Blog Posts in Premises Liability

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Holidays are in full swing, which means package deliveries are up across the country. This also increases the chances of delivery drivers getting hurt making these deliveries. As a personal injury ...

Winter is coming to Kansas City. That means the holidays, time off with family and friends, and the New Year are just around the corner. It also means the cold, frigid Kansas City weather is settling ...

As frigid Kansas City weather settles into the metro, the threat of snow, sleet, and ice is imminent. Here, we discuss winter weather injuries and when an injured person has a viable personal injury ...

As personal injury lawyers in Kansas City, we have handled hundreds of premises liability cases. Here are three of the best pieces of evidence we have found throughout the years. These facts turned ...

I’ve practiced personal injury law in Kansas City for over a decade and have handled hundreds of premises liability cases. A common question I get from potential slip or trip and fall clients is do I ...

As personal injury lawyers handling premises liability cases in the Kansas City area, one of the most important pieces of evidence are incident reports. Most stores or other businesses open to the ...

We are personal injury lawyers in Kansas City and have come to understand certain types of cases throughout our combined 40 plus years of experience. One of those types of cases is premises liability. ...

We handle many premises liability cases in the Kansas City region. These cases primarily involve slip or trip and falls. In my experience, these types of cases get a bad rap amongst personal injury ...

The duty to protect customers from criminal acts arises out of notice. If the business knows or has reason to know that such acts are being committed or are reasonably likely to be committed in a ...

Over the years, our personal injury firm has handled many crime victim cases. These are premises liability cases against a property owner when the property has a crime problem or the owner knew about ...

Kansas City is currently seeing the highest murder rate in its history. As of July 30, there have been 110 homicides in Kansas City, according to the Kansas City Police Department. As of June 30, the ...

Now that the winter cold is settling in, its time to talk about slippery walkways. We handle a large amount of slip and fall premises liability cases; in fact, our firm has received the largest ...

Federal law requires low-income housing properties be maintained in safe, decent, and sanitary conditions. However, section 8 landlords often fail in this duty because the lower their overhead, the ...

Premises liability cases stem from an injury resulting from a dangerous condition on someone’s property. Those dangerous conditions can come in many forms, like water or ice on the floor, perpetrators ...

Meyerkord Russell & Hergott won a jury verdict for their plaintiff who was injured in a slip and fall accident in Kansas City, Missouri. A jury sided with the plaintiff, represented by Matt Meyerkord ...

It was announced recently that Reggie Bush hired a lawyer and intends on suing the City of St. Louis for injuries his injuries when he slipped and fell at the Edward Jones Dome on November 1. Mr. Bush ...

Can the federal government be sued when I am injured on federal property, at a federal facility or harmed by a federal employee who was acting within the scope of their federal employment? The answer ...

The legal team at Meyerkord & Russell is excited to announce that Attorney Brian C. Russell recently settled a case for $28,500.00. His client has been seriously injured after falling down the ...

Most Missouri slip and fall cases have 5 year statutes of limitations. This means that you have five years from the date of injury to make a claim against a property owner when you are injured because ...

The legal team at Meyerkord & Russell is pleased to announce that Attorney Matthew D. Meyerkord was recently successful in settling an accident claim for $25,750.00. His client had been injured while ...

Meyerkord & Russell is proud to announce that Attorney Brian C. Russell was recently successful in settling yet another case. This time, he was hired to represent a client who had been robbed at ...

One of the most important aspects in premises liability or even product liability cases is a site inspection. This is when the place of injury or a product that injured someone is inspected after the ...

This year's Western Farm Show in Kansas City took place on February 22 to 24. Unfortunately, Kansas City saw record snow fall and freezing temperatures on the 21 st, rendering many of the parking ...

Apartments leases sometimes have clauses in them that try to limit or prohibit your rights to recover from your landlord in premises liability incidents in the common areas of your apartment complex. ...

In Missouri, businesses must make their premises safe for their customers. They not only have to protect them from slipping and falling or tripping and falling, but also from crimes committed on their ...