Catastrophic Injury Lawyers Serving the Kansas City Metro Area

Catastrophic injuries don't just disrupt lives, they alter them permanently. Victims face years of medical treatment, financial hardship, and profound emotional challenges. Whether caused by a defective product, a serious trucking accident, or unsafe property conditions, these cases require a trial team with the skill, resources, and determination to pursue every dollar of compensation available.

McCartney Stucky's Kansas City Metro office, located at 8711 Penrose Lane, Suite 310, Lenexa, KS, represents clients throughout the metro area, on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri state line. We are not a high-volume personal injury firm. We take only the cases most law firms can't, or won't, handle, and every client gets the combined strength of our entire trial team from day one.

A Firm Built for Cases That Require Everything

Catastrophic injury cases are not volume work. They demand in-depth investigation, specialized medical testimony, life-care planning, and the ability to counter the defense strategies of major corporations and insurance companies. We work with nationally recognized medical experts, forensic specialists, and life-care planners to prove both liability and the full lifelong impact of our clients' injuries.

We maintain an in-house, climate-controlled evidence storage facility with a vehicle lift, allowing us to preserve and inspect defective vehicles and components that most firms have no capacity to hold.

Results Against Some of the Largest Manufacturers in the World

$22.3 Million — Verdict Against Honda. A rollover case that produced a record product liability verdict in Columbia County.

$4.3 Million — Verdict Against BMW. A defective airbag caused the plaintiff to lose an eye. After a two-week trial in Ulster County, the jury awarded $4.3 million in damages.

We take on tough cases that other firms might not be willing to take on, and we prepare every one of them for trial.

Catastrophic Injury Cases We Handle in the Kansas City Metro

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

TBI cases are among the most complex catastrophic injury claims. The injury is often invisible, the long-term consequences are disputed by defense experts, and the lifetime cost of care is significant.

Wrongful Death

When negligence or a defective product takes a life, the legal claim must account for the full scope of the loss: economic support, companionship, and the grief no settlement can fully address.

Trucking Accidents

Truck crash cases often involve multiple liable parties: the driver, the trucking company, and the manufacturer if a vehicle defect contributed to the severity of the crash. We investigate all three

Severe Burn Injuries

Burn injury cases demand proof of both the defect or negligence that caused the fire and the full scope of a victim's future medical needs, including surgeries, skin grafts, and psychological care.

Recognized in the Kansas City Legal Community

McCartney Stucky is not a national brand with a satellite office. Our Kansas City team is embedded in the local legal community and has been for years.

Partner Austin Osborn began his practice in Kansas City in 2016 and has been a consistent presence in the KCMBA ever since. In December 2021, Austin received the KCMBA Young Lawyer Section President's Award, recognizing outstanding and distinguished service to the organization, and was featured on the cover of the KC Counselor. Austin is serving as the KCMBA Young Lawyer Section President in 2026. He continues his involvement with KCMBA's Student Law Academy program, mentoring the next generation of Kansas City lawyers.

Chris Stucky, co-founding partner, is admitted in Kansas and Missouri courts, is a Board Member of AIEG, the national organization of plaintiffs' attorneys specializing in complex product liability, and lectures nationally on product liability and trucking defect litigation.

We Handle Cases on Both Sides of the State Line

On the Kansas side, we regularly litigate in Johnson County District Court, Wyandotte County District Court, and other eastern Kansas jurisdictions serving Overland Park, Leawood, Olathe, Lenexa, Shawnee, and Merriam. On the Missouri side, we handle cases in Jackson County Circuit Court, Clay County Circuit Court, and the Western District of Missouri federal court, serving Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, and Raytown.