Criminal Law

• DUI/DWI
  There is still a $1,500,000 cap on punitive damages, if they are available for your injury. Punitive damages are not available in all cases and are intended to act as a deterrent to prevent the negligent party from committing the same transgression in the future. Drunk driving accident injuries, for example, may warrant punitive damages.
• Wrongful Death
  There is no cap on punitive damages for intent to harm cases, and only the negligent individual is subjected to punitive damages. Intent to harm cases usually involve a defendant causing an injury or wrongful death while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. (51-12-5.1 (f))
• Traffic Violations
  Missouri is a pure comparative fault state. What this essentially means is that if you’re found to be partially at fault your verdict settlement will be reduced by your percentage of culpability. For example, you could have been in an auto accident and it’s determined that even though the at-fault driver ran a red light and hit you that you were speeding at the time of the accident. If the court decides you were 15 percent responsible for the accident and you were awarded a $100,000 settlement, then you would only receive $85,000.
• Hit and Run
  We understand the stress and confusion that a car or other motor vehicle accident causes to victims and their families. We have spent years litigating motor vehicle accident cases, including head-on collisions and hit-and-run accidents, and have recovered millions of dollars for our clients.

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Our attorneys work tirelessly to make filing and obtaining Workers' Compensation benefits as seamless as possible for our clients.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  The sheer inconvenience of injuries isn’t the only problem facing people injured in car crashes, workplace accidents, slip and falls and other types of premises liability accidents. There’s also the matter of money.
• Property Damage
  Kanner & Pintaluga is an aggressive, ethical, and results-driven law firm committed to representing accident and property damage victims nationally. Our primary goal is to achieve the most favorable outcome for our clients, who have the absolute right to receive the maximum compensation for the injuries they sustained or for which they are entitled to so they are able to restore their property to its pre-loss condition.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Have you or a loved one been injured in an auto accident, workplace mishap, slip and fall or suffered any other type of accident in Missouri that resulted in a severe injury? Are you asking yourself what to do next? If your injury was caused by another person who was acting recklessly or negligently, you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit to recover compensation for your medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering. Call one of Kanner & Pintaluga’s Missouri personal injury law offices for a free, no-obligation case evaluation.
• Medical Malpractice
  Unlike some states that cap damages for personal injuries caused by medical malpractice, Illinois has no such laws. There was a time when Illinois had a cap on medical malpractice damages, but that cap was struck down by the state’s Supreme Court in 2010.
• Auto Accidents
• Dog Bites
  Dog bite laws in Illinois favor dog attack victims. In one bite states, dog owners can’t be held liable for injuries their pet causes if they can prove that the dog never had a previous history of aggressive or worrisome behavior that would lead them to suspect the dog was potentially dangerous. In a strict liability dog bite state, like Illinois, dog owners can be held liable the first time their dog bites someone.