Punitive damages are sometimes called exemplary damages. Those are the damages that a jury awards to punish the defendant for bad acts, and to keep other folks from repeating those kinds of acts.
By: Spencer Farris
Punitive damages are sometimes called exemplary damages. Those are the damages that a jury awards to punish the defendant for bad acts, and to keep other folks from repeating those kinds of acts.
By: Spencer Farris
You’ve been injured and you’re thinking of dealing with the insurance company without an attorney. That’s probably a mistake, but here are some things to watch out for if you decide to go down that road.
Injury Law News, brought to you by the S.E. Farris Law Firm.
I’m Spencer Farris and I represent injury victims throughout Saint Louis and the state of Missouri. I’ve helped hundreds of folks handle their case for personal injury, but every now and then I meet someone who thinks that they don’t need an attorney. Let me tell you a few things to look out for if you decide that you don’t want to hire an attorney.
Get pictures. Whether it’s the car you’ve been crashed in or the place that you fell, a picture is worth a thousand words. And if you’re relying on the insurance company to take pictures for you, you’re making a big mistake. If those pictures would have been helpful to you and they disappear, you’ll never be able to recreate that important evidence for your case.
The insurance company will want to take a statement from you and that’s a mistake. Remember that the person asking the questions controls and frames how your answers come out, and the insurance company is not there to help you. You never want to give a statement without someone on your side to help you through that step, and typically that’s where you have an attorney.
Finally, the insurance company’s going to want you to sign medical authorizations. And in Missouri, you don’t give up your right to all privacy just because you’ve had an injury case. You don’t have to sign the authorization that gives the insurance company the right to get all of your medical records from the time that you’re born, but the form that they give you will do just that. Don’t sign that form.
Studies have shown over and over that folks with attorneys get four to five times more money for their injury case than those without. If you’ve been injured and you have questions – whether you want to hire an attorney or not – please call me at the number on your screen or visit us at our internet website that you see on the screen as well. We’re happy to help, and if we can help you resolve your case without hiring us, great. And if you need an attorney, we’d be proud to represent you.
The S.E. Farris Law Firm is dedicated to the needs of injury victims and their families.
By: Spencer Farris
You’ve been injured and you’re thinking of dealing with the insurance company without an attorney. That’s probably a mistake, but here are some things to watch out for if you decide to go down that road.
Injury Law News, brought to you by the S.E. Farris Law Firm.
I’m Spencer Farris and I represent injury victims throughout Saint Louis and the state of Missouri. I’ve helped hundreds of folks handle their case for personal injury, but every now and then I meet someone who thinks that they don’t need an attorney. Let me tell you a few things to look out for if you decide that you don’t want to hire an attorney.
Get pictures. Whether it’s the car you’ve been crashed in or the place that you fell, a picture is worth a thousand words. And if you’re relying on the insurance company to take pictures for you, you’re making a big mistake. If those pictures would have been helpful to you and they disappear, you’ll never be able to recreate that important evidence for your case.
The insurance company will want to take a statement from you and that’s a mistake. Remember that the person asking the questions controls and frames how your answers come out, and the insurance company is not there to help you. You never want to give a statement without someone on your side to help you through that step, and typically that’s where you have an attorney.
Finally, the insurance company’s going to want you to sign medical authorizations. And in Missouri, you don’t give up your right to all privacy just because you’ve had an injury case. You don’t have to sign the authorization that gives the insurance company the right to get all of your medical records from the time that you’re born, but the form that they give you will do just that. Don’t sign that form.
Studies have shown over and over that folks with attorneys get four to five times more money for their injury case than those without. If you’ve been injured and you have questions – whether you want to hire an attorney or not – please call me at the number on your screen or visit us at our internet website that you see on the screen as well. We’re happy to help, and if we can help you resolve your case without hiring us, great. And if you need an attorney, we’d be proud to represent you.
The S.E. Farris Law Firm is dedicated to the needs of injury victims and their families.
By: Spencer Farris
Missouri personal injury lawyers are trained to help you when you’ve been in a car crash, and it’s not your fault, and your own insurance won’t help you, if it’s not your fault. You pay your premiums for defense, not to recover for your own injuries. That’s where a personal injury lawyer will help you. Missouri personal injury lawyers help you when you’ve been hurt, because your car insurance won’t. They’re there to take care of the other person’s injuries. Unless the other person doesn’t have insurance, you’re never going to hear from your insurance company. You need personal injury lawyers to take care of you, to fight for you, and to help you get what you’re entitled to after a crash. If the other person isn’t insured? You, if you’ve bought car insurance, have uninsured motorists coverage, and Missouri personal injury lawyers know how to help you gather that coverage, and collect on the premiums you’ve been paying all these years. When you’ve been hurt and the bills are racking up, you don’t have to pay a lawyer out of pocket to represent you in your injury case. Call my office, and if we can help you, we won’t charge you anything, until the end of your case if we’re successful for you. Call 314-A-LAWYER today, for a free consultation.
