Throwed Rolls and Personal Injury Lawsuits

Recently, Lambert’s Café in Sikeston, Missouri, was sued by a patron claiming that she received serious eye injuries from one of the restaurants famous throwed rolls. 67 year old Troy Tucker claims that she received a scratched cornea and detached retina from being hit in the right eye by one of the rolls. Ms. Tucker’s…

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Runaway Trailers Can Cause Serious Auto Accidents

According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, over 400 people are killed and 20,000 people are injured annually due to runaway trailers that were being towed by passenger vehicles. These auto accidents are caused by boat, camper, utility, and rental trailers that have become unhitched from the towing vehicle. WHAT CAUSES RUNAWAY TRAILERS? An…

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What to Expect When Consulting a Personal Injury Lawyer

If you have been hurt due to someone’s negligence, you know that you can feel frustrated, angry and scared, in addition to feeling the actual pain of your injuries. In these moments, the services of an experienced personal injury lawyer can make a difference for you as you recover from the trauma of the event.…

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Summertime Safety for Teen Drivers

In late May, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, issued a new report which indicates that two out of three people hurt or killed in auto accidents involving teen drivers are people other than the driver. The AAA report indicates that auto accidents involving teen drivers claimed the lives of 2,927 people and injured 371,645…

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KKRY Sponsored Team Wins Pony League Tournament

The Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC, sponsored boys baseball team completed its season in the Poplar Bluff Parks Department Pony League this week. The firm sponsored the 12-13 year old boys team coached by Billy Brisher and Jay Ketcherside, who won the Pony League tournament by a final of 16-13! Congratulations to the boys…

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A Surgeon Scorecard?

Last year, we wrote a blog post entitled “Five Tips to Help You Avoid Negligent Healthcare”. Most of the tips encourage individuals to take ownership of their own healthcare and to ask tough questions of their doctors. We all need to be fully informed before agreeing to any medical procedure, especially those that are elective…

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Keep Calm in Court and Litigate On

Clients normally find taking a case to trial to be stressful. Even experienced lawyers find a trial to be stressful as well. The attorneys and staff at Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC, understand the pressure and stress that comes from the time, money and other resources expended in a lawsuit. Our goal is to…

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5 Tips to Protect Yourself From Hackers (and the St. Louis Cardinals)

The internet is certainly a convenience, and some would argue a necessity, in our society. We send email, pictures and transfer large amounts of other personal information at the push of a button. As a result, hackers are constantly looking for ways to illegally profit from your personal information. We hear more and more about…

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Robbins Attends 2015 Solo and Small Firm Conference

I’m attending the Missouri Bar’s 2015 Solo and Small Firm Conference to learn how to better represent clients at trial. Dr. David Ball, one of the country’s top trial consultants, is providing some great information this morning about how lawyers can best represent their clients and protect the public at large. Justice Learned Hand said,…

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Low Speed Auto Accidents

Often, we deal with clients who have suffered serious injuries from low speed auto accidents. Generally, insurance adjusters look at these so-called “soft tissue” injuries as non-existent or evidence of a person just trying to scam the legal system for money. These insurance adjusters are trained to believe that people can only be seriously hurt…

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