News from Monsees, Miller-Kansas City Personal Injury Lawyers

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Our quarterly client newsletters contain brief articles of particular interest to the general public, from consumers to victims to litigants. The articles in each newsletter are listed underneath.

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Summer 2008 - Volume 9, Issue 2

Auto Accidents
- Driver responsibilities and protections
Auto Accidents
- Failure to maintain lane
- A head-on collision
What is a Trial Lawyer?
Auto Accidents
- Parking Brakes
Jury Duty and Telephone Fraud
For Your Safety
- Recalled product roundup
Ultrasound Drug Caution
- Echocardiography
Teen Drivers
- Trust but verify
- Protect your young drivers
The "litigation crisis" Myth
When you meet an attorney
Trial Lawyers... do good things for clients and society

Winter 2008 - Volume 9, Issue 1

Personal Injury Damages
- Compensatory damages
- Punitive damages
- Nominal damages
- Court costs
- Attorney's fees
Playground Safety
- Injured children
Carbon Monoxide Dangers
- If you rent...
Auto Accidents
- Seven slip-ups
Dog Bites
- A serious attack
On-the-Job Injury
- Additional compensation
Auto Accident Q and A
Slips and Falls
- A slip on cola syrup
Keep Our Children Safe

Fall 2007 - Volume 8, Issue 4

Mandatory Arbitration
- Marine reservist loses rights
False Arrest
- An innocent teacher
For Your Safety
- Recalled product roundup
Wrongful Death
- A student's death
Hospital Medication Errors
- What can patients do to protect themselves?
You Can Count On A Trial Lawyer For Help If...
Premises Liability
Auto Lemon Laws
- A $150,000 lemon
Halloween Safety
- A safer Halloween
Auto Accidents
- Drivers who back up negligently
- Jumping a curb

Summer 2007 - Volume 8, Issue 3

Auto Insurance
- Why you may not be adequately covered
- Insurance companies - Focused on the bottom line
- Auto insurance agents - Not always there for you
Do You Have Enough Auto Insurance
- Protect yourself
Shopping For Auto Insurance
- The seven steps in buying auto insurance that will best protect you and your family include:
- Types of coverage
What Affects Auto Insurance Rates?
Auto Insurer Tactics
- Pressure to settle
- Silence from adjusters
Auto Accident Attorneys
Accident Cases
- Insurer fails to pay underinsured motorist claim
- Passenger killed by drunk driver
Special Considerations
- Rental car liability insurance
- Work-related accidents
Increase Family Protection
Lower Your Insurance Costs

Winter 2006/07 - Volume 8, Issue 1

Season's Greetings from Monsees, Miller, Mayer, Presley & Amick, P.C.
Obstetricians and gynecologists
- Myth:
- Facts:
Trial Lawyers
Vehicle rollover accidents
- No $43.13 safety improvement
I've never filed a lawsuit!
- Question:
- Answer:
For Your Safety
- Recalled product roundup
Nursing homes... and accident prevention
- Dangerous restraints
Client Service
- Our goal: Keep you informed
Birth-control-patch danger
- Ortho Evra
Cold Medication
- Warning!

Fall 2006 - Volume 7, Issue 4

A change of seasons...
- In Memoriam: Richard C. Miller
Malpractice Insurance
- Falling claims and rising premiums
- Falling claims
Premises Liability
- Home or apartment fires
- Fire safety
- A negligent landlord
Medicare claim hearings
For your safety
- Recalled product roundup
Auto accidents
- What is "proper lookout?"
Consumer credit-card disputes
- Collusion lawsuit challenges mandatory arbitration
- Defendants
- Mandatory arbitration
You can beat City Hall
- Police officers and qualified immunity
- When police overstep bounds
Retiree health benefits
- Union employees may be less vulnerable to cuts
Viagra and blindness
Bird flu vaccine
- Senate eliminates liability

Summer 2006 - Volume 7, Issue 3 Special Edition

Auto accidents and injuries
- Victims
- Restitution
- Attorneys
- Insurance
The "Golden Hour"
When should a driver obtain legal counsel to protect his or her rights?
- Driver rights
- Police stops
  - If a police officer pulls you over...
- Traffic citations
- Driving under the influence
  - What can a driver do to minimize the potential of an impaired-driving arrest?
  - What should a driver do if stopped or questioned by law-enforcement authorities for impaired driving?
Driving Safely
- Your car
- Your driving
Auto Insurance
- Are you fully covered
Protect yourself and your family

Spring 2006 - Volume 7, Issue 2

Civil Justice
Patients' rights in hospitals
- The rights patients should be entitled to include:
Auto accidents and injuries
- Colossus? What's that?
Police response time
- Late responses
Asbestos
- Protect your family at home
For your safety
- Recalled product roundup
What you mean to us
- Client focus
- Professionalism
Home-owner's insurance
- Peace of mind
- Bad-faith claims
Anesthesiologists
- Reduce malpractice incidents

