This is a case where being fighting hard for the proper venue made a difference in the case. The accident occurred in Leawood, Kansas when a teenage driver ran a red light while he was texting on his cell phone. Our investigation revealed that the defendant actually resided in the State of Missouri and we [...]
The plaintiff was injured on State Line Road in Kansas City when the defendant turned in front of him. The plaintiff was unable to avoid the accident, pushed into the Chick-fil-A drive thru line and hit another car. Plaintiff had an open compound fracture of his wrist, an injury to his liver and an extended [...]
Plaintiff was struck by defendant while standing in a ditch getting his mail. With only $4,917 in medical billed and less than $1,000 paid, plaintiff argued that the criminal charges filed against defendant for leaving the scene of an accident and DUI could give rise to punitive damages (damages designed to punish a defendant but [...]
$100,000 – Allied Ins. $46,500 – Nationwide (underinsurance) Defendant t-boned the plaintiff going approximately 45 mph. Plaintiff Brasington was transported to the hospital via ambulance. Her neurosurgeon diagnosed her with a herniated disk. After conservative treatment of physical therapy and epidural steroid injections, her surgeon recommended surgery of a decompressive lumbar laminectomy. This case is [...]
$35,000 - Allstate Underinsured - Megan $25,000 - American Family - Megan $1,200 - American Family - Kelsey $14,000 - American Family – Brad TOTAL - $75,200 This was a difficult case in that a relatively minor impact caused serious problems for a mother. The initial wreck was on icy roads and was a low [...]
A family received a $1.45 million settlement after the family alledged the negligence of a doctor and hospital caused permanent brain damage to their infant daughter. In February of 2009, a 33 year old Sudanese immigrant went to a hospital for labor inducement. Her husband, a taxi cab driver, was also from Sudan. The mother and baby [...]
Case Description - Plaintiff received $175,000 in the wrongful death lawsuit of a father she'd never met. Eddie Washington was riding in Charles Johnson's car in March 2007. When the two were near 39th Street and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, an officer saw Johnson run a red light and drive erratically. The officer turned [...]
