Airbags are installed in vehicles to minimize the personal injuries suffered in a car accident. According to the NHTSA, 2,790 lives were saved by frontal airbags in 2017 alone. However, airbags can still cause injuries themselves. It’s better to be injured in a crash than the alternative, but injuries caused by airbags can be severe, [...]
Now that recreational marijuana is legalized in Missouri, the Kansas City area police have decided to change things up for the K9 unit. With the new legislation in place, some of the dogs have skills that are no longer necessary, which has multiple Kansas City police departments giving their K9s new jobs, or sending them [...]
It’s rare to see motorcyclists riding when there’s snow on the ground - but that doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t take the bike out in the winter. There are fewer motorcycle accidents during the winter months due to the lack of motorcycles on the road, however, the risk of an accident for the few bikers [...]
Slip and fall accidents are one of the most common types of personal injury. According to the CDC, 20% of slip and fall accidents result in a serious personal injury. In fact, 800,000 people are hospitalized every year for this reason. When you slip and fall in icy conditions on someone else’s property, are they [...]
There are plenty of injuries that can be sustained from motor vehicle accidents, but today we’re going to take a look at one in particular: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). The causes of CRPS aren’t completely understood yet, but research has shown that it most commonly occurs after physical trauma such as a car or [...]
Jason Pottenger, founding partner of the Kansas City-based Pottenger Law Firm, has been accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA dedicates itself to the preservation and promotion of the Seventh Amendment, which guarantees the right to civil jury trials. Members in this prestigious invitation-only group must have tried a minimum of 10 civil [...]
As a practicing personal injury lawyer for over 27 years, I have seen it many times. I never get used to it. It’s awful and made worse by the fact is that it is completely avoidable. In a typical scenario, a client is involved in a devastating car wreck. The wreck is not their fault; [...]
Car insurance laws vary by state, but all have requirements that include some type of auto insurance or proof of financial responsibility. But what happens if you’re hit by a driver without insurance, or not enough insurance? Who will pay for medical bills or car repair? Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage can protect you from the damage done to you or [...]