By: Spencer Farris
Missouri personal injury lawyers are trained to help you when you’ve been in a car crash, and it’s not your fault, and your own insurance won’t help you, if it’s not your fault. You pay your premiums for defense, not to recover for your own injuries. That’s where a personal injury lawyer will help you. Missouri personal injury lawyers help you when you’ve been hurt, because your car insurance won’t. They’re there to take care of the other person’s injuries. Unless the other person doesn’t have insurance, you’re never going to hear from your insurance company. You need personal injury lawyers to take care of you, to fight for you, and to help you get what you’re entitled to after a crash. If the other person isn’t insured? You, if you’ve bought car insurance, have uninsured motorists coverage, and Missouri personal injury lawyers know how to help you gather that coverage, and collect on the premiums you’ve been paying all these years. When you’ve been hurt and the bills are racking up, you don’t have to pay a lawyer out of pocket to represent you in your injury case. Call my office, and if we can help you, we won’t charge you anything, until the end of your case if we’re successful for you. Call 314-A-LAWYER today, for a free consultation.
By: Spencer Farris
I’m attorney Josh Myers, of Schultz and Myers, based here in St. Louis, Missouri. In our personal injury law firm, one of the questions we often get is how long after your accident can you wait before you have to file a lawsuit. Otherwise, this is what’s known as the statute of limitations.
So, I want to run through these answers real quickly for you. In Missouri, you have five years after an injury to file a lawsuit. If you don’t file within that time, it’s forever barred. For any kind of wrongful death case, it’s three years. For medical malpractice, it’s two years. That’s a quick summary on Missouri’s statute of limitations laws. I hope that helps. If you’ve ever been involved in an injury and are looking to talk with a personal injury lawyer, please give us a call at (314) 444-4444.
By: Josh Myers
I’m attorney Josh Myers, of Schultz and Myers, based here in St. Louis, Missouri. In our personal injury law firm, one of the questions we often get is how long after your accident can you wait before you have to file a lawsuit. Otherwise, this is what’s known as the statute of limitations.
So, I want to run through these answers real quickly for you. In Missouri, you have five years after an injury to file a lawsuit. If you don’t file within that time, it’s forever barred. For any kind of wrongful death case, it’s three years. For medical malpractice, it’s two years. That’s a quick summary on Missouri’s statute of limitations laws. I hope that helps. If you’ve ever been involved in an injury and are looking to talk with a personal injury lawyer, please give us a call at (314) 444-4444.
By: Josh Myers
A lady called me to tell me that she’d been in a car crash and before she even got home from the hospital she had a message on her answering machine from the insurance company. Let me tell you what happened next. Injury law news brought to you by the S.E. Farris Law Firm. I’m Spencer Farris, a partner at the S.E. Farris Law Firm. I represent injury victims and their families. And when I got the call from this lady I knew that she needed some help.
The insurance company wanted to initially make contact and befriend her if you will and offer her a settlement, that’s 101 in the claims adjusters handbook. They do that because if they settle a case quickly they know that they can so more cheaply. You won’t know the full extent of your injuries. You won’t have spoken to a lawyer and you won’t really know what your case is worth. In this client’s case it was a good thing that she called because we told her not to settle her case and six months later she needed surgery on her neck. You only get one opportunity to settle your case, to get all of your medical paid for, to gather your lost wages, and provide for your family, and to get whatever damages you’re going to get for pain, suffering, and inconvenience. If you do that too quickly in a case and don’t know the full extent of your injuries, you’re going to sell yourself and your family short. That’s what the insurance company wants. Thats what some lawyers want when they advise you to take a quick settlement, but it’s not what’s best for you. If you have questions after you’ve been hurt, call my office at the number you see on the screen or contact us through the internet at the web address below. We’re happy to visit with you for free and give you whatever advice we can on how to handle your case. The S.E. Farris Law Firm is dedicated the needs of injury victims and their families.
By: Spencer Farris
A lady called me to tell me that she’d been in a car crash and before she even got home from the hospital she had a message on her answering machine from the insurance company. Let me tell you what happened next. Injury law news brought to you by the S.E. Farris Law Firm. I’m Spencer Farris, a partner at the S.E. Farris Law Firm. I represent injury victims and their families. And when I got the call from this lady I knew that she needed some help.
The insurance company wanted to initially make contact and befriend her if you will and offer her a settlement, that’s 101 in the claims adjusters handbook. They do that because if they settle a case quickly they know that they can so more cheaply. You won’t know the full extent of your injuries. You won’t have spoken to a lawyer and you won’t really know what your case is worth. In this client’s case it was a good thing that she called because we told her not to settle her case and six months later she needed surgery on her neck. You only get one opportunity to settle your case, to get all of your medical paid for, to gather your lost wages, and provide for your family, and to get whatever damages you’re going to get for pain, suffering, and inconvenience. If you do that too quickly in a case and don’t know the full extent of your injuries, you’re going to sell yourself and your family short. That’s what the insurance company wants. Thats what some lawyers want when they advise you to take a quick settlement, but it’s not what’s best for you. If you have questions after you’ve been hurt, call my office at the number you see on the screen or contact us through the internet at the web address below. We’re happy to visit with you for free and give you whatever advice we can on how to handle your case. The S.E. Farris Law Firm is dedicated the needs of injury victims and their families.
