Personal Injury Law

Common Questions Regarding Missouri & Illinois Personal Injury Law Suits

By Benjamin J. Sansone, Esq.

When you believe you have a potential Missouri or Illinois Personal Injury claim, it can be a very confusing and emotional time for you and your family. I receive several phone calls and emails per week from new clients requesting information to better understand the process of their lawsuit. We at Sansone Law understand that having a clear procedural outline and timeline are key to client peace of mind. Therefore, over the next few weeks we would like to flood you with applicable information which will take you step by step through the entire procedure.

These will answer some of the common questions frequently asked by new and potential new clients. Please contact us if you do not see information regarding a particular question you may have.

To the left of this article you can see a list of the types of cases we represent. Though we also specialize in Criminal and DWI/DUI Defense, our primary practice area is Personal Injury.

Missouri and Illinois Personal Injury Law is a civil law case resulting from any type of accident that leads to bodily or psychological injury. It could encompass many different areas such as: auto accidents; product defects; medical malpractice; and those listed under the Personal Injury tab at the top of the page.

The first question we get is in some form of ?Do I have a case?? Here are a few things Missouri and Illinois Personal injury attorneys look for to see if the case has legal merit:

Most Missouri and Illinois personal injury claims have two very general but essential elements:

1. Liability: who is legally liable for your injury?
2. Damages: how much money are you entitled to?

In other words, not only does someone need to be negligent, but more importantly, an injury (mental, physical, or both) must be directly and proximately caused from the negligence. Mr. Sansone likes to analogize this area of law with the common saying, "no harm - no foul"

So, to recover damages as a result of one of the exampled types of Personal Injury cases, we need to know if because of someone else?s negligence, you have suffered injury to your person or property.

Once we have determined whether you may have a case, we will be able to sit down together and discuss moving forward with the investigatory part of your case.

Sansone Law does work on a contingent fee basis. This means that we will upfront all costs associated with the investigation and will be repaid only if a recovery is made. Therefore, if there is no recovery, there is no fee and any and all costs advanced by the attorney shall be borne by Attorney.

After we have the investigatory process, we will put together a demand package in hopes of settling your case out of court. This package will include the facts obtained in the investigatory period. If the negligent party will not settle, we will file a lawsuit on your behalf.

We hope this overview of the process helps dispel some questions or concerns regarding your potential personal injury case. We will have links associated with each step of this process that goes into further, specific detail.

Full post as published by Missouri Injury Law Blog on October 01, 2010 (boomark / email).