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Falls on ice are never fun. However if you hit your head, it is important to make sure that you attend to any changes in your physical condition. A slam to the head can cause a bleed that can be life threatening. If you fall on somebody's property, it is not automatic that you are owed something for your injury. The landowner must have breached a duty that was owed you. For example, if somebody clears ice and snow on their property, they must do it in a non negligent manner and not make the condition more dangerous than it was before.
It is about the the Missouri legislature is taking a cue from St. Louis Accident Accident Attorney Alvin Wolff. I have been suggesting this for several years and maybe somebody in Jefferson City will listen in the next session.
There has been a bill introduced in the Missouri House that would let an injured worker select his or her own doctor. This would be like it is in Illinois.
When filing a Federal Tort Claim against an Federal govenmental entity, it is essential that you state a fixed sum on your form 95. Once that form is filed, you can not amend to ask for more money later even if when you filled it out and you are still treating with doctors. That's why it is important to talk to a St. Louis Accident Attorney when you fill out paperwork like this so that your rights are protected.