Posted by Jason L. Call
The attorneys and team at Call & Gentry continue to hold informative town hall meetings throughout the state of Missouri. Call & Gentry continue to be hired by Missouri corn farmers to hold Syngenta accountable for its corporate irresponsibility robbing Missouri corn farmers of profits. We met several dedicated and loyal farmers in Northwest Missouri this week and …
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Tags: china, corn, farmers, gmo, syngentaPosted by Emily Fretwell
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. According to the Missouri Brain Injury Association, someone sustains a brain injury every 18 seconds! In Missouri, an estimated 118,000 individuals are living with a long-term disability due to brain injury. In an instant, your life or your loved one’s life can be catastrophically altered. Perhaps forever. People who suffer …
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Tags: brain injury, car accident, car crash, car wreck, life care plan, semi truck wreck, TBI, tractor trailer crashPosted by Chip Gentry
Founding member Jason L. Call was recently awarded an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale Hubbell after an exhaustive independent review. Jason’s AV Preeminent Rating is a testament to the fact that his peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ are an objective indicator of a lawyer’s high ethical …
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Tags: AV Preeminent Rating, AV Rated, Award, Martindale Hubbell Rating, Peer ReviewPosted by Jason L. Call
Insurance companies don’t like us. We have heard from defense counsel from time to time that the insurance company that hired them to defend the case doesn’t like us. What’s interesting, is we are nice people, incredibly involved in Jefferson City, volunteer our time, are active with our kids, and enjoy a large group of …
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Tags: claims, fraud, illusory, insurance, marketingPosted by Emily Fretwell
Paul T. Graham, of Counsel On Friday, June 19, 2015, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed Senate Bill 145 into law. This law requires health insurers to cover treatment for eating disorders in conformity with the Guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association. This law also expressly prohibits insurers from overemphasizing weight criterion. Thus, the new law keeps …
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Posted by Chip Gentry
According to information compiled by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, on average more than 50,000 people are injured or killed on Missouri roadways every year. In fact, someone is injured in a car crash in Missouri every 10.3 minutes. (MSHP Missouri Traffic Safety Compendium, 2011). The odds are that you or someone you care about …
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Tags: Car Accident; Personal InjuryPosted by Jason L. Call
If you have ever been a juror in a civil case where an insurance company was not a party to the suit, you probably didn’t hear a peep about insurance or whether or not the defendant would be saddled personally with the judgment. There is a simple reason for that: Missouri courts do not allow …
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Tags: collateral source, evidence, insurance, jury bias, missouri approved jury instruction, relevance, trialPosted by Emily Fretwell
Brandon was only 3 years old but he loved dogs. The family dog was Samson, a big, cuddly golden retriever who not only tolerated Brandon’s hugs and kisses, but also the occasional tail pull or misplaced step on a paw. Unfortunately, not all dogs are like Samson, and any dog, under the right circumstances, may …
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Posted by Chip Gentry
When married people can no longer live together, the typical reaction is to get a divorce. The problem with divorce is that it can create a whole set of new problems. Only a judge can dissolve a marriage.A judge can dissolve a marriage only in the context of a lawsuit. Once a lawsuit is filed, …
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Tags: Marital Trusts, Post-nuptialsPosted by Jason L. Call
We are proud of our team member Chip Gentry who was recently awarded an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale Hubbell after an exhaustive independent review from clients and other attorneys from across the country. Chip’s AV Preeminent Rating is a testament to the fact that his peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer …
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Tags: AV Preeminent Rating, Excellence, Lawyers.com, Martindale Hubbell, Peer Review