Winter 2005/2006 – Volume 7, Issue 1

Monsees, Miller recognized nationwide for community service
Child Injuries
For your safety
- Recalled product roundup
Mail Fraud
Taking Medications
- Medication Errors
Disability Insurance
- Bad faith
Cold and flu season…
- … and phenylpropanolamine
Old injury – new accident
Asbestosis
- Paul Zygielbaum

Fall 2005 – Volume 6, Issue 4

Class-action bill
- Favors special interests over American families
Juries protect us all
Medical bills and bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy legislation
Class actions
- Personal trust class action
Dog bites
- Dogs that bite
- A $20,000 dog bite
Auto Accident
Secret settlements
For your safety
- Recalled product roundup
CPSC fines manufacturer
Medical malpractice
- Texas study contradicts “litigation explosion”

Summer 2005 – Volume 6, Issue 3

Medical Malpractice
- Problem Physicians
What’s wrong with “tort reform”?
- The real meaning of “tort reform”: taking away the legal rights of American families.
- Lawbreaker protection
- Wrongdoer defense
- Unprotected victims
Red-light runners
- A taxi driver
- Trucker
A civil justice system myth
- Myth
- Fact
Car power-window safety
- Window entrapment
For your safety
- Recalled product roundup
Flu vaccine shortage and so-called “frivolous” lawsuits
Asbestosis lawsuits
- To the editor
Preventable medical errors
Vioxx

Spring 2005 - Volume 6, Issue 2 Special Edition

Your rights under attack
- If this tragedy happened to you…
- Limitation of Damages
Tort “reform”
America has no real litigation crisis
- America’s civil justice system is working for you
- A phony crisis
- Compensation limits
What if you were injured on the job?
- How would the insurance industry treat you?
Profits versus people
- Why corporations want to limit damage awards
- Here are the facts:
- Why they attack
Here is how insurance companies…
- …want to take away your family’s rights…want to keep making
  windfall profits…want taxpayers to subsidize their bottom lines
What the health-care and insurance industries want to hide
Too many patients are victims of medical errors
Patient safety problems are epidemic
Here is how every one of us can protect our rights
How you can learn more…

Winter 2004/2005 - Volume 6, Issue 1

The truth about the civil justice system in America
Unaccompanied minors
- Travel problems
Trial by jury
Litigation explosion?
- What litigation explosion?
Con artists and the elderly
- Life insurance scam
Auto accident Fraud
- Protect yourself
Government liability
- When health inspections fail
Propane Safety
- Negligent installation

Fall 2004 - Volume 5, Issue 4

Report refutes malpractice insurance "crisis"
HMO's and patient care
- When an HMO plan errs
Manufacturing, employment, and injuries
Home Warranties
Medical technology and premature babies
- When errors occur
Referrals
Register today
- Each vote counts a lot. Yours will too.

Summer 2004 - Volume 5, Issue 3

Fire-loss claims
Medical-injury caps
Fraudulent
Housing discrimination
Seat Belts Save Lives
Workplace injuries and equipment design
- Worker Fatality
Legal Dictionary
Secret settlements
Hide the Money
Register to Vote
- How to register
Careless Driving

Spring 2004 - Volume 5, Issue 2

Successful 2003 at MMMPA
"UM" coverage-Don't leave home without it
Hormone Therapy-Troubling Research Findings
If you slip and fall
Carpet Hides Drain
Auto Accidents-Seven slip-ups
Workplace Injuries-Workers' Compensation not always enough
Injury Sources
Child Day Care
Ephedra Dangers

Winter 2003/04 -Volume 5, Issue 1

Season's Greetings!
What is tort Reform... really?
America's nursing Crisis
Check Fraud
Brokerage Firm-"Full Disclosure"
Municipal Bond Recommendation
Profiles in Family Bravery
DUI Q & A
Mandatory Arbitration
Service Contract
Premises Liability
- Trip and Fall
- Hotel Shooting
Preterm Labor
- Hospital Liability
Have a Safe Holiday

Volume 4

Fall 2003 - Volume 4, Issue 4

Frivolous Lawsuits Legends-Just plain bunk
Class Actions and the Internet
Claims/Cases
Pharmacists' Errors
A Misfiled Prescription
Workplace Violence
The Employment Manual
Pregnancy Discrimination
Credit Report Errors
When Agencies Err
Oral vs. Written Contracts
Nursing-home Grading
Whiplash Injury
How to Select an Attorney

