An X-ray technician in his late 30’s was rear ended in an auto accident in Tennessee in October of 2011. He was stopped at an exit ramp off a highway, waiting for traffic to clear to make his turn, when the driver of the other vehicle hit him from behind at a high rate of speed. The impact of the …
In June, 2014, a high level executive with a financial services firm was injured in a rear end car accident in St. Louis, Missouri, and suffered injuries to his neck and back, including a disc herniation in his cervical spine. Immediately following the accident, he was shaken up but thought he would be fine. After a day or so, he …
A 30-year-old male motorcycle rider was involved in a head-on collision after a truck made a left hand turn in front of him traveling 55-60 mph in Jefferson County, Missouri. The victim unconscious and unresponsive at the scene was life-flighted by helicopter to the hospital. He suffered from road rash, abrasions, a torn rotator cuff, shoulder, head, neck, back, leg, …
A woman was traveling down a two-lane road when an SUV coming in the opposite direction at a high rate of speed crested a hill, came into her lane and crashed into her vehicle head on. She sustained injuries to her shoulder that required surgery. The police officer who investigated the car accident blamed the accident on her, claiming she …
Christopher Geldmacher of Sauter Sullivan law firm represented a 38-year-old X-Ray technician who was involved in a car accident in the South City part of St. Louis. He was driving southbound on Kingshighway Boulevard when another driver going northbound attempted to make a U-turn and struck his vehicle. Just before the collision occurred, Chris’s client put his left hand on …
Our client was injured by a tractor trailer in an unusual accident at a truck stop. Our client ultimately needed shoulder surgery. The insurance company for the trucking company initially questioned the claim because of the unusual facts. Fortunately, our client took pictures at the scene of the accident which helped prove the facts. After filing a lawsuit, we were …
In July 2014, a 35 year old mother had moved with her young boys to a 2 bedroom second floor apartment building in an apartment complex in St. Louis County. The apartment had an outdoor balcony, with a railing, that the family could access from the kitchen. Shortly after moving in the woman noticed an infestation of bees located in …
In 2008, a 40 year old mother of one was seriously injured in an auto accident at the intersection of Union Road and Union Terrace in St. Louis, County, Missouri. The woman was driving down Union Road with her daughter when another driver attempted a left hand turn directly in front of her, crashing hard into her vehicle. The force of …
A man who was injured in a motorcycle accident came to Sauter Sullivan for help. The client was passing a truck on a two-lane road in St. Charles County, Missouri, when a truck made a left hand turn into the client’s motorcycle. The initial police report wrongly blamed the accident on Sauter Sullivan’s client, claiming the client was illegally passing …
Matthew J. Sauter from Sauter Sullivan represented a roofer who fell through a weakened roof in Jefferson County, Missouri while on-the-job. The roofer sustained severe orthopedic injuries to his wrist and elbow, which required surgery. Matt Sauter filed a Workers’ Compensation case on behalf of his client. During the course of the case, the roofer kept complaining of headaches and …