Missouri Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Based on a ksdk.com article, the Illinois Department of Transportation declared on September 29, 2009 that the Martin Luther King. Jr. Bridge will be entirely closed for up to 12 days starting on October 12, 2009. A representative of Illinois’ Department of Transportation stated that the construction project was initiated by a recent road safety evaluation conducted on the bridge. While the bridge is off-limits to commuters in both Illinois and Missouri, the article stated that the following work will be done:

• A concrete barrier will be placed in the middle of the bridge to divide oncoming traffic.


• Guard rails will be redone.


• The bridge will be re-striped.


• Four lanes along the bridge will be rearranged into three lanes.

Although some residents greatly rely on the bridge as a part of their every day commute, developing a new itinerary is definitely worth the efforts that will be made to help reduce the risk of head-on collisions on the MLK Bridge. It is possible for the repaired bridge to open sooner than expected if weather conditions prove to be non-threatening. Taking note that the contractor of the operation gets a $50,000 bonus for each day the bridge opens early, let us hope that this incentive does not cause any work to be rushed and therefore improperly carried-out.

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There’s nothing some people enjoy more than being out on the water in a boat, enjoying the sights and the company of friends. But what happens if someone is injured while on another person’s boat or even worse, goes missing from falling overboard? Most boat-owners and adventurous riders know that a boat’s owner and operator have the responsibility and legal duty to exercise a substantial degree of care to help keep passengers and other boaters safe from harm. When boating accidents occur, whether in the form of a sinking incident, a collision with another watercraft, or even a slip and fall accident onboard, severe injuries can result as a consequence.

In the most serious of boating accidents cases, like a recent incident in Mississippi, wrongful death can occur. According to a wkrg.com article, a boat’s fishing tower was too high to clear the Popps Ferry Bridge. As the boat attempted to pass underneath the bridge, the boat owner was hit and fell overboard as the tower was knocked down. It wasn’t until hours later that his body was found in Biloxi’s Back Bay. Four other passengers who were on the boat at the time of the accident did not suffer injuries and were rescued by passing boaters, according to the article.

Boating accidents can occur for a variety of reasons, and in this particular case, the boat operator may not have been paying attention and failed to realize in time that the fishing tower would not make it under the bridge. Although this accident took place in Mississippi, driver inattention and reckless operation of boats can be some of the most common causes of boating accidents in the state of Missouri.

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A kansascity.com story reported that Missouri Governor Staff members claimed that they didn’t know about a dangerously high E. Coli contamination in the Lake of the Ozarks this last spring, when in fact, at least one Governor aide was aware of the bacterium presence as early as 24 hours after detection. According to an interview given to state Senate investigators during the week of September 14, 2009, the aide told a senior adviser on May 29th about the E. Coli contamination. The interview also revealed that the official did not want to make public the high E. coli levels before she had an analysis on why the levels were so high or until she could explain the situation more accurately.

This information is the complete opposite of what the governor’s staff has been telling the public since July. In denying the public the truth, these government officials put the well-being of swimmers and those who consume fish caught in the lake at risk of ingesting E. coli bacterium. Since July, the Governor’s staff has been telling the media that they did not know about the issue until at least June 23, according to the story.

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The recent bust of a horrific dog fighting operation at a suburban Chicago day care has left many parents and members of the community shocked and outraged. According to a huffingtonpost.com article, a total of ten children were being watched when police arrived at the Maywood day care home. Three people were arrested and nine dogs were rescued. The article referred to the following statement of a Sheriff involved in the dog fighting bust: "Kids were playing on a swing set just 10 feet away from a vicious fighting dog and blood-stained floors…to be engaged in this sort of activity is disturbing enough, but to take a chance with anybody's children is reprehensible."

Although the day care owner has denied having any involvement with the dog fighting, one of the three people arrested is a relative of the day care owner. Being referred to as one of the “most gruesome” dog fighting operations that has ever been discovered, it is a miracle that no children have been injured due to a dog bite from the vicious fighting that took place on the premises of the day care center.

