Blog Posts in 2016

Bloomberg just published an article about the first US test of a self-driving tractor trailer . The test was conducted by an Uber-owned company and saw a tractor deliver beer for AB-InBev along 120 ...

We are proud to share that all 3 of our attorneys - Matt Meyerkord, Brian Russell and Nick Hergott - were selected by the Kansas City Business Journal as the Best of the Bar for 2016. The Best of the ...

The internet and the digital age have made it hard for people to get away with lying. Nearly everything we do or say is recorded someway, whether it be an email, phone call, or even the places we go. ...

Some of the most significant losses one suffers when injured from someone else’s negligence are non-economic damages. Sometimes called pain and suffering damages or human damages, these types of ...

We are excited to announce that on July 29 th , 2016, we are moving our offices from North Kansas City to Kansas City’s River Market. The new office will be located in the historic Oldham Hotel ...

Car crashes sometimes involve more than two cars. Pileups can happen on the highway or a wreck at an intersection can involve cars coming from both directions. If these wrecks are caused by one car, ...

Missouri drivers are expected to follow the rules of the road. When they don’t, and as a result someone gets hurt, they are responsible for the harm. But what are the rules and where can we find them? ...

Car crashes are caused by many kinds of things, like running a red light, not stopping at stop sign, failing to yield, and rear-ending a car in front. Many of these causes have correlating legal ...

There are tens of thousands of car crashes in Missouri every year. A great many of those result in injury or death. When a crash is caused by someone who broke the rules of the road and as a result ...

When you are in a wreck that involves property damage only, it usually is not economical to hire an attorney. You often would spend more money on the attorney to help you than that attorney can ...

Many people don’t realize that when you get hurt in a car crash, your recovery may not be limited to the negligent driver’s insurance coverage. Generally speaking, the insurance company of the driver ...

Negligent Landlords We’ve all experienced problems with landlords in the past. The toilet in your rental won’t stop running or the basement is flooding even in the lightest of rain, and you’re ...

When you go to court in a Missouri car crash case, the rules of the trial and the issues the jury must consider come from the Missouri Approved Instructions. These instructions are read to the jury by ...

Generally speaking, businesses in Missouri are not required to protect their customers from crime. If you are injured in a hold-up or robbery or any other crime at a business, the business is ...

Most slip and fall or trip and fall cases involve customers getting hurt in stores or other businesses because of something wrong with floors. If you go into a store or a business, it must get rid of ...