might be the case that one, or both parties, are ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
The stakes of personal injury lawsuits are often incredibly high. The reason is that damages are expensive. Between medical bills, lost wages, and a variety of other costs, you could end up with a ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
One of the most common areas of injury in car accidents are the wrists. The reason for this is that your arms are almost always extended to the wheel at the time of the collision. When the other car ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
Many people enjoy traveling with their pet. Unfortunately, this can sometimes go wrong. The situation in which it does so most frequently is car accidents, where pets are often much more vulnerable ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
If you suffer an injury from a car accident, you will need to make a personal injury claim. Some victims in this situation choose to make their claim by themselves. They believe that the process will ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
Car accidents are complicated enough on their own. When you get in one, you often have to deal with damages, insurance companies, fault, and more. Because of this, many drivers wisely speak with a St. ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
Drivers in the state of Missouri adhere to comparative negligence for car accidents. It is a law that allows both drivers, or even multiple, to be at-fault for a car accident. Unlike at-fault laws ...
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Posted on Jun 25, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
Statistics indicate that only about 5% of all car accidents that involve injury make it in front of a courtroom, which might make it sound like settling is the way to go just because it is status quo. ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmannn
In personal injury lawsuits, you may be entitled to collect for both compensatory damages and, in egregious situations, punitive damages. Compensatory damages are damages that fall under the ...
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Posted on May 31, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
If you are in a car accident in the state of Missouri and no one was injured or the property damage was less than $500, then you are not required to report it to the police. It is possible for two ...
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Posted on May 22, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
If you have recently been in an accident, then you are no doubt finding out that things are not always as easy as you had hoped. Dealing with an insurance company can be both time consuming and ...
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Posted on Apr 24, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
According to Missouri law, drivers have a higher obligation to be cautious when pedestrians are around. So, if a pedestrian is hit, even if they weren’t always following the rules of the road, ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
As the semester is quickly coming to an end, many college kids will be returning home for the summer. When they were away at college, if they didn’t have access to a car, then you might have ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
In the state of Missouri, anyone who gets behind the wheel of a car is legally obligated to carry a minimal insurance policy in the event that they are in a car accident. The required minimum ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
According to Missouri law, someone is found negligent in an accident when they either fail to take action and that failure to act is the direct cause of an accident, or if they do something that ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2018 By Christopher Hoffmann
Getting into a car accident can be a terrifying and stressful experience, but most people end up in at least one car accident, even if it’s just a fender bender. Being aware of the appropriate ...
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