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  • Seeing a Doctor for Your Injuries? Keep These 3 Things in Mind
    Seeing a Doctor for Your Injuries? Keep These 3 Things in Mind

    When you are hurt because of someone else’s negligence and are making a claim for money compensation, you bear the burden to show the nature and extent of your injuries. The most common way we show ...

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  • In a Car Crash? | 3 Considerations For Filing a Claim
    In a Car Crash? | 3 Considerations For Filing a Claim

    Many people who have been in a car crash struggle with whether to make a claim for money compensation. Understandably so. They may be worried that they will be seen as making a frivolous claim or ...

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  • Thinking of Talking to a Lawyer About Your Injury – the Sooner the Better
    Thinking of Talking to a Lawyer About Your Injury – the Sooner the Better

    If you’ve been hurt because of someone else’s negligence and are considering talking to a lawyer about your case, it's better to do it sooner rather than later. Although the actual time limit to make ...

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  • Considering Making a Claim for Compensation? Do it Now.
    Considering Making a Claim for Compensation? Do it Now.

    If you’ve been hurt by someone else’s negligence and are considering making a claim for compensation, it is better to talk to a lawyer sooner rather than later. You may have years before your statute ...

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  • Mediation vs. Arbitration
    Mediation vs. Arbitration

    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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  • Structured Settlements
    Structured Settlements

    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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  • Negligent Entrustment
    Negligent Entrustment

    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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  • Unpaid Medical Bills
    Unpaid Medical Bills

    A common concern of my personal injury victims is whether they will owe anything for their medical bills when their case is over. The answer depends on whether the health care provider or health ...

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  • How Long Will My Case Take?
    How Long Will My Case Take?

    One of the most pressing concerns my personal injury clients often have is how long their case will take. To give a very lawyerly response, it depends. If personal injury cases are not able to settle, ...

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  • The Contingent Fee and How it Benefits You
    The Contingent Fee and How it Benefits You

    As a Kansas City personal injury attorney, the entirety of my practice is contingency cases. Generally speaking, this is where my fee is a percentage of the money I recover for you at the end of your ...

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  • Case Value: An Overview
    Case Value: An Overview

    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. Generally ...

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  • The Settlement Transaction
    The Settlement Transaction

    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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  • Settlement Negotiation
    Settlement Negotiation

    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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  • Be Careful What You Share on Facebook & MySpace
    Be Careful What You Share on Facebook & MySpace

    I recently learned from a colleague that some insurance defense firms are now accessing clients' Facebook and other social networking profiles to try and dig up information that can be used against ...

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  • Big Brother is Watching
    Big Brother is Watching

    Insurance companies have databases with information on people who have had prior insurance claims. They use these databases, called claims indexes, when someone has been hurt in a personal injury ...

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