There Are Many Types Of Medical Malpractice: Know Before You Go
If a medical treatment provider causes a patient to suffer a disease or injury by his or her negligent actions or failures to act, that health care professional may be guilty of medical malpractice. Even if a patient already suffers from a disease or injury, the treatment provider may still face liability for malpractice if […]
Kansas Women Suffer Serious Complications from the Vaginal Sling & Vaginal Mesh
The ProteGen sling is a synthetic polymer implant introduced in April of 1997 as a treatment for feminine urinary stress incontinence. Urologists implanted the sling underneath the bladder to provide support and reduce stress that can cause incontinence. Instead of providing relief, the device often caused numerous complications including erosion of the vaginal wall, dehiscence […]
Can’t Help Out Around the House After a Kansas Accident?
A Kansas accident can affect many things, including your ability to help around the house. Read this to learn more.
“Trying Cases” Should be a Mantra for Any Kansas Personal Injury Attorney
As a Kansas personal injury attorney, Ray Hodge reminds other lawyers that trying cases is not an option. Read More
Should Prior Injuries Be Part Of Your Kansas Personal Injury Lawsuit?
Kansas personal injury lawyer Ray Hodge talks about how prior injuries should be left out of the trial. Read this to learn more.
Negligence Explained: Comparative VS Contributory in Kansas Accidents
Comparative and contributory negligence are defenses available in different states to lessen the amount that a defendant may have to pay to a plaintiff for damages. Each of these defenses is based on a determination that the plaintiff had some fault. Depending upon the laws of the state where the case is venued one of […]
Kansas Statutes of Limitations and Your Injury
The time limit within which a lawsuit must be brought is called a statute of limitation. That time period varies from state to state and depending upon the nature of the case. There may also be specific notice requirements when dealing with certain governmental entities as potential defendants. If a lawsuit is not filed within […]
Battery is a Serious Crime in Kansas: Know Your Victim’s Rights
The word “battery” comes from the Latin “battuere” meaning “to beat.” In a legal sense, battery occurs when someone touches or uses force against a person without his or her consent. The act of battery must include actual physical contact between the wrong doers and the victim or to an object connected to the victim. […]
Someone Has Property Belonging to You: Conversion and Kansas Law
Conversion is the wrongful taking of or control over the personal property of another person. To prove conversion these elements must be present: The plaintiff must have greater right to the property than the defendant A wrongful taking by the defendant must be without consent of the Plaintiff Damage to the Plaintiff If you have […]
The Six Ways Your Kansas Lawsuit Can Determine Your Damage Dollars
Nature, Extent, and Duration of Injury In a personal injury case, the most important factors which determine the amount of damages awarded to the injured person are the nature, extent, and duration of the injury or injuries. A severe injury is worth more than a smaller injury. Furthermore, severe injuries are strongly supported by medical […]
It’s Not Just Jail: What You Don’t Know About False Imprisonment
If an individual prevents another’s freedom of movement without their consent for any amount of time, he or she has falsely imprisoned that person. This imprisonment may include a physical element to prevent escape, such as being bound with rope, as well as verbal threats of harm to the victim. There are several key factors […]
What You Need to Know about Fraud and Misrepresentation
A person commits fraud when he or she knowingly makes a material misrepresentation with the intent of getting another person to act or refrain from acting to harm. It is also necessary to show that the material misrepresentation was justifiably relied upon when the “victim” acted or failed to act. “Negligent misrepresentation” occurs when a […]
Kansas Lawsuits Can Garner Several Types of Compensatory Damages
Compensatory damages are meant to offset an injury sustained by an individual. Actual damages, or damages which reimburse an individual for out-of-pocket expenses, include monetary awards for medical expenses, property damage, and loss of income. General damages may also be awarded for pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of consortium, and lost opportunity for the […]
The Four Major Types of Damages in Kansas Lawsuits
Compensatory Damages The word “compensate” means “balance or make up for”. Compensatory damages, therefore, are meant to make up for an injury sustained by an individual. Compensatory damages reimburse an individual for funds paid out-of-pocket for medical treatments, lost wages, substitute transportation, property replacement or repair, and rehabilitation. An accident victim can also sue for […]
Insurance Adjustors and Your Kansas Injury Claim: Be Careful!
At some point after an accident, you will be approached by an insurance adjuster who represents the insurance company of the person who caused the accident. No matter how friendly and caring, the value of this adjuster may appear, he works for the insurance company and his job is to save that company money. He […]
Even in Kansas Bankruptcy You Have Choices: The Filing Process
The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”) and local rules of bankruptcy govern the procedural aspects of the process. There is a bankruptcy court for each judicial district in the country. The court official with decision-making power over federal bankruptcy cases is the United States bankruptcy judge. Much of the bankruptcy process is […]
Expected Property Losses When Filing for Kansas Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
The dollar amounts and the specific items that are exempt vary from state to state. However, the following are some typical examples of property and amounts that you can keep when filing Chapter 7. If you are married and both spouses are filing together, the dollar amounts given below are doubled. A car, up to […]
Understand Your Kansas Bankruptcy Case by Knowing the Terms Used
Automatic Stay: An injunction that automatically stops lawsuits, foreclosures, garnishments, and all collection activity against the debtor the moment a bankruptcy petition is filed. Bankruptcy Estate: The legal and equitable interests of the debtor in property at the time of the bankruptcy filing. Claim: A right to payment. Confirmation: Approval of a plan of reorganization […]
Kansas Bankruptcy Chapter Options Explained
Bankruptcy is the legal method for a debtor to discharge or relieve himself of the debts that he owes. While no debtor is guaranteed a total discharge of his debt, most debtors who file for bankruptcy are given such relief. One of the primary purposes of the Bankruptcy Act is to relieve the honest debtor […]
When Accidents Happen: Soft Tissue Accident Injuries In Kansas Collisions
In a nutshell, soft tissue is everything except bone. The most common soft tissue injuries occur to muscles and to the ligaments that connect muscles to bone or to other muscles. Because muscles and ligaments stabilize our joints, an injury can have far-reaching consequences. For example, an injured muscle may tighten up so much for […]
