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What Is the Average Payout for a Rear-End Collision?

Ask a Lawyer , Car Accidents , Medical Malpractice , Pedestrian Accident , Personal Injury , Premises Liablity , Testimonial , Videos , Workers' Compensation

Rear-end collisions are one of the most frequent types of car accidents in St....

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10 Common Mistakes People Make in a Workers’ Compensation Case

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What is workers’ compensation in Missouri? In Missouri, the Missouri Workers’ Compensation Law is...

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Biggest Mistakes to Avoid in a Worker’s Compensation Claim

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What are the biggest mistakes to avoid in your Missouri workers’ compensation claim? Well,...

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Do You Automatically Get a Recovery If You Fall on Someone’s Property

Personal Injury , Premises Liablity , Videos

Gary: I’m Gary Burger of Burger Law. I have over two decades of experience...

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What Happens When You File a Lawsuit

Commercial Litigation , Consumer Protection , Insurance claims , Law , Legal Services of Eastern Missouri , Videos

Hi, I’m Gary Burger of Burger Law. We’ve spent the last week or so...

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Malnourished in a Nursing Home

Personal Injury , Videos

https://youtu.be/wX7_PtivWmE What do you do if your family member or parent becomes malnourished in a nursing home, long-term care facility or a hospital? Well, you need to take action about it, and there’s a lot of things you can do. Visit and communicate with the providers to make sure that they know that you’re a

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Does a Loved One Have Bed Sores After Nursing Home Stay or Hospital Visit?

Personal Injury , Videos

https://youtu.be/jKEsws7Eg38 What do you do if a family member or loved one gets bedsores? Well, many times and most times, that’s because the nursing home or the long-term care facility or the hospital isn’t taking preventative measures and following the rules that they have to do to prevent decubitus ulcers from forming. And, what the

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Insurance Won’t Pay After Slip and Fall?

Personal Injury , Videos

https://youtu.be/Xh-I6CLd0fs What do you do if the insurance company won’t pay you for a slip and fall injury? Well, there are a number of things you can do and some things you can’t. So, what you want to do is make sure that if you get in a slip and fall injury, you report the

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Slip and Fall on Ice or Snow Liability

Personal Injury , Premises Liablity , Videos

https://youtu.be/AuFFbU-Uxsg I get the question, “Hey, I slipped on some ice or some snow. Do I have a case?” Well, it depends. So, in Missouri and Illinois and most other states, if a landowner does not shovel for ice and snow and takes no action, they’re not liable, but most landowners should. There are exceptions

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How the Rules of the Road Determine Your Claim

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I’m Gary Burger of Burger Law. Drivers have safety rules, and the safety rules apply in a variety of circumstances, whether it’s who yields the right of way, whether it’s how to pass another car, whether it’s what do you do on the highway, and whatever the circumstances, and also there are rules of the

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What to Do if You Have to Stop on the Highway

Law , Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDJEhMdOGnE Hi! I’m Gary Burger of Burger Law. I’ve had occasions in the past where I’ve been asked and I’ve recently been asked, “What do you if you have an emergency and you have to stop on the highway? What’s the safe way to do so?” Well, that can occur if you have a flat

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Handling Insurance Claims Adjusters

Insurance claims , Personal Injury , Videos

https://youtu.be/8wmuNGPQh8M I had a client today actually, which is why I did the video, and he was wondering whether he should settle with the insurance company or what to do in terms of dealing with an insurance company, because a lot of folks don’t want the injury lawyers. They want to try to deal with

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Diving Accidents Caused by Failed Equipment

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https://youtu.be/0jQxWjggL08 I read recently that the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled the TUSA diving computers because they led to drownings and diving injuries. I’m Gary Burger. I’m at Burger Law. I also happen to be a certified cave and tech diver and a dive master and a working dive professional. I represent victims of diving

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How Do Workplace Injuries Interplay When a Third Party Causes You Damages?

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https://youtu.be/0v57tK0Y6NA How do workplace injuries interplay when another person, a third party, caused your injury due to their negligence, caused you damages? Well, this is Gary Burger. I’m at Burger Law. What you want to do is you want to pursue your work comp claim. Get all your benefits underneath that. Get your medical care.

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Discovery Rules in Missouri and Illinois

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I’m Gary Burger from Burger Law. I was asked about ten days ago to speak at a continuing legal education (CLE) seminar in St. Louis where I did a mock argument about discovery disputes against another lawyer in front of a former judge. It was a good time. I won most of my

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