A 20 year old woman was in a Granite City, Illinois fast food restaurant, waiting for her food, when she went to fill her cup at the self-service soda station. While she was getting ice, vibrations from the machine shook loose a piece of plastic, just above the client’s head. The plastic piece struck her on the forehead, bending her …
A client of Christopher Geldmacher of the Sauter Sullivan law firm was injured in a slip and fall accident while exiting a grocery store in North St. Louis County. The injured client was an elderly woman who required a walker to get around. She was exiting the store with her walker when her foot caught on a raised, uneven edge …
Matthew Sauter of Sauter Sullivan LLC took on a personal injury dog attack case involving a man at a residential home. The dog attack victim suffered significant injuries which required surgical treatment. Our client fully recovered from the attack, but does have residual swelling. Due to the negligence of the dog owner, Matt Sauter was able to secure a settlement of …
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 …
Matthew Sauter of Sauter Sullivan obtained a policy limits settlement for a client who had suffered a closed head injury in an accident. The client did not require any surgery, but had ongoing issues with the concussion. Sauter Sullivan was able to obtain a full policy limits settlement from the at fault driver and from our client’s underinsured motorist …
Sauter Sullivan represented a 16 year old client who was injured at work when he fell from a forklift that had been elevated in order to retrieve merchandise from an upper shelf in the supermarket warehouse where he was employed. The client sustained moderate brain injury and a neck fracture. Sauter Sullivan filed a Worker’s Compensation claim on behalf of …
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 …
Christopher Geldmacher of the Sauter Sullivan law firm represented a 49-year-old man employed by a food production facility in O’Fallon, Illinois. The employee struck his head on the job while moving crates of milk. The blow to his head was serious and he showed signs of a significant concussion. He was taken directly from work to the hospital and later …