By: Spencer Farris
Folks call me sometimes and think they can’t pursue an injury case because they’re partially at fault. Let me tell you what I usually tell them. Injury law news brought to you by the S.E. Farris Law Firm. I’m Spencer Farris, a partner at the S.E. Farris Law Firm. Just because you’re partially at fault for your injury doesn’t mean the courthouse doors are closed to you. In Missouri, we follow something called comparative fault and that means you recover for your part of your injury that you didn’t cause. If you’re in a car crash and you were struck by someone even though you were driving a little too fast, the person who struck you has to pay for the part of the damages that they caused. If you’re 20% at fault, you still recover 80% of your damages. I represented a man who got distracted and fell due to a defect in the sidewalk. He was able to recover for the portion of his damages that the defective sidewalk caused even though he didn’t get back the part that was due to his inattention. If you’ve been hurt and you’re worried that it’s partially your fault, contact my office. I’m happy to visit with you without cost or obligation. Just because you’re partially at fault doesn’t mean you’ve completely lost your claim and I’m here to help. Thanks. The S.E. Farris Law Firm is dedicated to the needs of injury victims and their families.
By: Spencer Farris
Folks call me sometimes and think they can’t pursue an injury case because they’re partially at fault. Let me tell you what I usually tell them. Injury law news brought to you by the S.E. Farris Law Firm. I’m Spencer Farris, a partner at the S.E. Farris Law Firm. Just because you’re partially at fault for your injury doesn’t mean the courthouse doors are closed to you. In Missouri, we follow something called comparative fault and that means you recover for your part of your injury that you didn’t cause. If you’re in a car crash and you were struck by someone even though you were driving a little too fast, the person who struck you has to pay for the part of the damages that they caused. If you’re 20% at fault, you still recover 80% of your damages. I represented a man who got distracted and fell due to a defect in the sidewalk. He was able to recover for the portion of his damages that the defective sidewalk caused even though he didn’t get back the part that was due to his inattention. If you’ve been hurt and you’re worried that it’s partially your fault, contact my office. I’m happy to visit with you without cost or obligation. Just because you’re partially at fault doesn’t mean you’ve completely lost your claim and I’m here to help. Thanks. The S.E. Farris Law Firm is dedicated to the needs of injury victims and their families.
By: Spencer Farris
Discovery’s the formal court process where the other side gets to learn about your case through written questions or through depositions.
By: Spencer Farris
Discovery’s the formal court process where the other side gets to learn about your case through written questions or through depositions.
By: Spencer Farris
A trial is when your case is finally decided by a judge or a jury, and somebody else decides what your case is about and what it’s worth.
By: Spencer Farris
A trial is when your case is finally decided by a judge or a jury, and somebody else decides what your case is about and what it’s worth.
By: Spencer Farris
When you’ve been hurt whether it’s in a car or because you’ve gotten injured on someone’s property at that moment a Missouri personal injury lawyer is important to you and the Missouri law is important to you. But up until that time you weren’t even aware it existed and you’re always in the cross hairs in our state legislature. There hasn’t been a year gone by since the 22 years that I’ve been practicing that the Missouri legislature hasn’t had injury victims in it’s cross hairs. They want to get at the lawyers, but they do it by walking over folks like you, that have been hurt.
Unfortunately you don’t know your rights have been infringed upon, you don’t that you’ve been within the cross hairs of the legislature until you get hurt. But because of that you don’t know all the things you need to do to handle your case once you’ve been hurt and how the law has developed over the last several hundred years. And you need a Missouri personal injury lawyer to help guide you down the path and make sure that you don’t get taken advantage of by the insurance company for the folks that hurt you. When you’ve been hurt and the bills are racking up, you don’t have to pay a lawyer out of pocket to represent you in your injury case. Call my office and if we can help you, we won’t charge you anything until the end of your case if we’re successful for you. Call 314-A-LAWYER today for a free consultation.
By: Spencer Farris
When you’ve been hurt whether it’s in a car or because you’ve gotten injured on someone’s property at that moment a Missouri personal injury lawyer is important to you and the Missouri law is important to you. But up until that time you weren’t even aware it existed and you’re always in the cross hairs in our state legislature. There hasn’t been a year gone by since the 22 years that I’ve been practicing that the Missouri legislature hasn’t had injury victims in it’s cross hairs. They want to get at the lawyers, but they do it by walking over folks like you, that have been hurt.
Unfortunately you don’t know your rights have been infringed upon, you don’t that you’ve been within the cross hairs of the legislature until you get hurt. But because of that you don’t know all the things you need to do to handle your case once you’ve been hurt and how the law has developed over the last several hundred years. And you need a Missouri personal injury lawyer to help guide you down the path and make sure that you don’t get taken advantage of by the insurance company for the folks that hurt you. When you’ve been hurt and the bills are racking up, you don’t have to pay a lawyer out of pocket to represent you in your injury case. Call my office and if we can help you, we won’t charge you anything until the end of your case if we’re successful for you. Call 314-A-LAWYER today for a free consultation.
By: Spencer Farris