Spring 2003 - Volume 4, 2nd Edition - Issue 3

Medical Malpractice--What editorials are saying
What if it were you?
Our Martindale-Hubbell's rating
Contingency fees- Helpful & valuable
Valve-Added client service
What caused this accident?
Safety-check failure
Negligent Hiring
Legal Dictionary
Asbestos update
Asbestos Industry Seeks Protection
Unreasonable dangers
For your safety
CPSC Chair Speaks Out
Your rights are in danger
Whiplash Injury
How to Select an Attorney

Spring 2003 - Volume 4, Issue 2

The Medical Malpractice Insurance Situation
Terrorism
Trial lawyers respond
A recent award in a pending case
Our Goal…An Effective lawyer-client relationship
For Your Safety…Recalled product roundup
Seniors and falls
A resident’s fall
Legal Lexicon
The ABCD's of skin miles
Allergies and anaphylaxis
Fast times at Monsees, Miller

Winter 2002/2003 - Volume 4, Issue 1

Insurers responsible for medical malpractice “crisis”
An HHS study gets it all wrong
Child Day Care
Be Vigilant
Attorney-Client Privilege
Legal Lexicon
Heart Health
For your Safety
Ongoing cardiac care
Eldercare
When care fails
Asbestos update
If you are concerned
Childbirth injuries
Cerebral palsy
Lawsuit Q & A

Volume 3

Fall 2002 - Volume 3, Issue 4

America’s medical malpractice crisis
Client Service
Employee rights
When employers disregard rights
Oral Cancer Screenings
Dental and Medical negligence
Why people trip and fall
Anatomy of a trip and fall
Restaurant Playgrounds
Protecting children from burns
Disability Insurance
Why trial lawyers help others
When insurers balk
Summer 2002 - Volume 3, Issue 3

Trial Lawyers Care
Fire Safety
A Renter’s Case
Workers’ Compensation
Suspicious Mail
What is Loss of Consortium?
What Mail Should you Suspect?
What Should You Do With Suspicious Mail?
Know your heart risk factors
Auto breakdown?
You always need a witness
Auto Accident?
Hazardous medical products

Spring 2002 - Volume 3, Issue 2

Why has our name changed?
Medical Errors
Our Martindale-Hubbell rating
How can you select a good doctor?
Americans and their courts
Testing the waters-MTBE warning
Medical examinations and privacy
Invasion of privacy
All-terrain vehicle safety
Parental supervision
Save Your Breath
Lung Disease
Insurance Fraud and the Elderly
Advocates for the Elderly
Playground Safety
Injured Children
Beware Toxic Mold

Winter 2001/2002 - Volume 3, Issue 1

Safe toy shopping
Choking guide
Season's Greetings
Our Martindale-Hubbell rating
Driving under the influence
Senior Scams
Living Trusts
Education Scholarships
Bank examiners
Red Light Running
Pedestrians beware
A jury Decides
Natural gas safety
When utilities err
Second Medical opinions
Failure to Diagnose
Who's tougher? Juries or Judges
Neonatal intensive care
NICU negligence
Dot.com law
Have a safe holiday
Faulty fire extinguisher

Volume 2

Fall 2001 - Volume 2, Issue 4

Your referrals make the Difference
Drive and talk safely
A criminal Case
Our Martindale-Hubbell rating
When dieting, stay healthy
Diet products
Air Travel caution-Blood clot threat
Medication side effects
Inform your doctor
Tire safety
The Ford/Firestone Recall
Smart tires
Home improvement contracts
Hotel security and safety
A damaging slip and fall
For your Safety-Recalled product roundup
Hip replacement appliance recall-Sulzer Orthopedics

Summer 2001 - Volume 2, Issue 3

Movin' on up
Auto Recalls
An engineer's calculations
Safe pesticide use
Pesticide exposure on the job
Legal Lexicon
Amicus curiae
Certiorari
Exparte
Quid pro quo
Res ipsa loquitur
Negligent auto repairs
The wrong brake pads
Big Truck Safety
For Your Safety-Recalled product roundup
Your rights in truck accidents
Victories for insurance consumers

Spring 2001 - Volume 2, Issue 2

Rezulin Recall-A Medication's hazardous history
Credit Card Smarts
Interest rate changes
Safe Braking Distances
Rear-end collisions
Legal Lexicon
For Your Safety-Recalled Product Roundup
Your Family's eyes deserve the best
A detached retina
Do you have enough auto insurance?
Protect yourself
Ten questions to ask the lawyer

Winter 2000/2001 - Volume 2, Issue 1

No-Fault Insurance Update-The Fault with a New England Journal of Medicine Report
Legal Lexicon
Buying a Used Car
Homework
More Digging
Going Further
For Your Safety-Recalled product roundup
Social Security and Medicare changes for 2000
Funeral Planning
Coping with Chronic Pain
Fibromyalgia
Construction injuries
Auto accident repairs