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Spotting Financial Abuse in Elder Care
Posted on August 24th, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
A Different Kind of Harm Than a Fall or a Bruise When people think about neglect in a care facility, they usually picture a physical injury, a bedsore, or a medication mistake. Financial exploitation rarely fits that picture, which is part of why it goes unnoticed for so long. A resident’s monthly income might quietly […]
How a Missouri Job Claim Moves Forward
Posted on August 20th, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
Reporting the Incident Starts the Clock The first step after getting hurt on the job in Missouri is notifying the employer, and this step matters more than most workers realize. Missouri law requires written notice to be given within thirty days of the incident, and skipping this step or relying on a verbal mention to […]
When a Contractor Shares the Blame
Posted on August 17th, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
Property Owners Are Not Always the Only Party at Fault Most people assume that whoever owns a building is automatically the one responsible when a hazardous condition causes an injury. That assumption holds true in many cases, but it breaks down once an outside company enters the picture. Property owners frequently hire janitorial services, landscaping […]
The Missouri Clock on Animal Attack Claims
Posted on August 13th, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
Missouri Gives Victims Five Years to File Anyone bitten by someone else’s dog in Missouri has a defined period of time to bring a civil claim, and that period is longer than what many other states allow. Under Missouri Revised Statutes Section 516.120, most personal injury claims, including animal attack cases, must be filed within […]
Downtown St. Louis Shooting Injures Driver
Posted on August 10th, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
A confrontation between two drivers ended in gunfire near Olive Street and North Tucker Boulevard early Sunday morning, leaving one man critically injured and a car burning in the middle of downtown. Incidents that start as a dispute on the road and end with serious injuries raise questions that reach well past the criminal charges. […]
Dog Attack Injures Woman and Pet
Posted on August 3rd, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
A reported dog attack in the Charlestowne area of St. Charles has left a resident with multiple bite wounds and cost a family their 14-year-old dog. The account comes directly from the resident, and the owner of the animal involved has not yet come forward. Incidents like this one raise practical questions about responsibility, reporting, […]
Why Being Partly at Fault Still Pays
Posted on July 28th, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
Does Missouri Bar Recovery if I Was Partly at Fault? No, and this sets Missouri clearly apart from many other states across the country. Missouri follows a system known as pure comparative fault, established by the Missouri Supreme Court in Gustafson v. Benda, 661 S.W.2d 11 (Mo. banc 1983), and later codified for products liability […]
The Two-Year Clock on an Illinois Claim
Posted on July 28th, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
Illinois Sets a Two-Year Window for Most Injury Claims Illinois law does not give an injured person unlimited time to bring a claim forward, no matter how compelling the circumstances might otherwise seem. Under 735 ILCS 5/13-202, actions for damages involving personal injury generally must be filed within two years after the cause of action […]
What to Do After a Dog Bite in Clayton MO
Posted on July 28th, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
A dog bite can happen in an instant, and what follows matters as much as the incident itself. Missouri’s strict liability law gives bite victims a strong legal foundation, but building a successful claim still depends on what the victim does in the hours and days after the attack. Acting deliberately from the start protects […]
Pedestrian Impact Injuries in Edwardsville IL
Posted on July 21st, 2026 by PIOLETTI PIOLETTI & NICHOLS
When a motor vehicle strikes a pedestrian, there is no steel frame, no airbag, and no seatbelt absorbing the force of impact. The human body takes the full energy of the collision directly. This is why pedestrian accident injuries in Edwardsville and throughout Illinois are consistently more severe than injuries in vehicle-to-vehicle crashes, and why […]