Personal Injury Attorney in Merriam KS

Merriam sits at the crossroads of I-35 and Shawnee Mission Parkway, two of the busiest routes in Johnson County, and that traffic volume contributes to a consistent number of car accidents each year, from rear-end collisions in commercial areas to more serious highway crashes. Merriam is home to AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, one of the larger hospital campuses in the Kansas City metro, which means many injured Merriam residents, and injured people from surrounding cities, receive treatment there. Emergency room records, imaging, and any specialist follow-up from that treatment become central pieces of evidence in building a personal injury claim, and insurance companies look closely for any gaps in that treatment history. Because Merriam is such a commercial hub, with a mix of retail centers and heavy commuter traffic passing through, accidents here sometimes involve delivery vehicles or other commercial drivers in addition to standard passenger vehicle crashes, which can bring additional insurance coverage into play beyond the at-fault driver's personal policy. Kansas follows a modified comparative fault rule, meaning you can still recover damages as an injured person as long as you're found less than 50% at fault for the accident, with your recovery reduced by your percentage of fault. Kansas generally allows two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit, so getting an attorney involved early helps preserve evidence before it's lost. Roth Davies, LLC represents injured clients throughout Merriam in car accident and other personal injury claims. Call us for a free consultation to talk through what happened and what your options are.