Car accidents happen everyone in and around the city of St. Louis Missouri.  Some of these car accidents are more severe than others, resulting in personal injuries to drivers and passengers.  Victims are transported to level 1 trauma centers such as Barnes Jewish or St. Johns Mercy Medical Center for treatment for their injuries.  For those accidents that take place in rural areas around St. Louis, Air Evac or Arch Air may be dispatched to the scene of the crash to airlift injury victims to the quality hospitals located in the city.  A typical admission into one of these hospitals will cost $5,000-$10,000 depending upon the level of diagnostic treatment ordered by emergency room physicians.  X-rays, MRI, and CAT Scans are some of the most frequently ordered procedures when a car accident injury victim arrives in the emergency room.

St. Louis car accident injury claims for compensation can occasionally be settled with the insurance company by a St. Louis personal injury lawyer.  For those car accident injury cases that cannot be settled for fair compensation by an injury lawyer, a lawsuit can be filed against the negligent driver and his/her car insurance company.  Missouri venue laws require a Missouri personal injury lawyer to file a car accident lawsuit in the jurisdiction in which the crash took place.  So car accidents in St. Louis City must be filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis.  Car accidents in St. Charles County would be filed in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County, and so on. 

St. Louis car accident claims for compensation can include several theories of negligence and prayer for several forms of financial recovery, including compensation for lost wages, past and future medical bills, pain & suffering, and emotional damages.  A Missouri personal injury lawyer can offer advice as to what forms of recovery apply to each type of injury case and the overall value of the claim. 

Have you been injured in a car accident in the St. Louis area?  Don't attempt to negotiate any settlement with an insurance company without first consulting with a personal injury lawyer at Schultz & Myers LLC.  Never sign a medical record release authorization or submit to a recorded statement.  Doing so will expose yourself to the games that insurance company claims adjusters play with personal injury victims.  Call the Schultz & Myers car accident injury victim hotline at (314) 448-0934 or toll-free at (866) 840-3636.