As disturbing as this incident is, and even though it is a bit out-of-the-ordinary, it is important for parents to be aware of such occurrences because the safety of their children could be similarly jeopardized. A parent or legal guardian should always research a prospective day care center and should strongly consider observing how the center operates before allowing their child to attend.

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It may seem a bit out of the ordinary to Missouri residents to hear that a workers’ compensation board in Indiana is requiring an employer to cover an employee’s weight loss surgery. However, there are elements to the story that support such a decision. According to a usatoday.com report, the employee, who is a cook, suffered a painful back injury after being hit by a freezer door during a shift. The board concluded that the 380-pound employee’s back surgery would prove ineffective unless he underwent a weight loss procedure first.

Although it is true that the employer was overweight before he injured his back while at work, he gained more weight as a result of the injury. In addition to covering the cost of the back operation, the man’s employer will now have to pay for a lap-band weight reduction surgery that could cost $20,000 to $25,000. Needless to say, this case has raised alarm among businesses that may face such costly claims in the future. The decision also brings up the question of whether or not employers will resist hiring workers with health conditions that could potentially cost their companies a lot of money if a work accident happens to take place.

Employers are responsible for the safety and well-being of employees and are expected to create and maintain a safe working environment to help prevent injury or harm from plaguing workers at any time. When employers fail to uphold the responsibility of properly training employees or neglect to properly check the condition of working environments, serious consequences can result from work-related injuries.

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No one ever expects that tragedy will take its toll on our loved ones. Birth injuries can be some of the most challenging calamities for new parents to endure, with no mention of the physical or mental conditions the child will have to face for the rest of his or her life. These injuries are painful enough on their own, but knowing that a medical professional caused such a birth defect has the potential of adding even more grief.

According to the State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, approximately 1 in 33 infants in the U.S. are brought into this world with a birth defect and almost 6,000 babies die during their first 12 months. It was also noted that the medical costs to treat and provide care for such birth defects amount to around $2 billion a year.

Of course, parents want their child to receive proper and adequate care for a serious condition, whether it is a brain injury, spinal injury, or other birth defect or injury. And children who have suffered such catastrophic injuries deserve the highest standard of medical treatment. Fortunately, with the assistance of an experienced St. Louis birth defect attorney, compensation to help pay for such treatment may be obtained from negligent medical professionals who are responsible for causing the birth injury.

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A total of four people were injured when a Toyota Tundra truck crossed the centerline on Missouri Route 52 and collided with a Chevrolet 1500 truck traveling in the opposite direction. The 51-year-old male driver of the Tundra was taken to Lake Regional Hospital, while the 25-year-old female driver of the Chevy 1500 was taken to the University of Missouri-Columbia. Passengers involved in the crash were also taken to medical facilities. Conditions of all drivers involved were not made available.

The newstribune.com article did mention one detail that all motorists should be made aware of. Only one of the passengers was wearing a seatbelt. While it has not been reported whether injuries sustained during this accident are life-threatening, it can certainly be speculated that not wearing a seatbelt increases the degree of a person’s injury.

Motor vehicle accidents on Missouri roads and highways can be devastating. If large trucks are involved, motorists must take advantage of every safety precaution they can in order to lessen the likelihood of severe injury. Reckless driving practices put all motorists on the road at risk of sustaining injury, and such careless behavior is representative of negligent action on the part of the at-fault driver. A skilled Missouri auto accident lawyer can help those injured in such incidents hold negligent drivers liable for their injuries and any property damage.

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According to recent reports, new legislation in Illinois will reverse a state law regarding how fast truck drivers are allowed to travel. The new law will reverse a previous law that prohibited truck drivers from traveling faster than 55 miles per hour. This new legislation raises the question of whether more truck accidents will occur if such large vehicles are allowed to drive at higher speeds. While passenger vehicles traveling at excessive speeds are certainly dangerous, semi-trucks and big-rigs doing so are certainly recipes for disaster.

