Category: Personal Injury
-
Kansas City Personal Injury Attorneys Discuss: How Safe Are Your Children This Summer?
The school year is almost complete. This is great news for children, but can leave many parents scrambling to find safe activities to keep their children occupied all summer long. Fortunately, many area churches and youth organizations offer both day and overnight camps. These camps promise plenty of fun and exciting adventures for kids of…
-
Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorney Reports: Could Caps on Non-Economic Damages Return to Missouri?
If you have never been involved in a personal injury or medical malpractice case, you may be unfamiliar with the types of damages a person may receive. In these types of cases, there are two main types of damages: economic and non-economic damages. Specifically, economic damages refer tfo lost wages, loss of future income, medical…
-
Kansas City Personal Injury Attorneys Answer Frequently Asked Questions about Nursing Home Abuse
As our nation’s population ages, more and more people are faced with the decision of how to care for their elderly parents. While some families opt to care their loved ones in their own home, for many people, meeting the needs of an elderly parent can be too much. Making the decision to put a…
-
Kansas City Products Liability Attorney Asks: Is a Recalled Product Lurking Underneath Your Christmas Tree?
Christmas shopping. Some people love it while others loathe it. One reason, people dislike Christmas shopping is because it can be quite nerve-wracking. The hunt to find the right gift for the right person can be time consuming and maddening. But in the end, one way or another, the shopping must come to a close…
-
Kansas City Motorists: Safe Driving Tips for Your Thanksgiving Travels
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend, which starts the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and goes through the Sunday after the holiday, is considered by most travel experts to be the busiest days of the year to be on the road. Last year, more than 38 million people were expected to travel over 50 miles from home via automobile…
-
Kansas City Parents: Is Your Child Safe from Product Recalls?
Turn on the radio or television, or flip through a newspaper and you will see over and over again, product recalls. As a parent, imagining that your child could be seriously injured or even killed from playing with a toy or being placed in a stroller is terrifying. But the truth of the matter is…
-
Be Careful in and Around Work Zones to Avoid Personal Injuries
All across America, summer is associated with road work. The highways, bridges, and local streets that get us where we need to go require constant repairs and maintenance in order to keep them in good condition. Of course, summertime is a time when our nation’s roads are busier than ever, as individuals and families make…
-
What Happens During a Kansas Personal Injury Case?
Many people who are considering filing Kansas personal injury lawsuits wonder how long their case will take because they would like to know when they will recover for the damages that they have experienced. Many potential plaintiffs have a stack of medical bills which are beginning to pile up. Some prospective plaintiffs are missing work…
-
Missouri Personal Injury Attorneys Discuss What You Need to Know About Settlement Offers
When you experience any kind of personal injury, whether from an automobile accident, medical malpractice, a defective product, or something else, it is likely that you will receive a settlement offer from an insurance company shortly after you get hurt. While you may be tempted to accept the offer right away because you anticipate having…
-
Wrong-way Drivers Cause Serious Accidents in Missouri
In the last few weeks, two serious wrong-way crashes in Missouri have claimed the lives of several people. The first one happened on Highway 65, near the intersection of James River Freeway in Springfield, Missouri early on the morning of March 17, 2014. The wrong-way driver was traveling in a yellow GMC Canyon pick-up. Other…