Kansas City Personal Injury Blog
Posted on May 12, 2013
A multi-vehicle crash near St. Joseph, Missouri in Buchanan County killed two people and injured about nine others. Early in the morning on Thursday, May 9th, a large passenger van carrying 11 people ...
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Posted on May 11, 2013
In Kasas City, Missouri on southbound Interstate 435 a deadly motorcycle crash shut down the interstate for several hours. The wrongful death of the driver could have been caused by another motorist. ...
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Posted on May 8, 2013
On February 26, 2010, G.R. was driving a UPS tractor-trailer down Interstate 70 near Effingham, Illinois. Around 3 A.M., he barreled into the back of another tractor-trailer that had stopped on the ...
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Posted on May 8, 2013
A young woman, Jamie Frecks, the mother of a six-week-old baby girl was killed the night of Saturday, May 4, 2013 near Kansas City. She was attending a bachelorette party when she tragically fell out ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2013
In Miller v. American Family, the insured brought action against his automobile insurer seeking payment of underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits after insured was injured in a vehicle collision. The ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2013
Benzene is a colorless, flammable liquid that is primarily used as a solvent and intermediate to make other chemicals. In the United States, it is one of the 20 most widely used compounds—as it ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2013
A recently unsealed whistle blower lawsuit reveals that there are potentially hundreds of thousands of defective guardrail heads on both state and federal highways across America. When manufactured ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2013
Medtronic manufactures an Infuse device that was to be used to stimulate bone growth in spinal surgeries. However, this device was not FDA approved to be used in the neck or cervical spine. Many ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2013
Bayer, the manufacturer of Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella (the generic form), has reportedly placed $1.5 billion in reserves for lawsuits stemming from injuries sustained as a consequence of taking this ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2013
In the early hours of March 10, 2013 a shooting occurred at the Tropical Palms Banquet Hall in Kansas City, Missouri at 87th and Hillcrest Road. The Hall was hosting Twerk Fest, a music festival aimed ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2013
A man in Overland Park, Kansas was seriously hurt when the metal awning at Gramercy apartment complex collapsed on top of him. Emergency crews responded to the scene to pull the man from the rubble. ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2013
Investigators have established a timeline of the events that took place a JJ's restaurant that tragically claimed one life here in Kansas City. 4:54pm - call to 911 regarding broken gas line ...
Continue reading "Update on JJ's Fire Tragedy" »
Posted on Feb 20, 2013
A large fire on the Plaza at JJ's Restaurant leaves many injured and possibly one dead. According to Missouri Gas Energy, "early indications are that a contractor doing underground work ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2013
Pradaxa is a blood thinner that was approved in October 2010, and quickly became widely used among patients with atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat). Like other anticoagulants, Pradaxa helps to ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2013
Actos is a drug prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes. It makes cells more sensitive to insulin, which the body uses to regulate the level and use of glucose in the body. Actos allows sugar in the blood ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2013
YAZ is a birth control pill made by Bayer Pharmaceuticals that was introduced into the market in 2006. It soon became one of the best selling birth control pills available, however within months of ...
Continue reading "Yaz Lawsuits Filed Against Bayer Pharmaceutical for Deception and Failure to Disclose" »
Posted on Jan 28, 2013
Two pedestrians were injured, one seriously, when two vehicles collided in downtown Kansas City, Missouri at around 1PM on Wednesday, January 23. The crash occurred at the intersection of 13 th Street ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2013
Were you injured in a car accident, motorcycle accident or tractor trailer accident ? If so, you should contact a personal injury attorney that can handle your injury case on a contingent fee basis. ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2013
In April 2008, Kevin Piskura, age 24 from Chicago, was visiting Oxford, Ohio where he graduated from Miami University in 2006. An Oxford police officer fired his taser at Kevin while trying to break ...
Continue reading "Lawsuits Against Taser International and Police" »
Posted on Dec 27, 2012
Top car accident lawyers will tell you that if you are involved in a car accident there are five things you should do: 1. Call the police and make sure they make a report. 2. Seek medical attention ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2012
Are you currently taking Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella? The Sumner Law Group is prosecuting cases against Bayer Pharmaceuticals, the Germany-based manufacturer of Yaz and Yasmin. We are the Yaz and Yasmin ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2012
Are you looking for the top personal injury attorney in Kansas City, Missouri (KC, Mo.)? Do you need the best personal injury attorney in Missouri? Top Five personal injury attorneys in Kansas City, ...
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Posted on Nov 27, 2012
The safety regulators at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are not happy with unsafe truck and bus drivers who go so far as to break the safety rules. In an effort to prevent ...
Continue reading "FMCSA Seeks Severe Penalties for Rule Breaking Commercial Drivers" »
Posted on Nov 25, 2012
A Jackson County man was killed while riding his dirt bike on Thanksgiving. Brian Flores was wrongfully killed when an SUV ran into him at North Winchester Avenue and Northeast 50th Street in the ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2012
At the Sumner Law Group, we recently settled a personal injury case involving a motor vehicle collision. Our client had stopped at a light when a negligent driver violently plowed into the back of her ...
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