St. Louis Car Accident Settlements & Verdicts

More case results

• Several policy limit settlements in wrongful death cases and cases involving severe injuries: multiple fractures, a left femur fracture, a left-hand fracture, fractured ribs, and a broken jaw.
• Multiple settlements for motor vehicle accidents causing lumbar fractures, humerus fractures, concussions, and foot fractures. Some cases applied Missouri lien law statutes to reduce and satisfy medical bills for clients who lacked health insurance.
• Settlements for a car-pedestrian accident resulting in a knee fracture, and a separate case in which an intoxicated pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.
• In a hit-and-run incident, an uninsured motorist claim was filed after a driver swerved to avoid a car, struck a pole, and sustained a neck injury.
• Multiple settlements for motor vehicle accidents that aggravated degenerative disc disease in the lumbar region. In one, the victim was a minor who also suffered a fractured tooth.
• Policy limit settlements for a motor vehicle accident causing a cartilage tear in the wrist, and for a car-pedestrian accident in which a pedestrian sustained a knee fracture in a parking lot.
• A series of car accident settlements involving a shoulder and knee injury, a right elbow scar, cervical fractures, neck strains, and concussions. In several, policy limits were reached from underinsured motorist coverage in addition to liability carriers.
• Settlements for conditions including knee and neck pain, cervical fusion, and aggravation of cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease, including cases where a prior back injury was exacerbated by the accident.
• Settlements for injuries such as whiplash, head laceration, elbow injuries, multiple contusions and concussions, and a left shoulder puncture wound.
• Policy limit settlements for an L5-S1 disc herniation and an L5-S1 fusion surgery resulting from rear-end collisions, with treatment performed on a lien basis and medical bills paid in full under Missouri lien law.

Results by injury type

• Wrist fracture: Policy limits of uninsured motorist coverage obtained to compensate the client for medical costs and pain and suffering.
• Concussion: Policy limits pursued and awarded for medical treatment, lost wages, and the long-term effects of the injury.
• Head and foot injury: The at-fault motorist was uninsured; policy limits of uninsured motorist coverage secured to help cover medical and rehabilitation costs.
• Cervical disc bulge: Policy limits of uninsured motorist coverage secured for medical treatment and physical therapy.
• Rotator cuff injury: Policy limits awarded to cover surgical costs, rehabilitation, and lost wages during recovery.
• Facial lacerations: Policy limits obtained to cover medical costs, including necessary plastic surgery, and the trauma of the injuries.
• Aggravated degenerative disc disease: For a client with a pre-existing condition, policy limits secured for medical treatment and increased pain and suffering.
• Ruptured spleen: Policy limits obtained to cover emergency treatment, surgery, and follow-up care.
• Neck injury: Policy limits secured for medical treatment, physical therapy, and pain and suffering.
• Nasal fracture: Policy limits secured for medical and surgical costs and for the pain and discomfort experienced.

In most of these cases, the insurance companies’ initial offers were contested, leading to greater settlement amounts after litigation. Every case is unique, with its own challenges, but a consistent, thorough approach to motor vehicle injury law is what helps us pursue favorable results for our clients.