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Medicare got there first, and now it wants part of your Olathe settlement

A pedestrian hit in a blind alley in Olathe may settle the injury claim and still have to pay Medicare back before seeing much of the money.

ARTICLE by Patricia Okafor

What is an uninsured sleeping-driver pedestrian claim worth in Olathe?

What a pedestrian claim can actually be worth in Olathe when the driver dozed off, had no insurance, and you do freelance work with no job benefits.

ARTICLE by Janet Friesen

supplemental needs trust

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may point to one as a reason to minimize concern about a large settlement, suggesting the injured person can simply place money in a...

Kansas City call says they'll report me if I file after a dark-light crash

A dark traffic signal does not automatically make the crash "just weather," and a boss using immigration threats to shut down a claim is pulling a dirty move.

ARTICLE by Patricia Okafor

Rear-ended on a rideshare shift and now some creep is filming your driveway

A veteran driving rideshare in Johnson County can have a solid injury claim and still get surveilled, questioned about VA benefits, and squeezed by multiple insurers at once.

ARTICLE by Hector Ramirez

My employer says getting doored in an Olathe bike lane isn't workers comp - is that crap?

An older cyclist in Olathe can be dealing with workers comp, the parked driver's insurance, Medicare, and repayment liens at the same time after a dooring crash.

ARTICLE by Dale Engelbrecht

Kansas Landlord Liability for Ice in Apartment Parking Lots

When a child gets hurt on ice at an apartment complex, the fight usually turns on what the landlord knew, what they did about it, and whether they're trying to dump the whole mess on "Kansas weather."

ARTICLE by Kyle Unruh

assisted living resident rights

These rights can directly affect your bills, your care, and any claim after neglect, overmedication, a fall, or missing money. If a facility cuts corners, ignores care needs,...

I just found out my Overland Park Uber crash deadline is close

An Uber passenger in Overland Park got hit in two separate impacts during one wreck, skipped the ER, and is now getting the usual insurance-company line that the injuries must be from something else.

ARTICLE by Patricia Okafor

The insurer wants a release before your symptoms finally make sense

A rear-end crash in Salina can turn into a causation fight fast when you felt okay at first and the insurance company uses that gap against you.

ARTICLE by Brenda Holloway

Insurance says Kansas City weather caused it - bullshit, your suspended-license crash still counts

A Kansas City, Kansas crash does not turn into a free pass just because the other driver says rain, fatigue, and a bad road caused it.

ARTICLE by Marcus Lane

restitution order

A court order requiring payment for a victim's losses. "Court order" means it is part of a criminal case, usually entered at sentencing after a conviction or plea. "Payment"...

How much does a missing chart note cost your Olathe crash claim

An HVAC tech got broad-sided by a red-light runner in Olathe, but the real fight is over patchy medical records and how much that strips out of the case.

ARTICLE by Darrell Schoenfeld

coefficient of friction

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may lean on this number to argue a driver should have stopped sooner, a truck was going slower than claimed, or a fall happened because...

point of impact

You just got a letter that says the insurer disputes the "point of impact," and that is where many people get misled. The point of impact is the location where two vehicles, a...

Overland Park school says a parked-car hit-and-run isn't their fault - really?

A hit-and-run in a crowded school parking lot can leave the driver, the school, the car owner, and multiple insurers all pointing fingers while the injured athlete is stuck with the bill.

ARTICLE by Patricia Okafor

representative payee

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may point to a representative payee as if it proves someone cannot make decisions, cannot understand a case, or is easy to dismiss. That...

Trailer Defect Claims and Who Pays in Kansas

When a defective vehicle or equipment part wrecks your body and your income, the fight usually turns on whether the manufacturer, the seller, the installer, or all three put a dangerous product into use.

ARTICLE by Marcus Lane

You may see this in an insurance letter or hear it from the dog owner: "There was no prior bite, so the owner had no warning." That is the one-bite rule in everyday language....

DUI civil penalty

What trips people up most is that a DUI can cost money even outside the criminal fine. A civil penalty is a non-criminal financial consequence tied to drunk or impaired...