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// JURISDICTION / KS

Truck claims
in Kansas.

Kansas applies modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if you are 50% or more at fault. Otherwise, damages are reduced by your share of fault.

// HIGH URGENCY · ACT NOW

Kansas has a 2-year deadline. Evidence disappears in days.

01// STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

2 years

Two years from the date of injury under K.S.A. § 60-513.

02// FAULT SYSTEM

Modified comparative negligence (50% bar)

Kansas applies modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if you are 50% or more at fault. Otherwise, damages are reduced by your share of fault.

03// DAMAGE CAPS

Maximum recovery

Non-economic damages capped at $350,000 under K.S.A. § 60-19a02 (held constitutional in Hilburn v. Enerpipe).

04// NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

Pre-suit notice

Notice to municipalities required within 120 days under K.S.A. § 12-105b.

05// KEY STATUTE

K.S.A. § 60-513

Cite this statute when documenting your claim. Your attorney will work from this authority.

06// TRUCK-SPECIFIC NOTES

State practice

I-35 and I-70 cross the state. Kansas Highway Patrol commercial enforcement records provide strong FMCSA-compliance evidence.

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