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  • Sure, Play Pokemon Go (Just Not While You're Driving!)
    Sure, Play Pokemon Go (Just Not While You're Driving!)

    The Verge published an article recently about the rise in traffic fatalities caused by people playing the game Pokemon Go. The game is available on smartphones and features elements in real world ...

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  • Brian Russell and Nick Hergott Honored as Super Lawyers Rising Stars
    Brian Russell and Nick Hergott Honored as Super Lawyers Rising Stars

    We are proud to announce that Brian Russell and Nick Hergott have been honored by Super Lawyers as Rising Stars for 2017. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 ...

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  • Matt Meyerkord Recognized as Top 100 Attorney in KS/MO
    Matt Meyerkord Recognized as Top 100 Attorney in KS/MO

    We are excited to announce attorney Matt Meyerkord has been selected as a Super Lawyers Top 100 Attorney in Missouri and Kansas. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than ...

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  • Make Our Streets Safer: Hold Unqualified Truck Drivers Accountable
    Make Our Streets Safer: Hold Unqualified Truck Drivers Accountable

    According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, there were 4,311 traffic fatalities involving large trucks and buses in 2015. Many of those crashes were caused by people who should not ...

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  • Traffic Fatalities in the United States Are on the Rise
    Traffic Fatalities in the United States Are on the Rise

    Traffic safety laws and initiatives have been aimed at reducing the number of accidents on U.S. roads for decades. However, recent studies have revealed a disturbing trend. The number of accident ...

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  • Put an End to Distracted Driving: 7 Easy Ways to Stop
    Put an End to Distracted Driving: 7 Easy Ways to Stop

    Distracted driving is an epidemic problem. The nation lost 35,092 people in traffic crashes in 2015 and distracted driving fatalities continue to rise at a greater percentage than those for drunk ...

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  • Texting While Driving Laws and Injury Cases
    Texting While Driving Laws and Injury Cases

    According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving caused 3,477 in 2015 alone. Much of those lives were lost because of mobile phone distraction; texting, emailing, ...

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  • Risk of Future Injuries
    Risk of Future Injuries

    In the event of breaking rules or doing something wrong that leads to hurting someone, the person at fault will have to make up for the harm they cause. You break it, you buy it. But when you break ...

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  • Compensation
    Compensation

    When a business or person breaks the rules and hurts someone, they are responsible for the harm. You break it, you buy it. But, how much does your injury cost? How much does it take to make up for the ...

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  • What Trial Lawyers Do
    What Trial Lawyers Do

    Thankfully, not very many people in the general public have ever had any interaction with a trial lawyer. Most people’s understanding of what a trial lawyer does is informed by the media, their ...

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  • Trench Collapses and Personal Injury Cases
    Trench Collapses and Personal Injury Cases

    Trench Collapses and Personal Injury Cases The Kansas City Star published an article today about the dangers of trench collapses in construction sites. The article had a sobering statistic that, “More ...

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