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As the Kansas Jayhawks and other teams take to the field, motorists have a new concern on the roads: the added risk of motor vehicle accidents. Car accidents are more likely to occur on football game days as a result of the increased chance motorists will encounter a driver who has been drinking. Football fans...

In Kansas, drivers must buy personal injury protection (PIP) auto insurance coverage. Because PIP is required, your own auto insurance company is going to be responsible for providing you with coverage for medical treatment expenses post-collision. This is true no matter who actually caused the collision. In the event injuries are serious or a wrongful...

The rapid aging of the population is raising significant concerns about motor vehicle accident risks. Seniors over the age of 70 are the demographic group with the second-highest rate of car accidents according to Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Only teenagers are more dangerous on the roads than elderly drivers. By 2030, 20 percent of...

After a motor vehicle collision in Wichita, you have the right to expect insurance companies will provide the coverage drivers paid for. Kansas is a no fault insurance state, so every driver should be covered for medical treatment expenses and partial lost wages by a personal injury policy when injuries were sustained. Property damage may...

For a landlord to be held responsible for injuries sustained on his premises by tenants or by visitors, those who are seeking compensation must prove certain elements of a premises liability case. One of the key elements is foreseeability. Forbes recently reported on one case in which the court initially held the plaintiff could not...

Summer is a time for beach vacations and for visiting friends and family. Unfortunately, it is also a time when there is a greater risk of motor vehicle accidents because of more travelers and because of more inexperienced teen drivers on the roads while school is out. An experienced car accident lawyer knows the period...

When driving through an intersection, you may see headlights mere seconds before another vehicle crashes into the side of your car. You've just been involved in a T-Bone accident. The vehicle striking yours may intrude into the passenger compartment, endangering your life and the lives of your passengers. The thin side panel of your car...

After a car strikes a pedestrian, a victim or family of a deceased pedestrian wishing to seek compensation will need to prove how the accident happened and who was to blame. Reconstruction experts may need to be called in to determine what happened when conflicting data exists. An experienced pedestrian accident attorney can provide assistance...

When you are involved in a slow-moving rear-end accident in Wichita, you need to make sure that the crash is properly reported to law enforcement. It is important that a crash report is written to explain how the accident happened. When police respond to the scene, law enforcement officers may also issue a citation to...