Kansas City Personal Injury Attorneys

What types of accident cases do your injury lawyers handle?

Sometimes, people suffer injuries in “true” accidents: no one is at fault, and no one is liable. More often, however, it is the negligence of another person, business, entity, or government which caused your pain and losses. Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys represents claimants throughout Missouri and Kansas in claims stemming from those acts of negligence.

Car, truck, and motorcycle accidents

Car, truck, motorcycle, and other motor vehicle accidents are usually due to driver negligence. Motorists who drive while distracted, drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, speed, violate traffic laws, or drive too fast for weather conditions should be held liable for the deaths and injuries they cause.

We understand how car, truck, and motorcycle accidents are similar, as well as all the ways they are different. Many victims suffer catastrophic injuries that change their lives forever and deserve compensation for their financial losses and pain and suffering. We represent drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and bicyclists.

Unsafe property and premises liability claims

If you or someone you love trips, slips, and falls in a parking lot, grocery store aisle, restaurant, care facility, or another location, you are likely eligible for a premises liability claim. The same goes for when a property owner’s security was lax, a dog bit you, or a construction site failed to warn you of potential dangers.

After an injury caused by unsafe property, you may be unable to work for months (or longer) while you undergo surgery, therapy, and other treatments. Property owners who fail to ensure their premises are safe for customers and visitors must be held liable for the injuries they cause.

Nursing home negligence and abuse

Vulnerable residents may suffer injuries like fractures due to falls, head injuries, bedsores, seizures, psychological trauma, or death due to nursing home abuse and neglect. If your loved one is harmed while living in a nursing home or assisted living facility, our attorneys can help you secure justice on their behalf. Nursing home staff that is negligent or abusive can be held liable.

If you see the warning signs of abuse—including weight loss, bruises, depression, insomnia, and social withdrawal—contact an experienced Kansas City personal injury attorney to stop the abuse and pursue your loved one’s claim for compensation. We represent families in Missouri and Kansas and can help you even if your loved one lives in a different state.

Construction and work zone accidents

Most construction employees are eligible for workers’ compensation, but in severe cases, that may not be enough. Further, there are many construction workers who are ineligible for those benefits. To secure compensation, site visitors, contractors, passersby, and others would need to file a personal injury claim after a construction site accident. In our experience, we generally find these four parties liable for most construction and work zone injuries:

• The property owner
• The architect
• The contractor
• The construction companies

Our attorneys will launch an investigation into your case to determine the liable parties. In some situations there is both a personal injury claim and a worker’s comp claim. An experienced attorney will act quickly to preserve both claims.

Defective product injuries

When a consumer or commercial product is dangerous or defective, an individual can suffer life-altering injuries or death. Product liability claims fall into three main categories: design defects, manufacturing defects, and failures to warn of dangers or provide proper instructions. A victim may have a product liability claim against the product's designer, manufacturer, parts manufacturer, distributor, seller, or other entities.

Medical malpractice

Your doctors and medical care providers have a duty to provide competent medical care. It can be devastating to discover that medical malpractice caused your condition to worsen, especially if it progressed to a stage where further treatment options are limited. You may suffer serious consequences due to this negligence. If your medical providers failed to make a proper diagnosis, made mistakes in the surgery room, failed to treat your condition according to medical standards, or made other serious mistakes, you could have a claim for damages.

Workers’ compensation

Employees who are injured while doing their job or who suffer an occupational illness have the right to file a workers’ compensation claim. In both Missouri and Kansas, injured or ill employees can seek payment for all their reasonably necessary medical bills. They are also entitled to temporary wage loss benefits while they recover. Workers may be entitled to permanent disability, depending on the type of injury they have and the severity of the injury.

Rest assured that when you hire Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys, we work on your case personally. When we cannot, we recommend other respected local attorneys who have the experience you need. You will never be left out to dry.  In some situations, there is a personal injury claim which is separate and apart from a worker’s comp claim, and an experienced lawyer is needed to analyze both claims and help determine the best course of action.