Recent Posts in Compensation/Damages Category
Posted on Mar 1, 2012 By Kansas City Personal Injury Lawyer
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 ...
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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 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 Oct 20, 2010 By Matt Meyerkord
A 300-pound chimpanzee that escaped from its cage and ran amok made headlines recently in Kansas City. Had the chimpanzee injured someone, that person would have undoubtedly had a personal injury case ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
One of the most frequently used reasons by insurance companies to deny or shortchange personal injury claims is a gap in treatment. This is when there's a long period of time between an accident and ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
As a Kansas City personal injury attorney , one of the most common questions I hear is, "What is my case worth?" There are too many factors to list in one blog, but I can provide an overview. ...
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