Blog Posts in December, 2011
Posted on Dec 28, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Recently, the largest ever jury verdict for a personal injury case was awarded in the United States. The verdict was that Donald Collins was to pay the family of Robbie Middleton $150 billion for the ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Summary of SC91706, State ex rel. BNSF Railway Co. v. The Honorable Mark H. Neill Proceeding originating in the St. Louis city circuit court, Judge Mark H. Neill Argued and submitted Nov. 2, 2011 ...
Continue reading "Psychiatric Records can be Relevant to Physical Injury" »
Posted on Dec 23, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
What is a "personal injury"? To many it probably seems like a very vague term that may be overused. According to Wikipedia (which is not always a 100% reliable source, but is a great way to ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
During this time of year, parents may be used to hearing about the dangers of certain toys. Other gifted items also come to mind when thinking of product recalls or dangerous items, like toasters, for ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
This morning, around 6:55 a.m., a child was hit by a vehicle in Independence, Missouri. While the extent of the injuries is currently still unknown, we do know that the child was rushed to ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
On Saturday, a young woman was hit, walking along Raytown Road. The driver of the SUV left the scene of the accident, which happened at about 11:25 that night. The victim of the accident has sustained ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
In our current economy, times are hard. Individuals and companies alike have been on tighter budgets. This has led to layoffs, in many cases, which has put further financial stress on individuals and ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Yesterday, with the weather being less than ideal, many who commute to work in the Kansas City metro noticed that there were significant delays due to accidents and problematic road conditions. While ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
In Florence, Montana, a bicyclist recently won $100,000 in an out of court settlement for his injuries sustained because of a bicycle accident caused by a patch of ice. It was winter, and in Montana, ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Humane Society is not liable for injury caused by animal it no longer possessed. Miles, a minor, et al., v. Rich v. Humane Society of Missouri et al., No. 95112 (Mo. App. E.D., April 26, 2011) Crane, ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2011 By Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney
Surveillance video held to be discoverable by use of a subpoena duces tecum pursuant to Rule 56.01 (b) (3) of the Rules of Civil Procedure. States x rel. David Feltz v. Bob Sight Ford, Inc., No. 72969 ...
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