Choosing a good nursing home might seem like an overwhelming and confusing task. Here are some questions to ask yourself to improve your chances of selecting the right assisted-living center for your loved one.

Slip-and-fall cases in Kansas City may seem fairly straightforward: someone slips, falls, is injured, and then sues. Yet there is actually a lot more to these types of liability claims. Every misstep on a slippery surface does not warrant legal action.

Impaired drivers are among the greatest threats encountered on Kansas City's roads. When people hear the term "impaired driver," they likely automatically assume it to mean a motorist that is intoxicated. Yet drivers can be impaired by things other than alcohol.

If you have a loved one in a Kansas City nursing home, you no doubt expect top-quality care in all respects. While many facilities take the health and safety of their residents seriously, in some cases serious neglect can occur.

While the side of a busy road or freeway is certainly not a preferable place to stop and exit a vehicle, sometimes drivers may be left with no choice. Their close proximity to speeding vehicles puts them at a heightened risk for an accident.

It is a wonder that trucking accidents happen as seldom as they do, considering the status Missouri holds as a crossroads of America. Sustaining injury— or worse— from a truck accident makes you more than unlucky.

Icy road conditions have been the contributing factor in accidents involving over 50 cars in this area in the last couple of months. And worse, the risks of being hit a second time increase significantly ... it just happened to one driver in St. Louis.

A disturbing number of drivers still do not see the harm in responding to a text or answering a phone call while driving. And unfortunately, many distracted driving laws still contain loopholes allowing people to use hands-free devices while driving.

Beyond the physical signs that suggest loved ones in nursing homes may be being mistreated, there is another form of mistreatment that leaves no scars: financial abuse.

Most Missouri residents do not think twice about making a trip to the store or browsing a sale at the local shopping mall. However, when that quick trip turns into an unexpected slip-and-fall accident, who is to blame?