Gladstone Personal Injury Lawyer
Request Free ConsultationNo one steps out their door in the morning thinking they will end their day in a hospital, but around 140,000 emergency room visits occur each day in the U.S. including for personal injuries in Gladstone. The term “personal injury” refers to an injury to one’s “person” when it occurs due to someone else’s careless, reckless, or wrongful actions. If you or a close family member suffered a personal injury in Gladstone or the surrounding Missouri area, call Miller & Hine for the experienced representation it takes to obtain the most favorable results in your case.
Why You Should Hire the Gladstone Personal Injury Attorneys at Miller & Hine
Taking on a legal process feels overwhelming when you’re also dealing with painful injuries and a lengthy recovery. Insurance companies often take advantage of this vulnerability to protect their profits at your expense. With Miller & Hine on your side, you’ll enjoy the following benefits:
- A free case consultation and contingency-based payment so you pay nothing until after we settle or win your case
- A team of Gladstone accident attorneys with a history of keen investigation and meticulous attention to detail working on your case
- The personalized attention of an attorney dedicated to advocating for the maximum compensation available to you
We have an open-door policy of communication so our clients know that we are there for them throughout the process of recovering fair compensation.
What Types of Gladstone Personal Injury Cases Do We Handle?
When an injury occurs through no fault of your own but because someone else didn’t take reasonable care, you don’t have to be left responsible for the damages. Instead, a personal injury claim demands financial accountability—typically through a claim against the appropriate liability insurance policy. Common personal injury cases in Gladstone include the following:
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Workplace injuries
- Slip-and-fall accidents and other premises liability claims like pool accidents, fires, and negligent maintenance
- Medical malpractice
- Dog bites
- Defective product injuries
Depending on the circumstances of the injury, damages range from mild and inconvenient, to severe and life-altering. If a loved one dies under circumstances for which they could have filed a personal injury claim had they survived, close family members may file a personal injury-wrongful death claim.
What Damages Can I Recover In a Personal Injury Claim In Gladstone?
Because injuries have consequences for all aspects of an injury victim’s life, damages in many personal injury claims quickly pile up. Common damages recovered in personal injury cases in Gladstone include the following:
- Medical expenses and future medical costs related to the injury
- Past and future income loss
- Lowered future earning ability
- Compensation for pain and suffering
In some cases, other damages are often available under the unique circumstances of the injury. For example, disfigurement compensation or compensation for the loss of vision, hearing, an organ, or a limb. Emotional damages sometimes apply like PTSD, anxiety, depression, or diminished quality of life.
Proving Liability In a Missouri Personal Injury Claim
Under Missouri’s pure comparative negligence insurance laws, the injury victim has the burden of proving the at-fault’s liability. This requires an investigation and the documentation of compelling evidence showing the case meets the following legal tenants of liability:
- Duty of care: the at-fault party had a responsibility to take reasonable measures to prevent causing harm
- Breach of duty: they neglected this duty by acting negligently, recklessly, or with intentional wrongdoing
- Causation: the breach of duty directly caused the injury
- Damages: the injury victim experienced economic and non-economic damages from the injury
Your attorney from Miller & Hine will meticulously gather evidence and present it in a demand package along with a carefully calculated list of your damages to the appropriate insurance company. Then they will negotiate for the largest possible settlement or represent you in court if required for the most favorable outcome.
Call Miller & Hine, the Missouri Personal Injury Lawyers You Can Count on
You deserve fair compensation for your injuries. You also deserve time to recover without the additional stress of a legal claim. Reach out to the Kansas City personal injury attorneys from Miller & Hine today so we can navigate your personal injury claim while you focus on your physical and emotional recovery.