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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

limited guardianship

Like handing someone a map with only one route highlighted, a court can give an adult helper authority over only certain parts of another person's life instead of turning over...

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

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....

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,...

guardianship vs conservatorship

One covers personal decisions; the other covers money. A guardianship usually gives someone legal authority to make day-to-day and medical choices for a person who cannot...

Social Security disability

Miss this definition, and a family can lose months or years chasing the wrong benefit, assuming a doctor's note is enough, or believing age alone qualifies someone who can no...

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...

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"...

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

Medicaid look-back period

A review window - usually five years - during which Medicaid examines an applicant's financial records to see whether money or property was given away, sold too cheaply, or...

undue influence on elderly

The worst-case version is ugly: an older adult signs over money, changes a will, rewrites a power of attorney, or settles a claim for far less than it is worth because someone...

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

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...

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

adult protective services

A state program that investigates abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults and helps arrange protection. "Adult" usually means a person 18 or older. "Protective"...

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

capacity evaluation

A family can end up in a crisis fast when no one knows whether an older adult can safely make medical, financial, or legal decisions. A capacity evaluation is a professional...

What evidence do I need after falling on ice at a Topeka apartment?

A K.S.A. 12-105b notice of claim is required before suing the City of Topeka if the fall happened on city-owned property, and Kansas generally gives you 2 years to file a...

elder financial exploitation

Insurance companies and defense lawyers sometimes try to twist this phrase into a credibility attack. They may suggest an older injured person is "confused," easily influenced,...