- Brett Emison | May 04, 2011 10:45 AM | Kansas City, MO
After just a month of baseball, two Kansas City Royals fans have been seriously injured by bats and balls flying into the stands. A 64-year-old woman was struck by the shattered bat of outfielder...
- Lindsay Rakers | December 21, 2011 12:59 PM | St. Louis, MO
Ever heard of Legionnaire's Disease? Neither had I until I read a fantastic article by Edmund Normand and Jim Keleman in The Safety Report. Legionnaire's Disease, named after an outbreak...
- K. Lindsay Rakers | November 06, 2011 6:25 PM | St. Louis, MO
Today's media outlets continue to tell stories of frivolous lawsuits and lawsuit lottery in an attempt to sway the public into believing that such lawsuits are typical. These stories focus on claims...
- Lindsay Rakers | May 27, 2012 9:40 AM | St. Louis, MO
As dog bite prevention week comes to a close, and as we take our families to cookouts and BBQs in observance of Memorial Day weekend, a reminder regarding dog safety is warranted. Most of us have...
- Jenny Albano | March 22, 2008 3:17 PM | St. Louis, MO
A 6-year-old whose intestines were partially sucked out from a swimming pool drain last year has died. Abigail Taylor died Thursday night in a Nebraska hospital with her parents, Scott and Katey, by her side.Abigail was injured on June 29 when she sat on a pool drain at the Minneapolis Golf Club in St. Louis Park and its powerful suction ripped out part of her intestinal tract. She had small...
- Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 6:37 PM | St. Louis, MO
Slipping on the snow and ice could give you an injury you were not expecting this winter season. It is important to avoid this type of accident. Experts say wearing the right shoes in inclement weather is the most important factor in safeguarding against a slip and fall. They say high heels are worst kind of shoes you can wear around ice because they often have absolutely no traction. However,...
- Staff Writer | August 22, 2006 2:09 PM | St. Louis, MO
A judge ruled last week that a Wal-Mart department manager and employee cannot be held liable for negligence in the case of a woman who filed a slip and fall lawsuit after slipping on spilled birdseed in the store. Margaret Benjamin named Wal-Mart and the employees as defendants, but the judge decided the employees did not have enough control over the running of the business to be held...