Category: Personal Injury

According to a 2021 Pew Research Center poll about social media use, 69% of American adults (age 18 to 65+) have a Facebook profile, 40% have an Instagram account, and 23% have a Twitter account. With social media becoming an ever-larger part of our lives, people tend to share a lot of…

Every auto accident is different, but the key elements that we seek to prove to develop a successful personal injury claim are the same in every case. Here’s a breakdown of these elements: FaultAccording to Mike Wyatt, a partner here at Mann Wyatt Tanksley Injury Attorneys, the first thing that…

Because the state of Kansas requires auto insurance coverage, many drivers may choose coverage without knowing for what they’re paying. According to the Kansas Insurance Department, your auto insurance payments pay for several individual coverages. There are six basic coverage options. Four of them are required for every driver in Kansas:…

A very common question the Mann Wyatt Tanksley Injury Attorneys gets asked is, “How long will my car accident process take?” No doubt, the question arises due to the fact that thousands are injured on the roadways each year. According to Mike Wyatt, partner at Mann Wyatt Tanksley Injury Attorneys, how…

Traffic fatalities have spiked during the pandemic – with a record-setting jump from 2020 to 2021. Experts link the surge to an increase in reckless and aggressive driving spurred by pandemic conditions. The situation has reached such a level of crisis that the government announced a new 2022 program focused…

Car accidents can cause a multitude of injuries, not to mention the emotional damage that often occurs. Unfortunately, there are times when the driver who hit you doesn’t have insurance. A study by the Insurance Information Institute found that 7.2 percent of Kansas drivers are uninsured. However, even if the at-fault driver…

Have you recently been injured in a Kansas, Missouri, Colorado or Oklahoma car accident in which the at-fault driver did not have insurance? Although most states, including Kansas and Oklahoma, require drivers to have insurance, an alarming number do not. In fact, a study by the Insurance Information Institute found that the number of uninsured…

The number of hit-and-run accidents in the United States has been increasing each year with an overall average near 700,000 per year. Sadly, one recent year saw an increase in hit-and-run deaths of 60 percent from 2009. “Hit-and-run crashes in the United States are trending in the wrong direction,” said…

Hutchinson, KS – A Reno County jury earlier this month awarded a Hutchinson woman more than $409,000 in damages resulting from a car accident, finding she suffered significant and lasting injuries and deserved more than 10 times the amount the defendant’s insurance company had offered. The trial arose from a…

The coronavirus pandemic has shut down a major portion of our country, but it hasn’t stopped vehicle and other injury accidents from occurring. Being injured in an accident is always stressful, but the pandemic has added another level of anxiety and confusion when it comes to knowing how to act….