Personal Injury Firm in Liberty, MO

No. You don’t have to seek legal representation following an accident. However, hiring a lawyer is beneficial. Without an experienced legal team by your side, you could miss a crucial deadline or make a mistake that negatively affects your case.

If you want to file a personal injury lawsuit, you must adhere to a specific timeframe. Missouri’s statute of limitations allows a five-year window for most personal injury cases. That means you have five years from the date of your injury to initiate your lawsuit against the negligent party.

Medical malpractice cases require filing a lawsuit within a two-year time period. You must file within two years from the date of the incident or when you discovered or should have reasonably discovered that medical malpractice occurred.

You could pursue compensation for a family member’s death in a wrongful death lawsuit. You must file before the three-year statutory period expires. The timeframe begins on the date of your loved one’s death.

You should take immediate action. Go to the hospital or your doctor once you leave the accident scene. The physician should examine you to diagnose your injury. If they recommend a treatment plan, follow their orders and continue treating your injury until you heal.

You should also keep a copy of every record associated with your personal injury case. That could include billing statements, physician’s notes, rehabilitation records, surgical reports, and insurance company letters.

Contact House Packard McElderry, LLC immediately after the accident. We can start working on your case by investigating and gathering evidence. You won’t have to worry about taking on the responsibility yourself. We can handle every legal aspect so you can focus on recovering.

State law allows these surviving family members to pursue a wrongful death case:

• Spouse or children
• The deceased’s child’s legitimate or illegitimate or adopted or natural descendants
• The deceased’s natural or adoptive parent
• A sibling or a child of the deceased sibling
• Court-appointed plaintiff ad litem

The compensation surviving family members receive could compensate them for losses, such as:

• Pain and suffering the deceased experienced between the date of their injury and death
• The reasonable value of lost consortium, companionship, support, instruction, services, comfort, training, guidance, and counsel the deceased would have provided
• Funeral and burial expenses
• Medical bills related to the fatal injury or illness
• The value of income and benefits the deceased could have earned had they survived

The duration of your case will depend on a range of contributing factors. We can’t predict how long it will take to resolve your claim or lawsuit. However, we will work diligently to try to reach a positive result so you can move forward with your life as soon as possible.