AREAS OF PRACTICE
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Auto / Car Accidents
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), someone is involved in a car accident every ten seconds in the United States. This high frequency of car accidents makes motor vehicle accidents the most common personal injury cases in the courts today. In most states, motor vehicle accidents are covered by negligence law, although some states have laws (known as “no-fault” laws) that state that the driver that caused the accident is irrelevant to the case. Generally, however, motor vehicle drivers have to use the amount of care that a reasonable person would employ under the circumstances.
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Auto / Car Accidents Frequently Asked Questions
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Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice occurs when a physician fails to properly treat a medical condition
and the negligent act or omission is the cause of additional or aggravated injury to the patient. Obviously the physician cannot be responsible for the original underlying medical problem.
This negligence could cause a case against the doctor if his/her actions differ from generally accepted standards of practice, or it may be against the hospital for improper care. These include problems with nursing care, medications or sanitation. Local, state and/or federal agencies, which operate such hospital facilities, may also be held liable.
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Medical Malpractice Frequently Asked Questions
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Nursing Home Injuries
When an elderly person enters a nursing home’s care, most people assume they will be treated with dignity and respect. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Nursing homes do not always tend to their patients as they should. A majority of nursing home residents, to their detriment, rely on nursing home employees to provide them with basic needs such as food, water, medicine, daily hygiene, bathroom assistance and social activities.
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Nursing Home Injuries Frequently Asked Questions
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Personal Injury
There are various ways that Personal Injury may result. Personal Injury may be caused by defective or dangerous consumer goods, motor vehicle accidents, slips and falls or even animal attacks. Personal Injury attorneys are experienced with recognizing the strengths
and weaknesses of your case. They know before you pursue legal action if you have a potential case and what would be needed to make it stronger. Personal Injury attorneys
work the experts in various areas that assist with intelligently investigating the technical
and medical aspects of your case as well as investigators to complete all the details.
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Personal Injury Frequently Asked Questions
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Trucking Accidents
Every day on our roads and highways, semi-truck accidents claim lives and cause irreparable injuries. All too often, semi-truck accidents are the result of carelessness or recklessness on the part of the truck driver, such as speeding, distractions, driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Trucking companies routinely overload their vehicles and fail to maintain them properly. Over recent years, both the government and trucking companies have pulled out all the stops to try and cut back on truck accidents. The government has enforced different laws to ensure safer trucking and minimize the risk of accidents.
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Trucking Accidents Frequently Asked Questions
Workers Compensation
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"Workers’ compensation” refers to both the benefits that employees injured on the job are entitled to and the method for obtaining those benefits. Workers’ compensation laws are
set by each state and these laws can vary from state to state. Additionally, the federal government has workers’ compensation laws for federal government employees and employees in certain types of jobs.
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Workers Compensation Frequently Asked Questions
Wrongful Death
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Wrongful death occurs when companies or individuals are negligent or either of these are found to have misconduct in their duties to others. These include car accidents, medical malpractice, occupational accidents and others. Statutes are in place for every state to establish procedures for bringing actions against the responsible party or parties; in this
case, it is called a Wrongful Death Statute. These statutes list the proper litigants allowed to file suit in a wrongful death, including survivors such as spouses, children, parents and siblings among others. Wrongful death attorneys experienced in these lawsuits are able to walk clients through the essential details of your case to bring optimum results.
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Wrongful Death Frequently Asked Questions
From our office in Topeka, Kansas, we represent injured people and the families throughout the state of Kansas, including the cities of Topeka, Lawrence, Junction City, Emporia, Pittsburg, Wichita, El Dorado, Lenexa, Olathe, Kansas City, Overland Park, Merriam, Derby, Salina, Leavenworth, Manhattan, Great Bend, Newton, McPherson and Hutchinson, and the communities that make up Shawnee, Douglas, Geary, Lyon, Crawford, Sedgwick, Butler, Johnson, Wyandotte, Saline, Leavenworth, Riley, Barton, Saline, McPherson and Hays counties.
Contact us and make an appointment to discuss your situation with an experienced attorney.
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