Pesticides and Your Health: When Kansas Residents Get Sick
Pesticides are commonly used throughout the United States. Unfortunately, the very chemicals that prevent harmful pests from causing damage to our property have been proven detrimental to animal and human health by numerous and continuing scientific studies. Some of the more common and minor side effects in humans of pesticide usage are eye and skin […]
Children Must Be Protected from Pesticide Exposure in Kansas
Just like adults, children are exposed to commonly-used pesticides every day in their homes and schools. There are several factors, however, that lead to an increased risk of harmful exposure in children compared to adults. Since a child’s body is still growing, they may be susceptible to pesticides which prevent the absorption of nutrients needed […]
Kansas Pesticides Overview: Warning, Hazardous to Your Health
A pesticide is an agent used to repel any microorganism, plant, insect, or animal that is harmful in some way to humans. These chemical combinations are not only common in environmental applications, such as to control weeds and destructive insects in our yards and crop fields, but are also widely used in households. Some examples […]
When Addiction Overcomes Common Sense in Kansas Smokers
It is now generally accepted that tobacco-smoking is directly responsible for more than 80% of lung cancer cases, as well as being a major contributor to emphysema, chronic bronchitis, coronary heart disease and stroke, as well as respiratory tract infections in children exposed to second-hand smoke. Mothers who smoke have a higher incidence of poor […]
Temporarily Taking Someone Else’s Property in Kansas Can Get You in Hot Water
“Chattel” refers to items of personal property. A person commits trespass to chattel if he or she intentionally possesses someone else’s property without their consent, even if only for a brief period of time. Courts require that some sort of actual harm results from the trespass to chattel in order for it to be actionable. […]
Kansas Trespassers Can Be Sued: Trespass to Land Law
The law against trespass protects the interest in the exclusive possession of land. This is different from the law against “nuisance” which protects one’s interest in the free and unhindered use and enjoyment of land. A person is subject to liability for trespass, irrespective of whether he causes harm, if he intentionally: Enters the land […]
When Emergency Responders Make Mistakes
After a serious wreck, people count on the emergency responders to come to the rescue. Usually one of the first on the scene, first responders are trained to help. But what if the people you believe will help actually make matters worse? Can you sue a first responder? Although some jurisdictions do allow injured people […]
This Normal Brain Function Contributes to More Than Half of Distracted Driving Accidents
Distracted driving, drowsy driving and drunk driving are all bad driving behavior that we know to be dangerous. Resulting in thousands of accidents and fatalities, these behaviors have received awareness across the world. But is another bad driving habit being forgotten? A study conducted by Erie Insurance Group says that daydreaming accounts for 62 percent […]
Can You Be Held Liable for Not Helping an Injured Person?
Accidents happen every day. Car wrecks, choking, drowning and other types of accidents happen in private homes as well as in public. If you witness an accident, you may wonder: Could I be sued for not stopping to help? Depending on the situation, you could end up in front of a judge. In most situations, […]
Sports Injury Lawsuits
It’s that time of year again – kids have started class. And with school comes sports. Volleyball, tennis, soccer and football are all fun, but the injuries that come with playing aren’t so fun. If you have a student-athlete that has been injured, you may think you have a lawsuit. But many sports injury lawsuits […]
