Jason Pottenger was recently interviewed about What People Face After an Accident by Lawsuit Legal. Read the interview here. Lawsuit Legal: Hot issue legal news and information on the latest lawsuits, settlements, state law issues and verdicts... Articles, opinion and information on significant cases in the courts, attorneys, and the legal news events making an [...]
The desire to save money and personally exposing their insured cost this insurance company $125,000; $100,000 more than the policy limits. In Missouri, insurance companies have the fiduciary duty toward their insured. This means many things, but most importantly that they put their insured’s financial interests above their own. To this point, an insurance company [...]
Picture this: It’s a Monday morning, you’re already running late for work, so you pour your coffee into a to-go mug, thinking, ‘I’ll just drink it on my drive in.” While balancing your bag in one hand and your precious coffee in the other, you fumble for your keys to unlock the car door. You [...]
While walking on a semi-rural road, in Missouri a Kansas woman was struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene. As a result of the accident, the woman was catastrophically injured. Unbeknownst to most people, pedestrians can pursue a claim under their own auto insurance policy. In this matter, because the driver’s identity was [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GubbYjkOUxE Happy Memorial Day from the Pottenger Law Firm. If you're traveling over the long weekend, please exercise extra caution on the road.
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Automobile accidents are caused by many factors. Everything from negligent drivers to weather conditions. But one common, overlooked cause of motor vehicle accidents are poorly-designed roads. A road can be dangerous if it's poorly-designed, poorly-maintained, or fails to adapt to changing weather conditions. If you have experienced an automobile accident, it is important that you [...]
On Tuesday, State Farm Insurance released annual claims data which included the number of vehicle-deer collisions that occur in each state. The data was recorded between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. During that time frame, the state of Missouri reported 36,592 car accidents that involved deer. This number was up quite dramatically from [...]
A car accident that took place this week in Cape Girardeau, Missouri claimed the life of one man after his lost control of his vehicle while trying to flee from police. The 35-year-old Cape Girardeau man was killed on Tuesday just before 6 p.m. when police were called to a disturbance scene. When Cape Girardeau [...]
A 26-year-old man has now been charged with a crime after a fatal car accident occurred on I-35 Saturday morning. According to police officials, the accident occurred when a man was pulled over on the side of the road because his van ran out of gas. The 26-year-old driver then allegedly struck the man as [...]