Instances of truck accidents are certainly not new, and may in fact not end up being more problematic than they have been in the past, but it still seems counterintuitive for any state government to adopt legislation that permits any vehicle to travel at higher rates of speed. Faster speeds will ultimately lead to more instances of vehicular accident injury and increase the likelihood of wrongful death. AAA and other highway safety advocates argue that a uniform speed limit will only lead to deadlier traffic accidents. Truck drivers and higher truck speed limit advocates argue that the safest possible conditions for vehicular traffic must always dictate vehicles traveling at the same rate of speed, and that trucks that are forced to drive at a slower rate than passenger cars are nothing more than targets waiting to get hit.

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It was recently reported by newstribune.com that a 35-year-old motorist was injured when his truck rolled over several times. The Gravois Mills man was traveling on Route RA in Camden County when he lost control of his 2004 Dodge 2500 truck. It was reported that the man was traveling at a high rate of speed and was unable to make a turn, forcing his vehicle off the road and causing it to overturn multiple times.

Thankfully, the man was treated for his injuries and was soon released from the hospital. It was also reported that the man was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident, which could also help explain why he didn’t sustain serious injury. However, it should be noted that, while the man did take at least one safety precaution into account, he did not consider the tendency that large trucks have to rollover. In this particular incident, no other motorists were involved. However, all it takes is for one motorist driving a truck or other large vehicle to disregard vehicle limitations and cause an accident that is capable of affecting the lives of numerous other motorists.

When vehicles are more susceptible to rollover, motorists operating those vehicles are obligated to exercise safe driving practices. While it should be considered common sense that all motorists take not only their own safety into account at all times, but the safety of others as well, it is an all-too-often occurrence that reckless driver behavior results in injury, property damage, and, in the most tragic of cases, death.

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An unusual story published on kmov.com details the story of a 17 year old who was injured in his school bus. Despite the fact that most school bus accidents that result in injuries involve collisions, this one involved assault. The student was physically attacked by both a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old onboard a bus heading to Belleville West High School on the morning of September 14, 2009. The two alleged attackers have been suspended from school for causing the victim to suffer bruises and cuts on his face; he was fortunate not to have suffered a more serious injury.

This bus attack has prompted the concern of many parents regarding the safety of their children when traveling to and from school on buses. The transportation company, First Student, which monitors buses for Belleville West and East, stated that the driver followed company policy when the attacks started. Until the case of the violent bus attack is resolved, the driver is on leave.

Although this incident did not involve a collision, bus accidents in Missouri and Illinois are responsible for many injuries on an annual basis, and in the most severe of cases, wrongful death. Drivers have the responsibility to exercise extreme caution when operating their vehicle, not only for their own safety, but for the safety of others on the road as well. In examining this specific bus incident, a collision could have resulted if the driver had been distracted by the attack on the bus and thus unable to pull over safely; however, fortunately, this was not the case.

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Pedestrian accidents can cause some of the most serious injuries seen in auto accidents, posing a tremendous and unfortunate risk of wrongful death, especially when vehicles traveling at high speeds are involved. The impact of a pedestrian either hitting concrete, the vehicle itself, or any other object near or on the road or sidewalk, can be enough to inflict catastrophic head injuries, spinal injuries, and other severe injuries.

A recent pedestrian accident has sadly taken the life of an 83-year-old man in St. Louis. According to reports, the elderly man stepped in front of a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old young man who was traveling on Virginia Avenue around noon on September 14, 2009. The elderly man hit the windshield of the car after being struck and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

It is not known at this time whether the teenage driver will be charged for the pedestrian’s death; however, police were reported as saying that they didn’t expect such charges to be filed. Fortunately, the driver stayed at the scene of the auto accident and cooperated with police, otherwise, circumstances for facing charges may have been different. Some may argue that one of the causes of this auto accident was driver inexperience in addition to other feasible factors.

