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The McDonald’s Hot Coffee Case: What Actually Happened, and Why Tort Reform Gets It Wrong
Stella Liebeck became the national punchline for “frivolous lawsuits.” The real story is the best argument against tort reform I know.
14 hrs ago
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Rob Schmittgens
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7 Insurance Company Tactics They Don’t Want You to Know About
A St. Louis injury lawyer’s inside look at the insurance adjuster’s playbook, and how to protect your claim in Missouri and Illinois
Oct 2
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Rob Schmittgens
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September 2026
How Not to Cross-Examine a Witness: Five Lessons from the Hawks/Hawkeyes Hearing
A trial lawyer’s autopsy of Sen. Eric Schmitt’s questioning of Jack Smith, and what every lawyer (and juror) should take from it
Sep 30
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Rob Schmittgens
What Happens After You Sign With a Personal Injury Lawyer
Lawyers — and by extension, their clients — “hurry up and wait” a lot, which understandably leads to anxiety when nothing seems to be happening.
Sep 25
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Rob Schmittgens
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Hollywood Lawyer Tropes vs. What Actually Happens
Fact-checking Law & Order, Suits, and one of my favorite courtroom monologues of all time
Sep 15
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Rob Schmittgens
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The Jukebox, the Marine, and the Client Who Called Me Everything But My Name
A story about Dave Matthews Band, a complicated personal injury case, and what happens when someone finally decides to fight the right battle.
Sep 9
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Rob Schmittgens
Denny Hoskins’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, courtesy of the Missouri Supreme Court.
Sep 4
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Rob Schmittgens
Hi, I'm the Lawyer Who Actually Wants to Talk About This Stuff
Let’s get the awkward part out of the way: I’m a personal injury attorney, which usually means people ask me one of two things: (a) when am I getting…
Sep 3
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Rob Schmittgens
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