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Your partner is laid up, the stairwell was dark, and three insurers are playing dumb
A Wichita fast food worker got hurt in an apartment stair fall, and now the landlord, property manager, and insurance carriers are all passing the blame around.
ARTICLE by Marcus Lane
2026-03-25
My manager says the payout is solid, my aunt says it's a trap, and somebody's lying
A crushed-foot claim in Kansas can be worth a lot more than a neat-looking payout plan, especially when the insurer starts blaming your mental health instead of the injury.
ARTICLE by Dale Engelbrecht
2026-03-30
Got hurt working cattle in Overland Park and now your boss cut your hours? That can blow up on them
A ranch hand in Johnson County can end up in a workers comp fight, an evidence fight, and a retaliation fight all at once after a surgery-level shoulder injury.
ARTICLE by Hector Ramirez
2026-04-02
Second bus fire injury in Kansas City and the hospital lien is taking almost everything
A Kansas City, Kansas bus driver with burn injuries after a rear-end crash and vehicle fire can wreck the claim fast by talking loosely, settling early, or ignoring a hospital lien that keeps growing.
ARTICLE by Darrell Schoenfeld
2026-03-30
The city deadline can wreck your elbow case before you even know it
The big mistakes after a repetitive-use elbow injury on a Wichita public job are usually notice mistakes, paperwork mistakes, and saying the wrong thing too early.
ARTICLE by Marcus Lane
2026-03-21
You were crossing in Salina - does that wreck a serious injury claim?
A broken pelvis can turn into a permanent-injury case fast, and in Kansas the real fight is often over future losses, not just who had the light.
ARTICLE by Marcus Lane
2026-03-27
Can't pay a lawyer after a ladder collapse in Kansas City, Kansas - are you stuck?
A store employee in KCK fell when a bad ladder collapsed, got brushed out of the ER, and now has to fight the usual "if you were discharged, you must be fine" garbage.
ARTICLE by Janet Friesen
2026-03-23
my sister was driving, my kid is terrified to ride now, and $25,000 won't touch this
A Wichita passenger with serious crash trauma can end up chasing multiple policies fast when the at-fault driver only carried Kansas minimum limits.
ARTICLE by Janet Friesen
2026-03-24
loss of earning capacity
$50,000 a year missed for six months is not the same as losing the ability to ever earn $50,000 a year again. Lost wages pay for income already missed because an injury kept...
GLOSSARY
Should I file workers comp or sue after a Kansas job injury?
The worst mistake people make is choosing only one path too early and missing a claim they were allowed to make in Kansas. Start with workers' comp if your employer caused the...
FAQ
Two years disappears fast when depression takes over after a KCK crash
A Kansas City, Kansas caretaker is running out of time after a crash, dealing with depression after a spinal injury, lost income, and a dashcam video the other side won't hand over.
ARTICLE by Hector Ramirez
2026-03-22
Olathe dog bite blame games can gut your payout fast
A dog owner's insurance company can absolutely try to dump a huge chunk of the blame on you, but in Kansas that does not automatically wipe out a dog bite claim or mean you should settle before treatment is clear.
ARTICLE by Brenda Holloway
2026-03-23
Kansas Dram Shop Liability After a Repeat Drunk Driving Crash
In Kansas, the drunk driver is still the main civil target, punitive damages may be in play, and the criminal DUI case matters - but the bar usually is not.
ARTICLE by Darrell Schoenfeld
2026-03-04
hedonic damages
50 percent is a hard line in Kansas: if an injured person is 50 percent or more at fault, they recover nothing under the state's modified comparative fault rule. That matters...
GLOSSARY
transferable skills analysis
Insurance companies and defense lawyers lean on this as a neat way to say, "You can still work somewhere." They use it to take a person with real limits - chronic pain, a brain...
GLOSSARY
funeral and burial costs
Who pays for a loved one's final expenses after a fatal accident? Funeral and burial costs are the reasonable charges tied to laying someone to rest after death, such as the...
GLOSSARY
impairment rating
A medical estimate of permanent loss of bodily function. "Medical estimate" means a doctor or other qualified evaluator uses exams, records, symptoms, and testing to assign a...
GLOSSARY
pre-death pain and suffering
Miss this issue, and a family can lose a major part of a case before anyone realizes it was even available. Pre-death pain and suffering means the physical pain, fear,...
GLOSSARY
A friend got paid after her mom's nursing home fall. Why has your Overland Park claim gone nowhere?
When a nursing home fall claim sits for months, the usual play is simple: stall, shift blame to the resident, and hope the family gets tired.
ARTICLE by Patricia Okafor
2026-04-01
Did I miss the Kansas deadline after a Manhattan crash made my old back injury worse?
Yes - Kansas usually gives you only 2 years from the crash date to file a personal injury lawsuit, even if the worst effects of your back injury show up months later. That is...
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