Safer Alternative Design Requirements
The element that isn’t: why Missouri treats a feasible alternative design as evidence, not an element—and why plaintiffs prove it anyway In many jurisdictions, the plaintiff in a design case must prove that a reasonable, feasible alternative design…
Design Defect Claims Under Missouri Law
The undefined standard, the cases that built it, and how design cases are actually won and lost A design-defect claim is the most conceptually ambitious species of products litigation. It does not accept the product’s blueprint and quarrel with a stray…
Damages in Missouri Personal Injury Cases: What You Can Recover and How to Prove It
A complete guide to compensatory and punitive damages in Missouri — categories, caps, evidentiary standards, and strategic considerations Missouri Injury & Insurance Law | missouriinjuryandinsurancelaw.com Introduction Damages are the measure of…
Proving Your Uninsured Motorist Claim in Missouri:The Nine Essential Elements Every Claimant Must Establish
A practitioner’s guide to the elements of proof required to recover under Missouri’s uninsured motorist statute, § 379.203 RSMo Missouri Injury & Insurance Law | missouriinjuryandinsurancelaw.com Introduction When a Missouri motorist is injured by…
Missouri Comparative Fault: How It Works and How It Affects Recovery
A complete guide to Missouri’s pure comparative fault system — the rules for allocating fault, reducing damages, apportioning liability among multiple defendants, and the strategic implications for plaintiff and defense counsel Missouri Injury &…
Wrongful Death in Missouri: Who Can Sue, What They Can Recover, and When
A complete practitioner’s guide to § 537.080 R.S.Mo. — the class structure, recoverable damages, limitations periods, and the critical procedural requirements that can make or break a wrongful death case Missouri Injury & Insurance…
Negligence in Missouri: The Four Elements and How Courts Apply Them
A complete framework for understanding the foundation of every personal injury case in Missouri Missouri Injury & Insurance Law | missouriinjuryandinsurancelaw.com Introduction Every personal injury case in Missouri rests on the…
Missouri’s Comparative Fault Framework and Its Impact on Liability Insurance Coverage Disputes
How pure comparative fault principles intersect with coverage analysis in Missouri injury cases Missouri Injury & Insurance Law | missouriinjuryandinsurancelaw.com Introduction Missouri adopted pure comparative fault in…