Jefferson County, Missouri Car Accident at the Intersection of Route A and Route Z Results in Injury, No Personal Injury Lawyer Has Filed Claim
Laura Wiley was involved in a car accident when driving her vehicle eastbound on Route A. On September 26, 2007, Ms. Wiley failed to stop at a light and struck the driver’s side of James Thurman’s vehicle. Both Laura and James were transported to Jefferson Memorial Hospital and were both listed as having moderate personal injuries from the accident.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Laura Wiley was not issued a citation for failure to stop at stoplight or for not wearing a seat belt. There is no record of a personal injury lawsuit having been filed by Mr. Thurmond on Missouri's case system.
Many times, personal injury lawsuits are settled without having to file suit. However, insurance companies are beginning to severely restrict the information disseminated to lawyers and their clients. For instance, State Farm and other insurers will not disclose the policy limits carried by their insureds. These insurance companies claim they cannot do so because they do not have authority from their insured to give this information out. The reality is the insurer can release this information without any consent by an insured- they just choose not to. So, in order to obtain the information necessary to properly evaluate a claim, many Missouri personal injury lawyers simply file the lawsuits. Under Missouri law, this is information that is required to be given to the injured party. This has resulted in many lawsuits that ordinarily would not have been filed if this information would have been disclosed.
If you are in a car wreck, your insurance company is supposed to help you- not subject you to increased risk. However, many times, insurance companies are more worried about their own pocketbook rather than that of their insureds. When this happens, you need to talk to your own lawyer about entering into a RSMo 537.065 agreement with the injured party. Please check this site for a new article on Missouri insurance bad faith claims.
If you or a loved one have been injured in a Missouri car accident, call the personal injury lawyers at The Bradley Law Firm. We will evaluate your claim for free.
