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Types of Lost Wages That Can Be Reimbursed Lost wages refer to money, income, and benefits that you are unable to earn after a car accident. Examples of lost wages include: Regular Earnings – Compensation for your regular hourly wages or salary you would have earned if you did not have to miss work due to your injuries. Miscellaneous/Unique Earnings – Outside of your regularly-scheduled routine compensation, ...

Attorneys and insurance companies determine fault based on the evidence they have at hand. Often fault is determined largely based on the police report filing by the reporting officer. However, the insurance company will corroborate the police report with their insured and if the injured party isn’t represented, they’ll tell them that they need to give a recorded statement regarding the wreck before they’ll make...

Note: This data is based on real case data from 4600+ car accident cases. Average case length values should not be interpreted as an expected case timeline. AUTO ACCIDENT SETTLEMENT TIMELINE No matter the case (car, truck, or motorcycle accident), an auto accident settlement often follows the same timeline or process: Claim is filed – An injured party files a claim for compensation with the insurance company ...

A common question received by personal injury attorneys is “why is my car accident settlement taking so long?” Despite each case being unique, there are some common reasons why car accident settlements can seem like they are taking a long time to progress. Car accidents can take a long time to settle for the following reasons: In most cases, a personal injury lawyer is not...

You have 30 days to file a police report in Missouri. However, it’s in your best interest to file a police report as soon as possible in almost all cases. It is important that you report the accident for several reasons, including: Required by law – Some accidents must be reported. Under Missouri law, an accident shall be reported within 30 days if any owner/operator...