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We are now entering the final days of summer, meaning that children all over St. Louis are going to be preparing to return to school, and now is a great time for parents to review some common safety tips to keep in mind for their children. Any parent with a child who suffers an injury in an accident that was the result of another party’s negligence will want to seek the help of a  St. Louis personal injury lawyer  to make sure they can recover every last dollar that might be available to them.   According to the  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , suffocation deaths are most common among infants less than one year of age, drowning deaths are most common among children one to four years of age, and motor vehicle crashes are the most common deaths among children five to 19 years of age.  UNICEF  reports that unintentional injuries through motor vehicle traffic crashes, drownings, falls, poisonings, and burns and scalds are the leading causes of death among children and ad

  When you are involved in a car crash in Missouri, you could have any one of a number of possible claims to file depending on certain aspects of your accident. You will want to contact a  St. Louis personal injury lawyer  for help determining the right kind of claim to file so you are able to recover as much financial compensation as possible. Missouri Statute § 516.120  gives people five years to file personal injury or property damage claims following a car accident, but a victim may have to file a  Form 1140  Motor Vehicle Accident Report with the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau within 12 months when another driver did not have car insurance.  Missouri Statute § 303.040  further stipulates that drivers must report their accidents within 30 days of crashes.   Kinds of Car Accident Claims in Missouri Following a car accident, you will often have three types of claims you can file: First-party claim you file with your own automobile insurance company  — Many peopl

While the company tagline claims, “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate,” the truth is usually anything but for most people trying to recover damages following a claim filed with the country’s fourth-largest insurance company, according to  Value Penguin . When you are dealing with Allstate following any type of motor vehicle accident or another personal injury claim, make sure to have a skilled  St. Louis personal injury lawyer  on your side.   The  American Association for Justice (AAJ)  ranked Allstate number one in its list of the 10 worst insurance companies in America, noting that Allstate’s bottom line-first tactics even came at the expense of their own policyholders.  Value Penguin  also stated that National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) complaint data showed that 68 percent of all complaints related to claims handling, with delays being the most common complaint with Allstate and the company having a national Home Complaint Index of 1.2 that was even worse than t