In April 2014, a young couple was stopped in traffic in St. Claire County, IL when they were rear-ended and then pushed into the vehicle in front of them. Both were taken by EMS to the ER, were treated for neck and back sprains and strains, and required follow up chiropractic care for several months after the car crash. The …
A family went to a fast food restaurant on Natural Bridge Road in St. Louis. When they placed their order, the father was sure to tell them he was very allergic to tomatoes so they had to make sure there were none on his cheeseburger. The clerk assured him they would hold the tomatoes, and the father paid for his …
A mother and her two children were involved in a head-on collision with a driver that fled the scene of the car accident in north St. Louis County. All three victims suffered from neck and back strains and sprain injuries, and the younger son also had complaints of headaches and was diagnosed with post-accident concussions. In addition to the injuries, …
A housekeeper and mother was injured in April 2014 when she was involved in a car accident in North County St. Louis. She was driving on the inside lane on Natural Bridge when a driver of a U-Haul trailer improperly changed lanes and struck her vehicle on the passenger side. The woman suffered from neck, back and left side sprains …
In June of 2009, a 41 year old steel worker suffered a serious on-the-job injury at the steel plant in Granite City, Illinois. The worker had herniated discs in the spine which required multiple surgeries. At the conclusion of treatment, the doctors gave the client restrictions which prohibited him from being able to work again. The steel plant did not …
Michael Knepper of Sauter Sullivan LLC represented a 40 year old office worker who was involved in a multiple vehicle collision in August of 2013. The client was driving when traffic slowed and she was unable to stop in time and rear-ended the vehicle in front of her. The collision caused little damage to the vehicles. Moments later, while the …
In December of 2010 a 58 year old forklift operator was injured at work when he fell stepping off his forklift at his work in South St. Louis County. The man’s personal injuries required surgery in which permanent hardware had to be implanted and resulted in a permanent disability to his leg; he missed three months of work after his …
A worker at American Steel in Granite City, Illinois tore his rotator cuff as the result of having to do heavy work overhead for his employer for a period of 12 years. The rotator cuff tear required surgery. Chris Geldmacher, a partner at Sauter Sullivan, took the case and filed a Workers’ Compensation claim on behalf of his client. Chris …
A Boeing employee who performed repetitive motion activities on-the-job developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in both of her hands. Matthew Sauter, a partner at the Sauter Sullivan law firm, accepted her case and filed a Workers’ Compensation claim on her behalf. Matt went to bat for his client and fought to ensure she received the medical treatment she needed, and soon …
A 25 year old landscaper was traveling in the far right lane on Highway 270 in St. Louis in May of 2014 when another driver attempting to merge onto the highway came into his lane causing a severe car accident. The landscaper’s airbags deployed causing his rear view mirror to shatter and cut his face near his eye; the eye …