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According to a recent report, a single-vehicle car accident that occurred in Missouri, on Monday, July 27, 2009, along Interstate 44, claimed the life of a 23-year-old man from Dallas, Texas. The tragic death increased the number of 2009 auto accident fatalities in the Troop D area of Southwest Missouri to 59. What is staggering to imagine is that this calculation only relates to a portion of Missouri, thus leaving higher numbers of traffic deaths for the state.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the decedent lost control of his 1991 Voyager minivan when he was headed east on I-44. He was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle slid off the right side of the road and struck a tree, catching fire. It is not known at this time whether the victim was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident.

Based on a 2007 traffic crash statistic report conducted by the Missouri Department of Transportation for accidents that occurred on Missouri’s State Highway System, there were 14 total fatalities and 196 injuries resulting from auto accidents where the vehicle ran off the road. There are many factors such as dangerous road conditions, a stalled auto, an animal or object in the road, or threatening weather conditions, that can cause a driver to lose control of his or her vehicle and be forced to leave the road. The families of victims killed in auto accidents would be well advised to seek counsel from a skilled St. Louis auto accident lawyer if they believe a negligent driver was responsible for the accident and wrongful death.

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St. Louis County’s upcoming election in November will determine whether or not a 0.1-cent sales tax will be implemented, which according to a recent report, would raise nearly $13.6 million a year to finance an upgraded program for advanced emergency communications systems. This money would also go towards equipment to determine the location of those in distress or those reporting an accident via cell phone, and an improved siren system for police and firefighter vehicles. Already putting efforts into action, supporters and organizers of the sales tax have created a campaign committee and have begun raising money.

Whether or not the program will receive enough votes is yet to be determined. After being involved in an accident, whether it is a car accident, motorcycle accident, or truck accident, many drivers aren’t sure what their precise location is. This issue may be enough incentive to make citizens want the 28 emergency 911 centers in St. Louis County upgraded so that dispatches can easily determine the position of callers with cell phones.

The campaign’s slogan is, “If we cannot find you, we cannot save you.” For more information about the campaign and the program, visit www.citizensfore911.org.

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Assigning fault in an auto, motorcycle, truck, or car accident, can often be a challenging task. All drivers have the responsibility to operate their vehicle with the utmost care and caution. When accidents occur due to speeding or other reckless driving behavior, the consequences can be quite severe and altogether unfortunate.

A recent article reported that a motorcycle accident in St. Louis took place in front of Oakville High School; fortunately, no students were injured. However, the cyclist suffered serious injuries but was said to be in stable condition at the hospital where he is receiving treatment. According to officials, the motorcyclist was apparently speeding and passing vehicles along the shoulder right before he collided with a pick-up truck, which was making a legal turn. No one in the truck suffered injury. It has not yet been determined whether or not the motorcyclist will face charges.

Many motorcycle accidents are caused by drivers other than the cyclist, mainly due to car and truck drivers not always checking their blind spots or rear view mirrors before changing lanes or merging. In the event that a motorcyclist suffers injuries as a direct result of another driver’s negligence, he or she may be able to seek compensation for pain and suffering, medical treatment, and other expenses associated with the injury.

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According to a story on stltoday.com, a large church van overturned in an accident that left 16 people injured in Hollister, Missouri. Of the 16 injured passengers, 13 were treated and later released with only minor injuries. One accident victim was airlifted to a Springfield area hospital, while two other victims were driven to Springfield area hospitals. There is no update on the condition of the remaining three victims.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash, but suspect that slippery road conditions may have contributed to the incident. The auto accident in Missouri occurred at the bottom of a hill, and apparently resulted when the van crossed the center line, went off road, and then proceeded to crash into Kohler Creek. While inclement weather can certainly play a significant factor in causing a traffic accident, it is not the only danger that drivers of 15-passenger vans face.

Vans have a relatively high center of gravity to begin with, and their propensity for rolling over is considerably greater than nearly all over vehicles on the road. Factor in the shifting combined weight of passengers, especially since seatbelt usage may not be deemed a requirement by passengers, and the likelihood of a van rolling over is even greater. In any event, manufacturers of 15-passenger vans need to accept accountability for their shoddily designed vehicles.

