What is PIP and How Can It Protect My Family from a Kansas Car Wreck Injury?
A: Some U.S. states offer an extension in coverage called Personal Injury Protection (PIP). Kansas is one of those states. This part of insurance is what covers your medical expense bills, lost wages, essential services, funeral expenses, rehabilitation expenses and other damages. PIP is a mandatory part of every automobile insurance policy in Kansas. In […]
What is Med Pay and Can It Protect the Passengers in a Kansas car crash injury?
A: Medical Payment Insurance, also called Med Pay, is a form of insurance that covers your immediate medical costs after an accident. Similar, but less extensive than Personal Injury Protection (also known as PIP), Med Pay can cover ambulance and emergency room costs for the driver and all of the passengers involved. Just like Personal […]
What is evidence?
A: Evidence is any thing said by a witness, document or physical object that is used to prove a case. For example, if a person was trying to prove that someone pushed them an eyewitness’s testimony could help prove that. Another piece of evidence that could help prove, such an event, might be video surveillance […]
What is premises liability?
A: Premises liability simply refers to lawsuits against landowners and companies because of dangerous conditions on their land. Premises liability may include lawsuits for slipping and falling on a slick floor when there is no warning sign out or injuries due to improperly stacked merchandise that may fall on a person.
Should I talk to the insurance company?
A: Under no circumstances should you ever talk to an insurance company about any event until after you have talked with a lawyer. Not even your own insurance company. Often times your own insurance company will try to get statements in order to deny you coverage and the other insurance company will certainly seek to […]
What is a preponderance of evidence or burden of proof?
A: In a criminal case the stare must prove the defendant is guilty beyond reasonable doubt. In a civil case that is their burden or proof. It means how much proof they have to have. In a civil case the plaintiff, the person bringing the lawsuit, must prove their case by a preponderance of the […]
What is a civil lawsuit?
A: A civil lawsuit is a claim between two or more companies or individuals that generally involves money.
What losses will an automobile insurance company pay for?
A: Automobile insurance is required by law to cover losses that can be legally recovered as a result of an automobile collision under the policy limit. This means that if someone else is at fault in an automobile collision they will be responsible for paying your property damage, your past and future medical expenses, your […]
What is malpractice?
A: Malpractice is the common term used to describe medical negligence. Medical negligence simply means that a doctor failed to follow standard medical practices when treating a patient.
What is a soft tissue injury?
A: Soft Tissue injury is any injury to tissue that is not bone or teeth. It commonly refers to the ripping, stretching, or tearing or muscles, ligaments, tendons or any other tissue in the body that is not bone. However, soft tissue can also be a hard attack or a brain tumor.
What is negligence?
A: Negligence is the failure of a person acting reasonably to do what a person should or shouldn’t do. The standards for what a reasonable person should do can be created by law or by industry of practice. For example, the law requires a person to stop at a stop sign. The failure to do […]
What is Arbitration and how does it work?
A: Arbitation is a term that means disputes cannot go to a jury trial. Most businesses now have an arbitration provision in their contracts required the injured consumer to go before an arbitration board instead of seeking out a lawyer to help them have their day in Court. If you have purchased a product or […]
How do lawsuits work?
A: A Civil lawsuit is a way to recover money for harms and losses you have suffered when someone else break’s the rules. Lawsuits begin when a person seeking to recover money files a document with the court called a petition or complaint. The person being sued will file an answer. The evidence gathering process […]
What is whiplash?
A: Whiplash was originally referred to as rail spine. It was an injury to the necks of passengers of trains in the 1800’s. It was caused by sudden starts and stops of the trains. Today the term whiplash is commonly used to refer to an injury of the neck when the head is violently thrown […]
What to do if you’re in a car wreck?
A: Do not say anything to the other driver about who is at fault. Often times a person in an automobile collision can be shaken up, and their perceptions of what happened can be altered by having been injured. In addition statements can be misinterpreted at the scene of the collision. Especially if the other […]
How much is my case worth?
A: The value of a person’s case can depend on many things. It can depend first on the strength of the evidence showing that somebody else was at fault for your harms and losses. For example, if there is a dispute about who ran a red light the strength of the evidence showing that other […]
Things you should ask any lawyer before hiring them for personal injury case.
A: How many cases do you try each year? The public often has a perception that a typical lawyer tries dozen of cases a year. Unfortunately this is simply not true. The majority of personal injury lawyers have tried less than 5 cases in the last 5 years. Simple fact is that many lawyers have […]
What you need to know about the legal profession before hiring a lawyer.
A: Advertising does not mean a thing. Many lawyers advertise. Some of them are great lawyers. Some of them should not be allowed to walk your dog. Just because a lawyer has a big advertising budget or a slick ad does not mean the lawyer is competent to handle your case. In fact some research […]
