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- Proposed Texting While Driving Law in Missouri
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 ... - Police Reports and Car Crashes
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 ... - How Long Will My Case Take?
One of the most pressing concerns my personal injury clients often have is how long their case will take. To give a very lawyerly response, it depends. If personal injury cases are not able to settle, ...
- Permanent Total Disability
If you are hurt at work in Missouri and you have a major injury , you may be a candidate for a permanent total disability award in your Missouri workers' compensation claim. Missouri's comp ... - When Are You Compensated in Personal Injury Cases
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 ... - Structured Settlements
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 ...
- Hiring a Lawyer
There are many things you should consider when hiring a lawyer for your personal injury case. I'm going to list a few major things here, but this list is by no means exhaustive. This is because ... - Gathering Medical Records
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 ... - What's Taking So Long?
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 ...
- Inadequate Security
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 ... - Preventable Crimes
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 ...
- Jury Trials - Opening Statements
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 ... - Jury Selection
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 ...
- Experts
Sometimes personal injury cases require the use of experts to help prove a certain part of the case. For example, in a medical malpractice case, you need to hire a doctor to say the one you are suing ... - Your Right to Trial by Jury in Personal Injury Cases is Guaranteed by the Missouri Constitution
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 ... - When Are You Compensated in Personal Injury Cases
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 ...
- Premises Liability and Waivers in Apartment Leases
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. ... - Comp Claim Denied? You May Have a Personal Injury Case.
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' ... - Inadequate Security
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 ...
- School Immunity
As a subdivision of the state, public schools in Missouri have sovereign immunity. This means they can't be sued in personal injury cases. However, as with many rules in the law, there are exceptions. ...
- Vexatious Refusal
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? ... - Mediation vs. Arbitration
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. ...
- Inadequate Security
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 ... - Comparative Fault
As a Kansas City personal injury attorney , I come across comparative fault many times. Comparative fault is when you are partly to blame for an accident. It reduces your compensation by however much ...
- Proposed Texting While Driving Law in Missouri
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 ... - Texting While Driving
It should come as no surprise that texting while driving is dangerous. In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine , a Virginia Tech study is discussed by a doctor in the hopes of ...
- Why Unelected Judges Are a Good Thing
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, ... - Negligent Entrustment
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 ... - Police Reports and Car Crashes
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 ...
- Inadequate Security
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 ... - Comparative Fault
As a Kansas City personal injury attorney , I come across comparative fault many times. Comparative fault is when you are partly to blame for an accident. It reduces your compensation by however much ... |
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