Regardless of social distancing, transferring children is considered essential and you should continue following your current physical custody arrangement unless you and the other parent agree to an alternative plan or a judge changes the order. Denying visitation...
As COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, continues to spread and affect many matters of life for millions of Americans, the Missouri courts are also experiencing certain changes in their operations. Local stay-at-home orders and the closure of businesses and public...
If you’re injured in a car accident, you may be able to sue the person at fault to recoup damages for your injuries. But what if the person who hit you doesn’t have insurance? As long as you have your own insurance, you will have a form of coverage called “uninsured...
Sevastianos and Rogers Secure $1.3 Million Settlement for Family of Grandmother Killed in Drag-Race A settlement of $1,325,000 was reached just days before a St. Louis County jury was set to begin trial. The case involved the death of a grandmother of five and friend...
Kirk Zimmerman, 60, was accused of the murder of his former spouse Pamela Zimmerman, 53, in November 2014. The five-week long trial in Bloomington, IL saw testimony from 60 witnesses from both the prosecution and defense. John Rogers of Rogers Sevastianos and Bante,...
Fighting Back in Your National Collegiate Trust Lawsuit Records show that students across the country may be sued for debt they no longer owed, by companies they never even borrowed from or by creditors that lacked the legal standing to sue in the first place. Put...
Attorney Noel Sevastianos of Rogers Sevastianos and Bante, LLP recently won a wrongful death lawsuit in Missouri for the parents of Brian Strothkamp Jr., who lost their son due to the fatal injuries he sustained as a result of his attempt to escape police custody. In...
A new phenomenon has hit the streets of St. Louis. You’ve probably noticed the hard-to-miss lime green scooters parked on street corners, propped up against buildings, and discarded in the middle of sidewalks. These are Lime-S Electric Scooters manufactured by Lime, a...
Attorney Joe Bante recently won an appeal in front of the Illinois Supreme Court. In November 2016, Judge Scott Drazewski ruled that motions containing potentially sensitive information about Kirk Zimmerman should be sealed in his criminal defense case. Zimmerman,...
There is a quote about the justice system: the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine. The quote is meant to convey that the justice system may take a long time to reach a result, but they eventually will reach the right result in all cases. That...