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Legal Aide for Car Accident Victims and their Families ~ Missouri

After the jury came in and told a trucking company it's driver was at fault for the deaths of three women, the defendants have agreed to pay $18 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the families of three women killed in a June 2006 crash.

Pro Logistics Inc. agreed to the payment Friday, two days after a jury found the company liable for the women's deaths and ordered them to pay $15 million. Still out was the jury and they were deliberating whether and how much the company should pay in punitive damages when Pro Logistics agreed to the higher amount.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol and witnesses said the truck was traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 about 30 miles east of Columbia when it failed to slow down as it approached congested traffic and slammed into a line of cars. Then, the 18-wheeler broke through safety cables in the highway median and crossed into the westbound lanes, jackknifing on an embankment.

In order to best position your family to have a successful wrongful death claim, you will need more than simply the compassion of the insurance adjuster for the person at fault. You will need the experience, knowledge and passion of an experienced personal injury attorney with the resources available to maximize your recover.

CALL NOW FOR A FREE CONSULTATION WITH DAVID PAYNE, LAW SERVICES FOR INJURED MISSOURIANS

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Too many times drug corporations make decisions that hurt people. Too many times people are misled into making decisions that negatively effect their health based upon lies from the drug companies. Product liability law allows injured people to sue in many instances. Sadly, even when held financially responsible in court, the victims are not made whole due to the impact on their health. This is a recent drug case were product liablity law helped injured people.

Cardin and Payne law firm helps people who have been injured in these circumstances. Helping Southwest Missouri residents is personally rewarding for the lawyers in our firm. We represent people all over the Ozarks including: Springfield, Joplin, Monett, Aurora, Mt. Vernon, Neosho, Cassville, Republic, Marionville and Branson.
Recent news reports state OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. expects to pay $500,000 out its own pocket to settle a class-action lawsuit related to the Tarceva lung-cancer drug OSI sold. OSI's settlement amount is aproximately $9 million and the terms of the settlement are subject to court approval.

This drug class action settlement stems from a lawsuit alleging that OSI had made false and misleading statements about Tarceva's potential to increase survival from lung cancer.

If you have been injured due to prescription drug, call an experienced injury attorney now.

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Whether your case is in Springfield, Cassville, Monett, Republic or anywhere in the Missouri Ozarks, the value of you case will vary depending on the specific facts of your case. One particular such element is the actual value of other cases that have tried to a court or when they settle. Whether in Greene County or Barry County, Missouri, the value of your case will depend on how well others do when they go to court. This is what happened in one wrongful death case.

A federal jury awarded the family of a boy who filed a wrongful death lawsuit against police and awarded the relatives a record $28 million. The jury said Troopers Samuel Nassan and Juan Curry acted intentionally when the boy was shot Christmas Eve 2002.

The jury deliberated for four days before reaching their verdict.

The $28 million appears to be the largest award ever granted against state police. The boy died of a gunshot wound that severed his spine and sliced through major arteries around his heart.

His father filed the lawsuit stating police used unreasonable force on his unarmed son.

This is another example of how "We the people" (through the jury system) place a great deal of value on life.

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