Author: Joe Patton

What is a Personal Injury?

What is a Personal Injury? Personal injury means someone hurt you usually with a physical injury to your body. So a personal injury is an injury to your person or your body. A personal injury claim would be a legal claim for injury inflicted in violation of the law. Once you have a physical injury […]

Holy Cow! What happens when you hit one?

The Kansas Supreme Court just ruled that livestock owner is not liable for escaped livestock unless you can prove the owner failed to exercise reasonable care in confining the livestock. The livestock had escaped their enclosure and were hit by a driver on the highway. Good news, I suppose, for the cattle industry. The practical rule […]

A Lawyer’s Prayer

A Lawyer’s Prayer “Lord, grant that I may be able in argument, accurate in analysis, strict in study, candid with clients, and honest with adversaries. Sit with me at my desk and listen with me to my client’s plaints, read with me in my library, and stand beside me in court, so that today I […]

Will Medicare get part of my injury settlement?

Will Medicare get part of my injury settlement? Will Medicare get part of my injury settlement? Yes, if part of your medical bills has been paid by Medicare. The law provides they are entitled to be reimbursed.  Often Medicare will deny the payment of medical bills that arise out of an injury accident or an […]

Can I sue the City?

You ask, Can I sue the City? You can sue the City if you give proper notice. In Kansas you need to give the municipality notice before the lawsuit. K.S.A. 12-105b is a Kansas statute that indicates you need to give notice. All claims against a municipality must be presented in writing. What should the […]

Can I sue my spouse?

Can I sue my spouse?

Can I sue my spouse? To borrow a phrase, Yes you can. A tort is a wrongful act that leads to civil liability. An inter-spousal tort is when one spouse sues the other spouse for the wrongful conduct. There used to be a law called inter-spousal immunity that would prevent lawsuits against your spouse, but […]

What about that Black Box? the EDR, Event Data Recorder

What about that Black Box? Since the 1990’s vehicles have had a black box or event data recorder (EDRs), the original purpose of which was to help manufacturers obtain information about their vehicle’s performance. The information stored on the EDR includes vehicle speed, brake application, seat belt use, and throttle position. When the airbag deploys, […]

How do personal injury lawyers charge?

How do personal injury lawyers charge?                                                                                                  (See […]