Kansas City Personal Injury Lawyers

Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.

221 West Lexington Avenue
Suite 400
Independence, Missouri 64050
USA

(816) 398-7435 or(888) 353-0491

(816) 836-8966

www.hfmlegal.com

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At Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C. in Independence, Missouri, our legal team and professional staff work hard to protect your financial interests and legal rights. If you have been seriously injured, it makes sense to talk to a successful, experienced personal injury lawyer.

Our attorneys have represented thousands of clients seeking financial restitution for damages caused by the negligence of others. We are proud to have secured over $800 million in settlements and jury verdicts on behalf of our clients since 1984. Injury victims and their families know: not a single dollar of it was frivolous.

Committing significant financial resources and staffing your case with our team of professionals is a thoughtful effort. If we accept your case, you will have every chance of getting the full and fair financial compensation you deserve. Do not let the opposition outspend you until you give up and give in. Our experienced trial lawyers have the skill and the financial resources to represent people in the most complex types of personal injury, wrongful death and consumer litigation cases throughout the United States.

Serious personal injury and wrongful death cases may take more than a year to settle or go to trial. Our law firm has the kind of financial and professional resources to cover the case expenses until the end. We have many of the nation's largest verdicts and settlements to prove it. You can be assured that the attorneys at Humphrey, Farrington & McClain will devote the necessary time and resources to effectively resolve your case. When you are hiring a lawyer to represent you, it is important to find someone who will meet with you in person and not just by telephone.

Areas of Law

Additional Areas of Law: Broken Bones; Paralysis; Recreational Vehicle Accidents; Misdiagnosis; Hospital Negligence; Defective Medical Devices; Improper Diagnosis of Breast Cancer; Shoulder Dystocia.

Areas of Law Description

The scope of our practice includes:

- Brain Injury

Doctors often say that brain injuries are among the most difficult to detect following an accident. In many cases, the victim does not realize that even a minor concussion may result in long-term damage to cognitive abilities, physical capacity and memory. Often, determining the true extent of a brain injury requires having a personal relationship with the victim to understand the nature and severity of the injury.

- Spinal Cord Injury

There is no such thing as a minor injury to your spine. Victims of spine injuries often face years of medical treatment and diminished mobility. An entire family can be affected by one person's loss of mobility, nerve damage and other health problems.

- Birth Injury

During pregnancy, you expect a lot from your doctor. You need to be able to count on the medical advice, procedures and pre-natal care you receive, from conception through the birth of your baby. While giving birth and immediately afterward, the baby's life, as well as the mother's, is completely in the hands of medical professionals. There is no room for misjudgment, incompetence or negligence.

- Medical Malpractice

Our Kansas City, Missouri trial attorneys have earned well over $800 million in settlements and verdicts for our clients. We have experience across the spectrum of medical malpractice and medical products liability, including:

• Birth injuries resulting in cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy and shoulder dystocia
• Surgical errors
• Improper diagnosis of breast cancer
• Failures to diagnose other serious diseases and injuries
• Misdiagnosis and improper treatment
• Hospital administrative and staff errors
• Defective medical devices and harmful prescription medications
• Dental treatment errors with severe consequences

- Business Litigation

Humphrey, Farrington & McClain is more than a nationally recognized personal injury and consumer protection litigation firm. Since 1984, one of our primary areas of successful practice has centered on helping corporations and business owners protect their rights in litigation involving breach of contracts and torts with customers and suppliers.

- Consumer Protection

Many types of cases can be handled through a legal procedure know as a class action. A class action is best suited for a matter in which numerous individuals suffered harm by the acts of another person or entity. In these cases, the class action allows the claims of hundreds, if not thousands or millions, of people to be brought in one case rather than numerous cases. Here, one or more individuals represent, or stand in the shoes of, a whole class of individuals.

- Construction Accident

Construction workers face hazardous working conditions from the moment they step onto their job site. Builders and construction engineers also put their safety in the hands of manufacturers, property owners and subcontractors on site. If you have been injured in a construction accident, you are one of over a million workers to suffer injury and lost earnings in a typical year.

- Premises Liability

When you enter a property, whether for business, pleasure or just to visit, you have a legal right to expect the property owner to do everything reasonably possible to protect your safety. Property owners and managers share liability for injuries or wrongful death suffered on property under their control. From building construction and premises design through removing unsafe conditions in a timely manner, the property owner can be held liable for money damages in premises liability lawsuits.

- Product Liability

Federal agencies such as the U.S. Consumer Protection Agency (USCPA) work to ensure that products in our marketplace are designed safely and are not dangerous when used correctly at home, on the road or on the job. After a product passes the U.S. safety test and is approved for the market, however, it does not relieve the manufacturer from liability in the event of an injury, illness or death to a consumer.

- Environmental and Toxic Exposure

We have handled state and national class actions on behalf of people whose property was contaminated by asbestos fibers, oil refinery leakage, dumping of trichloroethane (TCE) and people who purchased defective water heaters. We have also represented people with occupational injuries, such as those caused by exposure to vibration or from smoking cigarettes. Our firm has represented dozens of building-owners forced to remove asbestos, lead and other dangerous insulation and products from their buildings. Our office has handled claims against manufacturers of asbestos and other toxic and environmentally dangerous products in 17 states, including Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Texas, Minnesota, California, Ohio and West Virginia.

- Wrongful Death

We understand that while money will not replace the loss of a loved one, there is no reason a family should endure economic hardship in addition to grief. Wrongful death cases are often emotional and difficult, and unfortunately, can take a long time to resolve. We handle your case with compassion and concern for your family's needs.

- Broken Bones

Our Kansas city broken bones attorneys take every potential case seriously, empathizing with the challenges of each injured person dealing with a lengthy recovery from broken bones or trying to adjust to life with catastrophic injuries. We are prepared to investigate your case thoroughly and take action to hold insurers, a negligent product manufacturer or other responsible parties financially accountable.

- Neck and Back Injuries

A back or neck injury may create the need for surgery, extensive physical rehabilitation, long-term care, adaptive equipment and more. Many victims cannot work and need to recover lost income. Whether the cause was a car or trucking accident, an accident on a construction site or other catastrophic event, an experienced lawyer at our firm is prepared to evaluate your potential case involving:

• Herniated discs, ruptured discs and dislocations
• Cervical and vertebral fractures
• Serious whiplash injuries that can cause both physical and neurological problems
• Neck injuries related to head trauma, often accompanied by brain injury
• Paraplegia, quadriplegia or other paralysis due to spinal cord injury

- Paralysis

You can count on a proven metro Kansas City paralysis attorney at our firm to investigate and assess your accident thoroughly, with a focus on building your case for maximum compensation from all viable sources. Our track record and willingness to try cases are tremendous assets for individuals and families whose ability to move forward may depend on:

• Quality long-term medical treatment targeting maximum physical and emotional health
• Costly mobility equipment such as a wheelchair and adaptive transportation
• Extensive physical therapy and rehabilitation or potentially lifelong care and services to enable the highest possible quality of life

In addition to expert resources needed to assess the causes of your accident and who is liable, we call upon orthopedic physicians, surgeons, other medical professionals, life care planners, occupational therapists and others to prove the merit and high value of our clients' cases.

- Auto Accidents

At Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C., we represent clients who have been seriously injured in auto accidents. There may be thousands of auto accidents every year in Missouri, which makes these cases similar in nature, but no two clients are the same. As cliché as it sounds, every client deserves to feel as though he or she is the law firm's only client.