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A recent article reported that a 48-year-old woman riding on the back of her husband’s motorcycle was killed in a Missouri motorcycle crash near Doniphan on Route 21. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the accident was caused by a deer in the road that was struck by the motorcycle, which consequently was forced off the road and overturned. The Harley-Davidson was being driven by the woman’s 51-year old husband, who was seriously injured and flown to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee for treatment.

Riding a motorcycle can be an exhilarating experience, but being exposed on a bike makes a rider and passenger more vulnerable to the many dangers associated with a vehicle accident. No one can say if the accident above could have been prevented considering that the motorcyclist only had a short amount of time to react with the deer suddenly in the road. This incident is a reminder to all of us, motorcyclists, car owners, and truck drivers alike, that it only takes a second for some unforeseen hazard to pose a risk to us while traveling, which is why our undivided attention must be, at all times, on both the road and the vehicles that surround us.

According to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s 2007 traffic crash statistics, there was a total of 1,395 motorcycle, scooter, and moped accidents in which there were 61 fatalities and 1,306 injuries. Injuries from a motorcycle collision may include broken bones, leg and arm fractures, brain injury, spinal injury, internal organ injury and damage, lacerations and bruises.

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Carrollcountynews.com recently reported that a 75-year-old motorcyclist from Missouri was killed in Arkansas when his motorcycle collided head-on with a pickup truck. The accident occurred on Highway 23 when the 22-year-old driver of the truck crossed the centerline and struck the motorcycle. According to law enforcement officials, charges are pending against the truck driver who was injured in the crash.

Road conditions that day were dry, the motorcyclist was wearing his helmet, and even the driver of the truck was wearing his seatbelt. While the truck driver was injured after his vehicle rolled over, the motorcyclist lost his life. Tragically, it only takes one minor mistake for a life to be lost. While the outcome of the accident could have been prevented if the truck driver had simply remained in his traffic lane, it is an unfortunate fact that reckless driving habits take the lives of motorists throughout the U.S., Missouri included.

Motorcyclists are particularly susceptible to serious injury for the simple fact that they are not protected within the framing of an automobile. Therefore, it is absolutely critical that all motorists refrain from driving at excessive speeds. It is also important for motorists to take necessary precautions at intersections and safely proceed around bends in the road. Truck drivers in particular, being at the helm of large and powerful vehicles, need to exercise proper caution in order to prevent catastrophic accidents from occurring.

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According to a recent report, on Wednesday, July 29, a 5-year-old boy crossing the street was struck and killed by a car going 10-15 mph. Apparently the young boy was in a hurry to catch up with some of his friends when he was hit. Police are ruling this incident an accident and the driver of the vehicle is not facing charges at this time. What concerns law enforcement, however, is why the young child was unsupervised in the first place. The pedestrian accident in Missouri occurred at 7:45 pm along Livingston Avenue in St. Ann.

The Missouri Department of Transportation’s 2007 traffic crash report indicates that there were 42 fatalities and 240 injures in pedestrian accidents in Missouri. That means that out of all the fatal traffic accidents in the state, 11.3% involved pedestrian deaths. On a more positive note however, the study reported that pedestrian fatalities decreased 18% during the one year period of 2007 to 2006.

Considering that 76% of pedestrian fatalities and 43.5% of pedestrian injuries in 2007 took place during the hours of darkness, both pedestrians and drivers have a serious responsibility to use extreme caution and awareness when traveling. If you are walking at night, remember to avoid wearing dark clothing and do not trust that a vehicle’s driver sees you.

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A ksmu.org story recently reported on Missouri’s 4th annual 340 Kayak and Boat Race, an event that provides a definite physical challenge for competitors who must be ready to face just about anything. It is expected that some participating rowers will drop out before the race reaches it end, partially due to the elements taking a harsh turn in the form of six foot waves, or fatigue and heat exhaustion settling in on weary competitors. According to the report, one competitor said he stopped racing because he was dehydrated and started to hallucinate.

