What to Expect When You Call Patton and Patton Attorneys
When you call our office the phone during office hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. will be answered by one of our friendly trained staff usually Michelle or Abby. It will be a friendly call, and we will ask you a few initial background questions. We ask you these questions, so we can know […]
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 […]
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 […]
How do personal injury lawyers charge?
How do personal injury lawyers charge? (See […]
What caused the injury?
Life is complicated and gets more so when lawyers begin the analyze factual events and accidents. In our system of justice, the wrongdoer is to be held responsible if he or she caused injury. But the word cause can be sliced and diced in many ways by the courts. In many cases, the issue of […]
How long do I have to file a claim?
How long do I have to file a claim? The question, “How long do I have to file a claim?” is an important question. The time limitation to file a claim is called a statute of limitations. A statute of limitations is the final date you can file a lawsuit if you wait longer than […]
What Is My Claim Worth?
What is my claim worth? What is my claim worth? In personal injury cases, you have two parts, liability, and damages. If there is no liability, your recovery is zero. The first thing to be evaluated in answering your question is whether you will win the lawsuit. If liability looks good, you move to the […]
What are Non-Economic Damages?
What are Non-Economic Damages? Your injury or medical malpractice claim includes non-economic damages. The term damages is a legal term that means monetary compensation which may be recovered in the courts by any person who has suffered loss or injury due to the negligence of another. There are many damages, but two big categories are […]
A hearing aid company had wronged her…
We handle big cases, but sometimes we get a lot of satisfaction from a small claim. Recently I sat down with a really nice senior lady. A hearing aid company had wronged her. I talked to her about the small claims court, and how she could file a claim without a lawyer. She just sent […]