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Unlike the handful of no-fault insurance states that require accident victims to file claims against their own auto insurance, in Missouri, it matters who caused the car accident when an injury victim seeks compensation. Missouri’s car accident claim laws function under a pure comparative negligence system. While many states use a modified comparison negligence system…
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When an individual sustains a serious injury it can have tremendous consequences on their life with impacts ranging from excruciating pain to an inability to return to work in their previous capacity or at all. These consequences of an injury are known as “damages” in a personal injury claim. When an injury occurs to someone…
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You may have seen their glossy ads or sentimental commercials, but insurance companies are not on your side after an accident. Instead, they protect their profits like all private businesses, often at the injury victim’s expense. Accidents are terrifying and cause physical, emotional, and financial trauma. These are the victim’s “damages” in a car accident…
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Nothing is as terrifying as a car accident, especially one resulting in painful injuries, but what if the distress continues after the car accident because the driver who caused the accident died from their injuries? Not only does this add an element of further emotional trauma for survivors, but it complicates a claim for damages…
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Some instances of medical malpractice are immediately identifiable, such as waking up from surgery to find that they operated on the wrong limb or performed the operation meant for another patient. However, not all medical malpractice cases are as instantly understood. If you aren’t a doctor yourself, you might wonder if your worsened condition or…
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