The longest non-stop river race in the world began on Monday, August 3, 2009 and ended Friday, August 7, 2009. While making their journey across the Missouri River from Kansas City to St. Charles, the competing kayakers are required to make designated stops at checkpoints to take a break and replenish supplies, and even risk being disqualified if they fail to be at the checkpoints at the required designated time.

Even experienced kayakers and boaters are not immune to the numerous dangers associated with recreational activity on the lakes of Missouri. As the intense 340 Kayak and Boat Race demonstrates, even those who spend months training for a physical event risk suffering from dehydration, heat exhaustion, and the unpredictably of the water and weather.

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The fifth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” reveals a vast amount of information regarding America’s 200 largest cities and their collision frequency to determine which cities have the safest drivers. According to an article, the news isn’t great for Illinois. One of the Allstate data sections related to cities with more than one million residents, which included Chicago, Illinois. The report stated that drivers are more likely than the national average to experience a collision in U.S. cities with a population above one million. Chicago was listed as 170th in this category, making drivers 37.6% more likely to be in a collision compared to the national average. Phoenix ranked highest in this category as the safest large city for commuters.

Senior vice president of Allstate’s Claim Organization reasons that human error is the biggest cause of accidents throughout the nation and that it is “vital for us to educate drivers across the country on the importance of being tolerant and attentive behind the wheel.” As personal injury attorneys who handle auto accident cases in Illinois and Missouri, we couldn’t agree more.

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Defective products can have quite devastating effects on trusting users, and these consequences are even more tragic regarding products that parents rely on for their infant’s use. The recent reports of Simplicity bassinets causing the death of two infants in two separate events are unnerving in that the Consumer Product Safety Commission warned against the risks of this product just a little over a year ago.

The risk associated with Simplicity bassinets has to do with metal bars that are separated a greater distance from each other than is permitted by federal requirements. Additionally, the bassinets can create risk of entrapment and death when the Velcro-fastened material over the metal bars is not accurately handled. These risks were the direct cause of death of a 6-month-old girl in Texas in January 2009 who became trapped between the exposed bars of the bassinet.

As a result of the above incident and the death of a 2-month-old girl in Georgia who was suffocated after becoming caught in the bassinet’s fabric in September 2008, all Simplicity bassinets that were manufactured before May 18, 2008 have been recalled in addition to some other bassinets that are sold under the Graco brand and some with a Winnie the Pooh design.
Despite the controversy over the death of innocent infants, another heated subject in relation to these defective products is the fact that too great of a time was allowed between the deaths and the recall’s second announcement. The chairmen of the safety commission stated the following in a report: "We want to step up in the future our education and advocacy so that consumers are better informed," she said.

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An article in the LA Times brings some vital points to the forefront of consumer concern regarding recent food recalls due to salmonella, E. coli, and listeria contamination. In the last two months, certain products (romaine lettuce, cilantro, ground beef, Anaheim peppers, granola nut clusters, alfalfa sprouts and many nonfat dry milk featured products) listed on the FDA’s website have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. These recalls bring back unpleasant memories of the many peanut product recalls from earlier this year and leaves consumers wondering what is being done to monitor salmonella contamination.

The House passed the Food Safety Enhancement Act last month, which creates greater FDA regulatory powers to help improve the nation’s food supply by increased authority over recalls, regulation of how crops are raised and harvested, food manufacturer inspections, quarantine of a geographic area, warrantless searches of business records, and the ability to create a more effective way to trace food-borne illness. As of now, the FDA has introduced guidelines for the safety and protection of tomatoes, melons, and leafy greens against contamination. In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is said to increase inspections of ground beef components to help protect consumers against E. coli contamination.

It is an unfortunate reality that food borne illnesses in Missouri and throughout the nation affect a large amount of people each year. What’s even more unfortunate is that proving the origin and cause of food borne illness can be extremely difficult.

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