Missouri Personal Injury Attorney

Injuries occur every day and in many different contexts, from busy highways to bustling workplaces. At The Wilbers Law Firm, we handle all manner of personal injury cases and always fight for the full compensation for our clients.

Why Choose The Wilbers Law Firm?

The Wilbers Law Firm is a law firm for the people. We help everyday Missourians take on those who harm them, facing off against stingy insurance companies. The goal is always the same: recovery of full compensation for all losses.

Our track record is long and filled with case after case of clients we have helped make whole. If you are seeking damages for your injury-related losses, we are ready to listen and help.

Types of Personal Injury Cases

If you have been injured by someone else, The Wilbers Law Firm is on your side. We vigorously represent clients in many different contexts.

Car Accidents

Serious car accidents are all too common in Missouri. Insurance companies are supposed to cover many of the losses victims face — but they don’t always do so willingly. Some victims who deal with insurance companies on their own face reduced or denied claims, even when the other driver is clearly at fault.

Our team takes care to build formidable cases, compelling insurance companies to pay up or face increased liability. We identify and gather strong evidence of the negligent and reckless actions of others, such as:

• Driving while impaired
• Texting while driving
• Failing to stop or yield
• Speeding

• Tailgating
• Driving an unsafe vehicle
• Making improper lane changes

In cases where a car accident is caused by a defective vehicle, we’ll aggressively pursue the auto manufacturer, dealer, and any other potentially liable party.

Truck Accidents

The law holds commercial truckers to a higher standard. Their vehicles are massive machines that can cause immense destruction in a crash. We hold truckers liable for their unacceptable lapses that cause injury and death, including:

• Driving too many hours per day or week
• Operating an unsafe vehicle
• Failing to perform mandated vehicle safety inspections

• Committing traffic violations
• Driving while impaired
• Driving while drowsy or fatigued

We also hold other parties to account in commercial truck accidents, including:

• Truck driver employers
• Shipping companies
• Truck manufacturers

• Truck repair shops
• Road construction and repair contractors

In many truck collision cases, two or more parties may be held liable. When that happens, we are meticulous in our efforts to identify each liable party and the destruction they are responsible for.

Premises Liability Accidents

When an injury or death occurs on someone else’s property, the owner or tenant may be liable. Owners and tenants have a duty of care toward most visitors.

Visitors may either be:

• Invitees: Business-related visitors, such as customers
• Licensees: Social guests, such as friends and family
• Trespassers: Those on the property without permission

If you are an invitee, you are owed the highest standard of care. The owner or tenant must take reasonable steps to remedy any known hazards, along with hazards they should reasonably be able to discover. They must try to protect invitees from foreseeable harm.

A foreseeable harm might be a slip and fall accident from an unattended puddle on aisle six of the corner grocery, for example.

Licensees, on the other hand, are owed a lower duty of care; the owner or tenant must remedy only the hazardous conditions of which they are aware.

Although trespassers are owed no duty of care, property owners and tenants can be sued for intentionally or recklessly causing a trespasser harm.

Common examples of premises liability violations include:

• Slip and fall accidents
• Injuries due to negligent security measures
• Injuries due to landlord safety violations, such as fire code violations

• Handrail, guardrail, and stair accidents
• Electrocutions from exposed wires

Property owners and tenants may also face liability for having an attractive nuisance that draws minor trespassers to their ultimate harm, such as an unfenced swimming pool.

Work Accidents

Work accidents can lead to complex situations where some injury victims lose out on significant compensation. Most employees know that they have access to workers’ comp benefits after a work-related injury. What many do not know is that they may also have a valid third-party personal injury claim.

Third-party claims arise out of the negligence of someone other than the injured worker’s employer or coworkers. For example, a delivery driver who runs over an employee of another business can be sued for full damages.

A successful lawsuit could result in forms of compensation unavailable in workers’ comp claims, such as full wage replacement and non-economic damages.

At The Wilbers Law Firm, we take the time necessary to track down every form of compensation available to you.

Common types of work accidents we see at The Wilbers Law Firm include:

• Falls from heights
• Electrocutions
• Crushed-between accidents

• On-the-clock motor vehicle accidents
• Accidents involving heavy machinery and tools
• Accidents caused by falling and flying objects

Regardless of whether you have a third-party claim or a workers’ compensation claim, experienced counsel could make a difference in your ultimate settlement total.

Wrongful Death

Families need an effective and caring advocate when someone is taken from them. The Wilbers Law Firm is committed to providing quality legal services and support for those seeking justice for a lost loved one.

Our tight-knit team works effectively to establish liability, identify losses, and aggressively pursue damages. If someone has caused the death of your loved one through reckless, intentional, or negligent actions, our team can help.

Personal Injury Damages

Numerous personal injury damages categories are available for injury victims, including economic and non-economic damages. Available compensation may include the following:

• Medical treatment and hospitalization costs
• Lost income
• Injury-related expenses, such as medical devices and equipment

• Pain and suffering
• Mental anguish

In cases involving fatalities, other types of compensation would be appropriate:

• Funeral and burial expenses and costs
• The value of the services and contributions the deceased would have provided
• Lost income

• Personal injury damages the decedent would have recovered for the harm they suffered
• Payments for certain dependents

If an injury or death is caused by a conscious disregard for the safety or rights of others, punitive damages may be on the table. While they are rare and only awarded at trial, the potential for punitive damages often factors into settlement negotiations.

Statute of Limitations

In Missouri, the statute of limitations for personal injury lawsuits is five years, which is much longer than in most other states.

Still, waiting to file a claim is never a good idea. Cases can grow stale, and evidence can become more difficult to find as the months pass. For example, a business might erase security footage of the incident, and a witness might move away and become impossible to locate.

In every case, prompt action will help significantly strengthen your case for full compensation for your injuries. From the moment you contact us, The Wilbers Law Firm begins the meticulous planning necessary to recover the damages you are entitled to.

Get the Representation You Deserve

As an injury victim, your right to compensation is at risk. Insurance companies do not concern themselves with your best interests, but our attorneys do. We are motivated by one goal: for justice to prevail over insurance company profits when your compensation is on the line.

For a free consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney, contact The Wilbers Law Firm at your convenience. We’re here to listen and fight for you.