When you are in a car accident in Kansas, it can be hard to think clearly – especially if you or someone else is injured or your car is totaled. Recovering damages can hinge on what you do immediately following a car crash. If you do the wrong thing, you may lose out on fair Read More
Sharing the road with big trucks can be dangerous. While many semi truck drivers work hard to keep their rigs under control, it takes just a little error to cause devastating, catastrophic accidents. One tire issue can send a big rig into other lanes and the cars that may share those lanes. Here are some Read More
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are roughly 100,000 medication errors that are reported every year. Countless medication errors go unreported as well. The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy reports that medication errors affect roughly 1.5 million people every year. These errors also incur extra hospital and medical care costs in the Read More
In terms of medical malpractice, misdiagnosis occurs when the doctor assigns the wrong medical condition, illness, or disease to the set of symptoms that a patient presents. Failure to diagnose occurs when the doctor does not offer a diagnosis despite the symptoms presented by the patient. A third area of malpractice is delayed diagnosis – Read More
A never event is a serious malpractice case where the injury is painful, often expensive, and typically completely preventable. Never events are usually caused by negligence and are termed “never events” because they should NEVER have occurred. Examples of Never Events Almost all never events are the result of a medical procedure or follow-up medical Read More
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 59 percent of children under the age of five and not yet enrolled in kindergarten attend daycare. [1] A study that appeared in the Matern Child Health journal in 2013 indicates that 13.9 percent of children in daycare are injured. [2] Both of these sources testify to Read More
Nursing home neglect is a serious and ongoing form of injury. Every year in Kansas more citations are issued to nursing homes and elderly care facilities that document neglect. Elder Abuse Takes Three forms Physical abuse – physical abuse may involve a staff member and an elderly patient, or it can also involve two elderly Read More
Mediation is the process of discussing a conflict with a neutral party who is chosen by both sides of the argument. It is a process of negotiation that keeps the decision with each party. The role of a mediator is to guide and facilitate conversation, help isolate problems and roadblocks, and keep the process of Read More
If you’re wondering how a personal injury lawyer works, you’ve probably been injured and want to protect your rights. If so, you are in the right spot. The attorneys at Wall Huntington Law Firm can explain the role of personal injury lawyers and what they do for people who suffer injuries. The Technical Role of Read More
A personal injury lawyer helps victims – people who have been injured either physically or psychologically, or in some cases both physically and mentally. A victim might be hurt intentionally, such as during a violent act, or someone unintentionally hurt, such as when you slip on water and fall in a grocery store. The bottom Read More