Texting While Driving Injury Accidents: What You Need to Know
Plaza Injury Law
Oct 26, 2023
Injury Accidents From Texting and Driving Are Entirely Preventable Unfortunately, car accidents are an all-too-common occurrence on roads and highways across the U.S., and an increasing number of these collisions result from drivers who read and send text messages while driving. These types of car accidents can be especially devastating…
Understanding Car Accident Injuries: Types, Costs, and How Plaza Injury Law Can Help
Plaza Injury Law
Jul 13, 2023
Motor vehicle accidents are, unfortunately, all too common on Kansas City roads. These accidents can result in a wide range of injuries depending on the types of vehicles involved, collision speeds, road conditions, and other factors. It's important to note that no two accidents are alike. Seemingly minor car crashes…
Delayed Pain After a Car Accident: What You Need to Know
Plaza Injury Law
Jun 15, 2023
Injuries after a car accident aren’t always obvious. While the pain of a broken bone, deep cut, or burn is felt almost immediately, chest, neck, or back pain may be slow to emerge. A car accident is a stressful event that causes adrenaline and cortisol to flood into your bloodstream…
I-435 Highway Accidents: What Kansas City Drivers Need to Know
Plaza Injury Law
May 01, 2023
I-435 Highway Accidents: What Kansas City Drivers Need to Know Car accidents are always dangerous, but highway collisions are often much more serious than car accidents on city streets. As any Kansas Citian will tell you, the I-435 loop can be particularly scary for drivers, especially during rush hour traffic.…
Can Medical Evidence Prove a Whiplash Injury After a Car Accident?
Plaza Injury Law
Feb 04, 2023
Can Medical Evidence Prove a Whiplash Injury After a Car Accident? Whiplash is a common injury sustained in car accidents, but it is also one of the most difficult to prove in a personal injury claim because it frequently doesn't present immediate symptoms. Emergency rooms often do not diagnose whiplash.…
How Whiplash Can Affect Your Personal Injury Claim
Plaza Injury Law
Nov 12, 2022
How Whiplash Can Affect Your Personal Injury Claim Whiplash is a type of injury that is often associated with car accidents. It occurs when a person's head is violently thrown forward and then quickly snaps back, causing damage to the tissues of the neck and upper back. While whiplash is…
What are the Best Treatment Options for Whiplash Injuries After a Car Accident?
Plaza Injury Law
Aug 21, 2022
What are the Best Treatment Options for Whiplash Injuries After a Car Accident? A whiplash injury, like a concussion, is an acceleration / deceleration injury. These injuries are caused when the body reacts to forces that suddenly accelerate (like the force of the initial impact with another car) and then…
Proving Fault in a Car Accident: The Importance of Evidence and Establishing Negligence
Plaza Injury Law
Aug 07, 2021
Proving Fault in a Car Accident: The Importance of Evidence and Establishing Negligence Being in a car accident is a terrible experience. Negligent drivers can cause devastating injuries, property damage, and other losses. Before you can file a claim to seek compensation, however, you must determine who is at fault…
Using MedPay and PIP to Pay for Injuries from a Car Accident
Plaza Injury Law
Jun 06, 2021
How To Use MedPay and PIP to Pay for Car Accident Injuries in Kansas and Missouri Car accidents are the most common type of personal injury accidents our Kansas City law firm handles. It is not uncommon for people injured in car, truck, or motorcycle accidents to incur thousands of…
How to Pay Chiropractor Bills After a Car Accident in Kansas City
Plaza Injury Law
Jun 04, 2021
Cost of Chiropractic Care After a Kansas City Car Accident It's relatively common to suffer a neck or back injury that requires chiropractic care after a car accident, and of course, as with any medical treatment, the bills can be expensive and accumulate quickly. However, there are many ways to…
What Not to Do After a Kansas City Car Accident
Plaza Injury Law
Jun 02, 2021
After a Kansas City Car Accident, Don't Do The Following: Car accidents happen out of the blue, and when they do, they turn your entire day into a chaotic mess. That’s why it’s important to prepare yourself to handle the aftermath of a car crash should one happen to you.…
Have You Been Injured in a Car Accident in Kansas City, MO?
Plaza Injury Law
May 31, 2021
Have You Been Injured in a Car Accident in Kansas City, MO? The thought might occur to you that you need to hire an attorney. Maybe a friend or loved one has suggested that you should, but you’re on the fence. No insurance company is going to recommend that you…
Don’t Accept an Insurance Settlement After a Car Accident!
Plaza Injury Law
May 27, 2021
Don't Accept an Insurance Settlement Offer After a Car Accident! If you were injured in a car accident and have determined that you have a personal injury claim, it can be difficult to know what the value of that claim might be. Often an injured party has no idea how…
What Happens in a Car Accident with an Uninsured Driver?
