What To Do When You’re a Victim of Sexual Assault
Seek a medical exam, report the crime, and file a claim: These are the key steps to take when you’ve […]
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Davis Bethune & Jones Named Law Firm of the Year
Davis Bethune & Jones has been honored as the Law Firm of the Year by the Association for Women Lawyers
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Plaintiff Recovery Trust: Can it save your client from a heavy tax burden?
The trial is over, and the jury just returned an impactful personal injury verdict in favor of your client, $5,000,000
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Scott Bethune Earns Prestigious Cornerstone Award
Stetson University College of Law awarded its prestigious Cornerstone Award to DBJ partner Scott Bethune during its regional Educating Advocates Teaching Advocacy Skills conference on Dec. 7 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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NTSB Finds Probable Cause of House Explosion
In a press release issued on February 27, 2019, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that the probable cause of a fatal 2017 explosion in Millersville, Pennsylvania, was a faulty gas connection that allowed natural gas to leak into a single-family residence.
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NTSB Announces Cause of Fatal Amtrak Crash
Although the NTSB is fulfilling part of its duties by investigating these railroad accidents and issuing safety recommendations, it is long past time to require more proactive measures from the railroads themselves. The railroad industry’s focus on maximizing its own profits should not stop the NTSB from requiring them to install Positive Train Control on all of its trains.
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NTSB Updates Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently updated the list of safety recommendations from its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements.
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How To File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit
When a person dies from the willful malice or negligence of another, the survivors may bring a wrongful death lawsuit against the perpetrator. The type of claim can be made regardless of whether or not the person is charged with any criminal act.
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Super Lawyer 2019: Grant L. Davis
Only a few attorneys from each state are selected to Super Lawyers designation for any given year, and this year DBJ’s own Grant L. Davis has again been selected as a Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Kansas City, MO.
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Huge Verdicts Don’t Halt Roundup Sales
A number of court cases have resulted in multimillion-dollar verdicts in favor of plaintiffs who claimed their use of Roundup, a weedkiller sold at hardware and home-improvement stores across the country, gave them cancer. However, a recent New York Times article noted that many Americans, especially farmers, continue to use the product.
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Just Released! Kansas City, MO’s Best Lawyers
Grant L. Davis has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2001.
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FRA Creates Webpage to Report Blocked RR Crossings
Blocked railroad crossings present a variety of potential safety hazards, especially in locations where the tracks are frequently obstructed for lengthy time periods. Due to blocked crossings, pedestrians may attempt to squeeze between railcars stopped on the tracks. In addition, blocked crossings create many other inconveniences for people in the surrounding community, including causing roadway congestion and making people late for work, school, and appointments.
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