Summary: Injuries from defective products are widespread in the United States. According to the National Safety Council, “In 2024, 15.1 million people were treated in emergency departments for injuries resulting from consumer products.” With numbers as great as this, it’s no surprise that we, as personal injury lawyers, vet a lot of potential product liability cases. […]
It may sound self-serving for me to say that people who have been hurt by a defective product should hire a lawyer; after all, I am a Kansas City product liability lawyer. However, with the experience I’ve had handling product liability cases, I can say that if I were you and hurt by a defective […]
Injuries from falling objects are more common than you might think. In 2017, 3M quoted some numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 42,400 “struck by falling object” OSHA recordable incidents every year in the United States. By our estimate, that’s nearly 116 injuries […]
Pharmaceutical malpractice is a big problem in the United States. According to an article published by the National Library of Medicine, in the United States alone, 7,000 to 9,000 people die as a result of a medication error each year. We ourselves have handled several medication errors cases and have witnessed firsthand their devastating effect. Here […]
In any personal injury case against a corporation, the biggest battle is always during the discovery phase. Discovery happens after a lawsuit is filed. It is the means by which the parties get evidence from the opposing party. There are many methods of discovery, including written questions called interrogatories, requests for production, and depositions. Corporations are notoriously […]
As Kansas City personal injury lawyers who have been practicing for many years, we have seen a lot of corporations make bad decisions. Sometimes these decisions cause injury or death. Every time these decisions have been made because of money. Unfortunately, the vast majority of corporate decisions are based on money. Almost universally they make […]
Regardless of your reason to celebrate this season, your children will likely be inundated with toys and gifts that can potentially cause great harm. With the excitement of the holidays and opening every gift, it is easy to overlook the potential dangers posed by toys we regularly consider safe. Here are a few things to […]
One of the most important aspects in premises liability or even product liability cases is a site inspection. This is when the place of injury or a product that injured someone is inspected after the fact. Inspections are vital to most cases. Here are some important aspects of site inspections. Although it can be difficult for severely injured clients […]
NBC recently reported a story about defective triggers in Remington firearms. The defect causes the weapons to discharge when they are dropped or suffer some type of shock; even when the safety is engaged and the trigger isn’t pulled. The questionable trigger system is in multiple Remington models dating back decades and has injured countless […]
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