Types of Compensation in a Car Accident Injury Claim or Truck Accident Injury Claim
Injury victims of serious car accidents and truck accidents often wonder what types of compensation they are entitled to pursuant to Missouri law. Unfortunately there is no simple answer. While car accidents and truck accidents both take place on roadways, the similarities between the two end there. Persons who are seriously injured in car accidents are entitled to compensation for past medical bills, future medical bills, past pain & suffering, future pain & suffering, past lost wages, future lost wages, loss of earning capacity. Legal spouses of injury victims are also entitled to compensation under the doctrine of loss of consortium. The surviving family members of those who are fatally injured are entitled to certain types of compensation pursuant to Missouri's Wrongful Death Statute, Mo. Rev. Stat. 537.080.
Injury victims should keep detailed records from the date of the injury through maximum medical improvement (if such exists). Some victims are so catastrophically injured that they require a lifetime of medical care. Economic damages (such as medical bills) are compensated upon proof of the loss, or "expense". Missouri does not all plaintiff's to recover compensation based upon speculation. Itemized medical bills are required.
Tractor-trailer accidents commonly cause severe and permanent injuries. These types of unfortunate incidents may necessitate a lifetime of 24 hour medical care from professionals. Juries are reluctant to award a plaintiff compensation for future medical care in a tractor-trailer injury claim unless a certified life-care planner writes a detailed future medical report as evidence. This traditionally requires the attention of a licensed physician, otherwise the life-care plan may be stricken as unreliable.
If you have questions on the types of compensation you can claim in a car accident injury claim or truck accident injury claim, call the injury lawyers at Schultz Legal Group for an immediate consultation. A St. Louis Accident Injury Lawyer is available live by calling
(314) 448-0934
or (866) 840-3636. Don't be victimized twice.
Injury victims should keep detailed records from the date of the injury through maximum medical improvement (if such exists). Some victims are so catastrophically injured that they require a lifetime of medical care. Economic damages (such as medical bills) are compensated upon proof of the loss, or "expense". Missouri does not all plaintiff's to recover compensation based upon speculation. Itemized medical bills are required.
Tractor-trailer accidents commonly cause severe and permanent injuries. These types of unfortunate incidents may necessitate a lifetime of 24 hour medical care from professionals. Juries are reluctant to award a plaintiff compensation for future medical care in a tractor-trailer injury claim unless a certified life-care planner writes a detailed future medical report as evidence. This traditionally requires the attention of a licensed physician, otherwise the life-care plan may be stricken as unreliable.
If you have questions on the types of compensation you can claim in a car accident injury claim or truck accident injury claim, call the injury lawyers at Schultz Legal Group for an immediate consultation. A St. Louis Accident Injury Lawyer is available live by calling
(314) 448-0934 or (866) 840-3636. Don't be victimized twice.
