Auto Crash Lawyer Lafayette County, MO

Auto Crash Lawyer in Lafayette County, MO. If you were hurt because of somebody else's reckless actions, you are rightfully owed a financial recovery. Call a Burger Law auto crash lawyer in Lafayette County, MO today at (314) 500-HURT or contact us online.

One definition of "compensate" is to reduce something "unpleasant or unwelcome" through "exerting an opposite force." When somebody else injures you, you can depend on the full force of Burger Law to get you justice. Burger Law's auto crash lawyer has won injured individuals and families of Lafayette County and Missouri over $170 million in verdicts and settlements. We offer our clients our commitment, persistence, expertise, talent, resources and almost 30 years of litigation and trial experience in order to get the best possible financial recoveries for them. Our auto crash lawyer team has dedicated their lives to safeguarding the rights of the injured and vulnerable in Lafayette County, MO. When you get hurt because someone else breaks the rules of the road, it can create sudden and terrible financial, physical and emotional hardships. We know how you feel. We have stood by Lafayette County, MO residents when no one else would. When you hire our Lafayette County, MO auto crash lawyer team, we start working on your case immediately and fight by your side the entire way, from our first conversation until you get the money you deserve. We oversee all documentation, communication and litigation so that you can spend your energy on recovering. We charge no attorneys' fees until we win your case.

If you have been hurt because someone else, see how much your injuries may be worth by using our free personal injury calculator.



Do I Need a Lafayette County, MO Auto Crash Lawyer?

While you might not need an attorney for minor injuries that do not require a lot of medical treatment, you absolutely need one with significant injuries or when they are complexities to your claim. Insurance companies employ a lot of tricks to avoid paying your claim, or to try and reduce your damages or convince you that your medical care is unnecessary. Lafayette County, MO insurance companies fear us because they know we demand only the best possible financial recovery. We stand up to bullies like resistant insurance companies to help protect your future.

Apart from confronting insurance companies, your Burger Law auto crash lawyer in Lafayette County, MO will:

• Investigate your claim and obtain evidence, such as:
• Pictures
• Surveillance video
• Police reports
• Official eyewitness depositions
• Your medical records
• Provide you with trustworthy and personalized legal counsel
• Utilize our team of experts to help build your case
• Handle all communication, documentation, litigation and negotiations
• Insist that you recover a great settlement offer
• Take your case to court when we do not secure a fair settlement in negotiations

You can be confident that Burger Law's auto crash lawyer team will aggressively and vigorously litigate your case and get you justice. We start working on your case the moment you hire us and work tirelessly until we secure the full financial recovery you need to protect you and your family's future. We have committed our lives to helping the injured in Lafayette County, MO in their recovery and in becoming whole again. Call a Burger Law Lafayette County, MO auto crash lawyer now at (314) 500-HURT to talk through over your case.

Common Types of Auto Crashes | Lafayette County, MO Auto Crash Lawyer

Every car crash is unique, but we have experience winning cases in every type of auto crash you can conceive of. When a negligent driver gets behind the wheel, there is no telling the numerous ways they can make the Lafayette County, MO roads unsafe for everyone. Some of the most frequent accidents our Lafayette County, MO auto crash lawyer sees are:

• Car Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Drunk Driving Accidents
• Distracted Driving Accidents
• Texting and Driving Accidents
• Hit and Run Accidents
• Uninsured Motorist Accidents
• Head-On Collision Accidents
• Rear Ended Accidents
• Intersection Accidents
• Speeding Accidents
• Rollover Accidents
• Backing Up Accidents
• Multi-Car Accidents
• Carpoool and Rideshare Accidents
• Fatal Accidents

Whatever the type your wreck, you can be confident that your Lafayette County, MO auto crash lawyer at Burger Law will know precisely how to establish liability and hold the to blame parties responsible. We have over 20 years almost 30 years of experience with Missouri law and know every trick insurance companies use to avoid paying claims. When you hire a Burger Law auto crash lawyer in Lafayette County, MO, we will start working on your case right away and fight on your behalf from your initial consultation to securing you a full financial recovery.

What Compensation Will My Lafayette County, MO Auto Crash Lawyer Recover for Me?

Compensation in auto collision claims should not be limited to repairing your car. Car accident injuries can carry an enormous physical and emotional toll and in order to genuinely recover you need fair and full compensation for each way your injury has affected you. Typically, there are two categories of damages you can recover in a personal injury case:

Economic Damages

Economic damages are fundamentally compensation that can be objectively verified and do not change based on how an insurance company or jury estimates them. Your Burger Law auto crash lawyer will help you recover compensation for:

• Property damage, for example damage to your vehicle car
• Lost wages
• Lost earning capacity
• Medical expenses, past and future, including:
• A Lafayette County, MO emergency room visit
• Medications, for instance prescribed pain killers
• Physical rehabilitation
• Other doctor appointments
• Assistive devices such as crutches or a wheelchair
• In-home care