Plaza Injury Law
May 06, 2021
Can I make a Legal Claim if an Uninsured Driver Caused My Car Accident? A traffic accident is a stressful ordeal, often resulting in lost wages, property damage to your vehicle, medical treatment, and the associated expenses. Discovering that the person who hurt you is an uninsured driver without car…
Hidden Injuries After a Car Accident
Plaza Injury Law
Mar 15, 2021
Not all Car Accident Injuries Seem Serious ... At First You may feel just fine after a minor car accident, but some injuries don't present themselves until long after the accident occurred. A car is an extension of ourselves. Most people feel very comfortable in their cars. A car accident…
How Long After a Car Accident Can You Wait to File a Claim?
Plaza Injury Law
Mar 09, 2021
Is there a Time Limit for Filing a Car Accident Injury Claim? Make sure you file your injury claim or lawsuit in time - but don't settle before you've received enough medical treatment or healed well enough to understand the impact of your injuries. In Missouri, the Statute of Limitation…
Car Accidents and Airbag Safety
Plaza Injury Law
Feb 12, 2021
How Safe are Airbags? Have you ever been involved in a car accident where the airbag deployed and your life was saved but you suffered severe injuries? There’s no question that airbags save lives, but at what cost? Are the injuries that victims suffer worth it? Airbag safety and reliability…
What to do After a Car Accident?
Plaza Injury Law
Jan 14, 2021
What Should I Do After a Car Crash? Being involved in an accident can be a traumatizing experience for you and your family. For most people, it takes a while before regaining the confidence to get behind the wheel again. In the immediate aftermath of a car accident, you might…
Winter Driving Tips to Stay Safe on the Roads
Plaza Injury Law
Dec 30, 2020
Tips to Stay Safe While Driving in Winter Weather Winters in Kansas City are no joke – and neither is winter driving. Each year, more than 1,000 people die in vehicle crashes on slushy, icy, or snowy roads nationwide. Winter driving poses several hazards, but the good news is that…
Drunk Driving Related Car Accidents are on the Rise!
Plaza Injury Law
Dec 17, 2020
Drunk Driving is a Serious Problem The Holiday season is upon us and with it comes celebrations of all sorts, ranging from office parties to family get-togethers. While everyone should enjoy the holiday festivities and celebrate responsibly, unfortunately, not everyone will. Mothers Against Drunk Driving's website states that “some of…
Rideshare Accidents Are on the Rise
Plaza Injury Law
Dec 03, 2020
As Shared Transportation Services Gain Popularity, Rideshare Accidents Are on the Rise Unfortunately, as ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft continue to skyrocket in popularity, the number of rideshare accidents is also rising. In fact, the explosive growth of ridesharing services has amounted to a 2-3% increase in US traffic-related…
High-Speed Car Accidents Common as COVID-19 Clears Roads
Plaza Injury Law
Nov 16, 2020
With Fewer Cars on the Road, Statistics Show a Spike in High-Speed Car Accidents
Since March, travel has been restricted, people quarantined, working and learning from home, we’re seeing far fewer cars on U.S. roadways. In fact, researchers at Brookings University say the country is on its way to driving…
Can Hospitals Take Your Car Accident Settlement as Payment?
Plaza Injury Law
Oct 26, 2020
Are Hospitals Required to Bill Your Health Insurance, or Can They Take Proceeds from a Car Accident Settlement? There are many ways that a medical care provider can be paid for services provided to a patient injured in a car accident. The first payment method is private health insurance. That…
Suing for Emotional Damage After a Car Crash
Plaza Injury Law
Oct 26, 2020
Can a Car Accident Cause Emotional Damage? There are a wide variety of approaches to car accident lawsuits arising from emotional harm from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Claims for emotional damage after a car crash have historically invited additional evidentiary scrutiny by the courts because, arguably, these claims are easily made…
“Only Pay For What You Need” Is Irresponsible
Plaza Injury Law
Sep 27, 2020
In My Opinion, The Car Insurance Slogan "Only Pay For What You Need" is Irresponsible A man sporting a 1970s brush mustache, improbably accompanied by an enormous flightless bird, saunters into the camera frame and proudly declares that you’ll “only pay for ... (the car insurance coverage) you need.” These…
No Pay No Play Found Unconstitutional in Missouri
Plaza Injury Law
Mar 27, 2019
No Pay No Play Found Unconstitutional in Missouri Following Injury Accident RSMo § 303.390 prohibits “(a)n uninsured motorist” from recovering “noneconomic loss” against a “person who is in compliance with the financial responsibility laws of this chapter due to a motor vehicle accident.” What this means is that, in the…
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