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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

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

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...

wrongful death damage cap

How much can a family actually recover after a death caused by someone else? Sometimes, not as much as the harm is worth, because a wrongful death damage cap is a legal limit...

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

You may see this phrase in a demand letter, insurance paperwork, jury instructions, or a lawyer's summary of damages: "pecuniary loss" means a financial loss that can be...

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

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

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

wrongful death action

Money, deadlines, and who gets paid are where bad advice causes real damage. A wrongful death action is the civil lawsuit certain surviving family members can bring when...

loss of consortium

It can raise or reduce the dollar value of a case because it pays for harm to a close family relationship, not just the injured person's medical bills or lost wages....

distribution of wrongful death proceeds

Who gets the money if a wrongful death case succeeds, and how is it divided? The answer is the distribution of wrongful death proceeds: the process of paying out money...

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,...

statute of limitations for wrongful death

Like a mile marker counting down on a long stretch of highway, the law gives families only so much time to act after a death caused by someone else's carelessness or...

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

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

survival action

Not the same as a wrongful death claim, and that mix-up can cost families money they should not lose. A survival action is the claim the injured person had before death,...

Can I get compensation in Kansas for PTSD or anxiety after a crash if I didn't have major physical injuries?

Yes. In Kansas, PTSD, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and sleep problems can be part of an injury claim even if your most obvious harm is emotional or psychological. The...

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...

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