Injury Blog
Posted on Feb 14, 2012 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Filing a personal injury case in court and trying to a jury is a constitutional right in the State of Missouri. Section 14 of the Bill of Right in the Missouri Constitution says, "That the courts ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2012 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Oftentimes when we get a call about a new case, the potential client has already given a recorded statement to the potential defendant's insurance company. Cooperating with an insurance company is ...
Continue reading "The Insurer-Insured Privilege - (A Reason to Talk to an Attorney Before You Talk to the Insurance Company)" »
Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Personal injury cases can take a long time. I've blogged about it before, and it's always on my client's minds. One of the reasons why a personal injury case can take so long is because of ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Oftentimes you'll hear politicians rail against unelected judges and that there is a lack of accountability in the judicial system. However, these attacks miss the very purpose of the judiciary, ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Kansas City Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal injury accidents can exact a heavy financial toll on people and knowing when you can be compensated in your case is an important matter. Motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents , wrongful ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2012 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Oftentimes, we receive new client calls where the potential client went through a traumatic, scary, or embarrassing situation, but did not suffer a physical or economic injury as a result of someone ...
Continue reading "Law Suit "Must Haves"- A Compensable Injury" »
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
As a Kansas City personal injury attorney , I handle all of my cases on a contingency fee basis. Under this arrangement, my fee is collected at the end of the case, at the same time my clients get ...
Continue reading "What's Taking So Long?" »
Posted on Jun 22, 2011 By Matt Meyerkord
Apartments leases sometimes have clauses in them that try to limit or prohibit your rights to recover from your landlord in premises liability incidents in the common areas of your apartment complex. ...
Continue reading "Premises Liability and Waivers in Apartment Leases" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By The Meyerkord Law Firm of Kansas City
Last week, I blogged about jury selection in Missouri personal injury trials and its importance. After jury selection, the next important thing in a jury trial, and the next event in the trial, is ...
Continue reading "Jury Trials - Opening Statements" »
Posted on Jun 13, 2011 By The Meyerkord Law Firm of Kansas City
Jury selection, called voir dire, is probably the most important part of any Missouri personal injury jury trial. Jury selection is the part of the trial where you pick your jury from a panel of ...
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Posted on May 24, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
If your personal injury case is one of the few that can't settle, then you will have to have a trial to determine if the defendant is liable for your injuries and how much compensation you are ...
Continue reading "Jury Trials - The Basics" »
Posted on Apr 26, 2011 By Matt Meyerkord
I've blogged about the differences between workers' compensation cases and personal injury cases. In general, you can recover more money for your injuries in personal injury cases than workers' ...
Continue reading "Comp Claim Denied? You May Have a Personal Injury Case." »
Posted on Apr 15, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
What happens when your own insurance company denies your claim when your house is robbed, burned or otherwise damaged? What rights do you have to recover for your loss from your own insurance company? ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
The vast majority of personal injury cases settle before trial. Nearly as many settle even before a lawsuit is ever filed. Two of the most common ways cases are settled is mediation and arbitration. ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
In most Missouri personal injury cases, you should submit your medical bills to your own health insurance carrier as they are incurred. This is because the responsible party does not have an ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
If you are injured on the job in Missouri, the law says that your employer has the right to choose your doctor. Furthermore, the work restrictions the comp doctor gives you must be followed. So, if ...
Continue reading "Your Employer Has the Right to Choose Your Doctor When You’re Hurt at Work" »
Posted on Mar 1, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
In Missouri wrongful death cases, the people who can sue and share in any proceeds of such cases depend on the familial relationship with the decedent. Missouri statutes spell out the types of ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
A common question I hear in my Missouri workers' compensation cases is whether my client's employer can force him or her to take vacation or sick time when out of work because of a comp injury. All ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
Legislation is advancing in the Missouri Senate that would ban texting while driving. The bill would make texting while driving an infraction similar to a speeding ticket in which you would get points ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
In Missouri, businesses must make their premises safe for their customers. They not only have to protect them from slipping and falling or tripping and falling , but also from crimes committed on ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
If your personal injury case settles or you get money from a judgment, instead of getting the settlement funds in one lump sum, you can put the money into an annuity called a structured settlement. A ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2011 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
There have been far too many stories in the news in the Kansas City area of violent crimes at convenience stores. The most recent story can be found here . I recently updated my Kansas City personal ...
Continue reading "Preventable Crimes" »
Posted on Dec 21, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
Sometimes personal injury accidents are caused by someone who shouldn't be using a certain product or driving a car in the first place. For example, a car accident might be caused by someone who ...
Continue reading "Negligent Entrustment" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
A common concern of my personal injury victims is whether they will owe anything for their medical bills when their case is over. The answer depends on whether the health care provider or health ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
One of the most important pieces of evidence in car accident cases is the police report. It provides a number of key facts about how an accident happened and who was involved. It is also the ...
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