Blog Posts in 2023

Representing individuals at risk of violent crime or involved in the criminal justice system poses unique challenges. An article by attorney Nick Hergott, Clients Injured in a Violent Crime May Have a ...

Recently featured in the KC Star, Meyerkord, Russell & Hergott attorney Brian Russell filed a motion with the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, in Byron Case’s direct appeal from 2004. This ...

The Kansas City Star published an article a few weeks ago about a terrible crash on I-70 involving at least two semi-tractors and trailers. Unfortunately, one man identified as Robert T. Cox of ...

At our law firm, we’ve handled dozens of bad faith cases against insurance companies. Having practiced personal injury law in the greater Kansa City area for almost 20 years, we have seen some very ...

We are proud to announce that Matt Meyerkord, Nick Hergott, and Brian Russell have been honored as Super Lawyers again for 2023. Matt Meyerkord : Personal Injury Super Lawyer Marking 12 years of ...

As premises liability attorneys in Kansas City, Meyerkord, Russell & Hergott handles a lot of slip and fall and trip and fall cases. Prospective clients often ask what the difference is between those ...

Many of us represent individuals from communities at risk of violent crime. Others deal directly with people involved in the criminal courts. And most of us will be the first call from former clients ...

At Meyerkord, Russell & Hergott, our objective is to maximize our client’s recovery. Sometimes that means we have to go to trial, despite the risks. But ideally, a personal injury case will settle ...

In Missouri, people injured due to someone else's negligence, yet unable to secure money compensation due to the wrongdoer's lack of insurance or funds, can get compensation from the Tort Victim’s ...

Pharmaceutical malpractice is a big problem in the United States. According to an article published by the National Library of Medicine, in the United States alone, 7,000 to 9,000 people die as a ...

The Kansas City Star recently published an article about the risks of teenaged drivers. The article included alarming statistics about teen driving. Specifically, it said, “Motor vehicle accidents are ...

Premises liability cases are one of our top practice areas. We love slip or trip and fall cases, or any other premises liability cases. They have been one of my mainstays since I started on my own in ...

A common question we get from potential new clients is “Do I have a case?” I have been handling personal injury cases in the Kansas City area for almost 20 years and here are some of the basic ...

There have been several news articles recently about dump truck crashes in Kansas City. In one crash in Olathe on July 26, 2023, a high school senior was killed. In another crash in Kansas City on ...

A recent article in the Kansas City Star tells the story of how an undocumented worker from Nicaragua fell to his death at an office building being converted into apartments. The worker, whose name ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about some updates in premises liability law. I learned about a few cases since then that I think would be good to add as an update on premises liability law. As Kansas ...

At Meyerkord, Russell & Hergott, we handle many premises liability cases. We have been prosecuting premises liability cases in Missouri and Kansas for over a decade. Because of the number of premises ...

The United States Postal Service has designated this week as National Dog Bite Awareness Week. The purpose of the designation is to bring attention to the staggering amount of dog bites postal service ...

Senate Bill 398 was recently signed into law in Missouri. The bill, called the “Siddens Bening Hands Free Law”, generally speaking, prohibits drivers from using a mobile device while driving. As a ...

With weather warming up in the Kansas City area, bicycle and motorcycle riders are hitting the streets. With an increased number of motorcycle and bicycle riders, comes an unfortunate rise in ...

We’ve been handling car crash cases in Missouri and Kansas for over 15 years. A common question we get from potential car crash clients is “What do you do?” Here are a few of the things that car crash ...

A common question we get from potential new clients is when should they hire a lawyer to handle their car crash case. If you want a lawyer to handle your claim for compensation after a car crash, then ...

Any attorney licensed to practice law in the state where your crash happened can handle your car crash case. However, that is different than the type of attorney you should hire. As a lawyer handling ...

My general rule of thumb for potential car crash clients is to encourage them to try and settle their case on their own, especially when the crash was clearly the other driver’s fault. However, having ...

A common question I get from potential car accident clients is, "how do car accident lawyers get paid?” Many of our cases are car crash cases and we have been handling crash cases in Missouri and ...

A bill has been filed in Missouri’s Legislature to shorten the statute of limitations for personal injury cases. The statute of limitations determines how long you have to file a personal injury case. ...

A common question we get from current and potential clients is, “What’s my case worth?” I’ve written before about how we, as personal injury lawyers, evaluate cases. I thought, in this blog, I would ...

In 1965, the Missouri Legislature created the “Tort Victims' Compensation Fund”. According to the Missouri Supreme Court, the purpose of the Fund is to “create a fund to compensate certain tort ...

We are personal injury lawyers in the Kansas City area and have been handling premises liability cases for 15 years. We’ve handled and investigated many different types of premises liability cases. A ...

As a personal injury lawyer handling car crash cases in Missouri and Kansas for over 16 years, I get a lot of common questions from potential crash clients. The most common is whether she or he should ...

NPR published a story recently about the most dangerous intersections in Kansas City. The article mentions several intersections throughout Kansas City and notes the high number of the pedestrian, ...