Acquiring Medical Records for a Personal Injury Case
For any personal injury case, providing medical documents as evidence is fundamental. However, sometimes this can be a daunting task. The following steps will help you obtain the medical records needed to prove your case. If you have hired a competent personal injury attorney, the attorney will gather your records for you. You will only […]
Maximum Medical Improvement and What it Means
Many injuries that happen on the job will require rehabilitation. After several weeks or months of rehabilitation, your doctor may tell you that you’ve reached maximum medical improvement, or in other words, you’re as healthy as you’re going to get. Even if you continue rehabilitation, your condition probably will not improve. If your condition is […]
Myths about a Personal Injury Case in Kansas
If you’ve ever been in a Wichita auto accident before, it’s probably a scary time for you. Friends and family are all passing along words of advice on how to handle your property damage claim, which attorney you should hire and many other tidbits of information about your personal injury case. What is true and […]
If I am Approached by an Attorney After my Wreck, Should I Hire Him?
Some attorney’s use a “runner” to push their services. In other words, if they hear someone was in a car wreck, they might send this person to make money off you and your accident. In fact, sometimes they are so eager to start making money that they’ll send this runner while you’re still in the […]
How Do I Fire my Hutchinson, Kansas City or Dodge City Attorney?
A good and trusting attorney-client relationship is important. However, sometimes a client feels their case is not getting the attention it deserves. When this happens, they may question if their attorney is right for their situation. If you’ve found yourself in this position, here are a few things you need to consider. He’s not […]
How Insurance Adjusters will use your Facebook Account Against you after a Pratt or Garden City Automobile Accident
Social media has become a part of every day life for most Kansans. We use it to tell our friends about updates in our lives, but sometimes the information posted on social media can come back to bite you. This is especially true in personal injury lawsuits. You may just want everyone to know why […]
Your case might look simple – but the legal system is more complicated than most people think
Between watching Judge Judy on the TV and reading Perry Mason novels, most people have developed quite a few misconceptions about the law. Many of these courtroom drama stories are unique and could lead you into thinking your personal injury case is something that it isn’t. To you, your case may look like a simple […]
People in Kansas with Pre-Existing Conditions Often Lose Out in Lawsuits Because They Don’t Know These Five Simple Tips.
What is a pre-existing condition and why can it hurt my case. A pre-existing condition is a pain or other type of complaint in the same area as the complaint a person is having from their lawsuit injury. Usually this pain or complaint is found in the medical records on a date before the lawsuit […]
Do I Need An Attorney?
Legally, We Can’t Say That We Are the Best Personal Injury or Car Wreck Law Firm in Kansas. However, Before You Talk to An Insurance Adjuster, Sign any Forms or Hire an Attorney For Your Kansas Injury or Car Wreck Case–Take Two Minutes and give me a call. Your initial Consultation is “FREE”? So what’s […]
Who is at Fault in a Kansas Boating Accident?
Each year thousands of people are injured in boating accidents. Accidents can occur in a variety of situations ranging from ocean-going commercial and cruise line vessels to small pleasure craft on Lake Cheney. When referring to a motor vehicle accident we often refer to the “Rules of the Road” in order to determine what each […]
What is Personal Injury Law and How Does It Apply to Kansas Injuries?
When someone is physically injured, or their personal property is damaged, it is considered in law to be a “Personal Injury”. The laws covering personal injury allow the injured party to receive money for damages caused by someone else’s carelessness, negligence, recklessness, or intentional actions. Personal injury law is also called “tort” law. Tort actions […]
Best Advice for Kansas Injury Clients: What to Do and When to Do It
Things Which You Should NOT DO: Do not give any statements (written, recorded, or oral) to anyone concerning your accident or injuries without first getting our approval. Do not make any incorrect statements about prior injuries or accidents to any doctor who treats or examines you. If you don’t remember, say so. Do not change […]
Learn More About Your Kansas Spinal Cord Injury
Over 10,000 people in the US suffer a spinal cord injury. Every year spinal cord injury, also called SCI, is defined as any damage to the spinal cord that results in loss of function or mobility. Such injuries can be caused by trauma or disease and can result in temporary or permanent loss of sensation, […]
Your Kansas Accident Could Have Been Caused by Negligence
Under Kansas law negligence is the failure to use ordinary care to avoid a foreseeable harm to person or property. To prove negligence, several criteria must be met: First, you must show that there was a duty owed from one person to another. The nature of that duty may change depending on the relationship of […]
Personal Injury Damages and Your Kansas Accident
When a person is injured by another, the law provides a means of seeking compensation, known as damages, for those injuries and the detrimental effects they have caused in the victim’s life. In a case of personal injury, a judge or jury may find the defendant liable for several types of damages for varying amounts […]
Yet Another Cause for Parkinson’s: Welding Rod and Kansas Law
A recent study from scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, has discovered data that relates Parkinson’s disease to exposure to fumes from welding rods. Scientific studies have related Parkinson’s disease to welding in the past through exposure to manganese in the welding rods and materials have sometimes referred to […]
