Recent Posts in Personal Injury Category
Posted on Mar 26, 2012 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
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 ...
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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 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 ...
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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 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 ...
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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 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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Posted on Sep 21, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
Last week I wrote about the basics of settlement negotiation. This week I'd like to talk about the transaction itself. What do you get when you settle a case and what do you give in exchange? The most ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
The vast majority of personal injury cases settle before trial. If you have a personal injury case, you should therefore know how the settlement process works. Settlement negotiation is just that; a ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
Just like one of my favorite toys growing up, often times in a personal injury case there is more than meets the eye. In most cases there is a bit of information that can turn a good case into a great ...
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Posted on Jun 30, 2010 By Matthew D. Meyerkord
There is no better way to prove a case than with pictures and video footage. Whether you were injured in a car accident , trucking accident, slip and fall , or have suffered any other kind of personal ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2010 By Personal Injury Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new personal injury law blog, with an RSS feed available .
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