In cases where injuries are not too severe the valuation of economic damages is as easy as summing up medical expenses, mechanics' bills and how much time you had to miss from work. More grave injuries can be much more intricate. For example, if you needed a hip replacement after your car crash, you will likely need a replacement at some point. Burger Law's auto crash lawyer team's group of Lafayette County, MO medical and economic experts will work out and demonstrate how often you will need a new replacement and how much it will cost, accounting for inflation. If you need special equipment such as a wheelchair, we will quantify how much money you will need for those replacements. Likewise, if you were a warehouse worker and is not able to lift more than 20 pounds, that will significantly decrease your capacity to work in the future. Your Burger Law Lafayette County, MO auto crash lawyer will ensure that you are compensated for every nickel of the financial consequences your injury has had on you and your loved ones.

Noneconomic Damages

Noneconomic damages are harder to calculate, and often collecting fair compensation for them will require the evaluation of a jury. They refer to the impact of your injuries on your emotional health and capacity to enjoy life. Missouri Senate Bill 239 defines noneconomic damages as:

• Pain and suffering
• Mental anguish
• Inconvenience
• Physical impairment
• Disfigurement
• Loss of capacity to enjoy life
• Loss of consortium

Your noneconomic damages will be greater if you have a "catastrophic personal injury," which Missouri Senate Bill 239 defines as:

• Quadriplegia, or losing function of all four limbs
• Paraplegia, or losing function of two limbs
• Loss of two or more limbs
• A brain injury that results in permanent cognitive impairment
• An injury that causes irreversible failure to one or more major organs
• An injury that results in legal blindness

Noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering are often difficult for a Lafayette County, MO jury to know how to quantify. At Burger Law, our Lafayette County, MO auto crash lawyer team consistently hones its trial skills and knows how to get juries to see things from your perspective. We help juries relate to you as a human being and appreciate exactly how destructive an impact your motor vehicle accident injuries have had on your life. You deserve a great financial recovery for the full extent of the consequences you have experienced due to your injury.

Punitive Damages

A third type of damages is rarely awarded in personal injury and auto collision claims. Punitive damages serve to punish the at-fault party and make them think twice before committing the same negligence again.Pursuant to Missouri Senate Bill 591, to recover punitive damages your auto crash lawyer has to:

prove by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant intentionally harmed the plaintiff without just cause or acted with a deliberate and flagrant disregard for the safety of others.

In the majority auto crash cases you cannot prove that somebody intentionally harmed you. However, in cases of extreme recklessness such as drunk driving, they can often be awarded. We seek punitive damages when we sue drunk drivers so they know exactly how extreme their negligence was.

When you hire the Lafayette County, MO auto crash lawyer at Burger Law, we fight by your side and insist that you recover complete compensation for every single one of your damages. We have over 70 years of combined experience standing up to bullies like resistant insurance companies that do not want to pay you what you you deserve. When the defendant refuses to see reason and refuses to agree to a fair settlement in negotiations, we take the fight in front of a judge and jury and use our finely honed trial skills to get you the recovery you need. If you have been hurt in a auto collision because somebody else broke the rules of the road, call Burger Law immediately at (314) 500-HURT.

How Long Do I Have to File a Car Accident Claim? | Lafayette County, MO Auto Crash Lawyer

Under Missouri Revised Statute §516.120, all tort claims, including motor vehicle collision claims, have a statute of limitations of five years, meaning that you have five years from the date of your accident to file a claim. There are two noteworthy exceptions:

1. If the defendant is a resident of the state of Missouri and temporarily goes outside the state, the time they are out of state does not count against the five years.
2. If you or your loved one was less than 21 years old when the accident happened, or was "mentally incapacitated," you have 5 years from the 21st birthday or the date the disability ends to file a claim.

If you were injured because of somebody else's thoughtless behavior, the clock is already ticking. There's no time to wait before talking to a Lafayette County, MO auto crash lawyer.

What if the Accident Was Partially My Fault? | Lafayette County, MO Auto Crash Lawyer

If you contributed to your accident, you can still recover compensation under Missouri law. Missouri is a pure comparative fault state. Meaning that if you are found to be partially to blame for the wreck, your compensation will be lowered by the percentage of blame you share. For example, if a jury awards you $100,000 for an accident, but decides that you were 30 percent at fault, the final amount your receive would be $70,000.

Burger Law knows the complexities of Missouri law better than anyone. We will fight hard to lessen the amount of blame being placed on you and get you the best possible compensation you are owed.

You do not have to pay the price when you are injured because of someone else. Every auto crash lawyer at Burger Law is completely committed to the injured and vulnerable in Lafayette County, MO and stops at nothing to get them the results they deserve. Our clients matter to us, and so do their cases. You do not have to go through this alone. We will be in your corner every step of the away and fight until there in nothing left to fight. Call a Lafayette County, MO auto crash lawyer at Burger Law today at (314) 500-HURT or fill out our online form.