What Is Personal Injury Law?
Personal injury law exists to compensate an injury victim for injuries suffered because of the negligence or misconduct of another. Personal injury law is a broad category that includes injuries from automobile accidents, including both car accidents and trucking accidents, railroad crossing accidents, products liability (injuries caused by defective products), wrongful death, slip-and-fall cases and other premises liability cases, including dog bite cases, assaults, and construction site injuries, among others. Personal injury cases may include many types of injuries such as serious injuries to the neck and back, traumatic brain injuries, scarring or burning and other injuries.
Not all injury cases fall neatly within a category, so if you are injured, we encourage you to contact a Columbia personal injury attorney at our office in Columbia, Missouri, to discuss your rights under the law.
For general information concerning a specific personal injury practice area, click on one of the areas below:
- Car accidents
- Trucking accidents
- Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
- Wrongful death
- Neck and back injuries
- Premises liability
- Uninsured or underinsured motorist accidents
What Types of Damages Are Recoverable in a Personal Injury Case?
Plaintiffs in personal injury cases can often recover money damages not only for medical expenses and lost wages, but also damages for pain and suffering, property damage, emotional distress, lost future earnings, permanent disability and other damages, depending on each individual case.
How We Can Help You
At Truman E. Allen, P.C., we focus on injury law. Our lead attorney, and former workers' compensation judge, Truman E. Allen, has a practice 100 percent devoted to advocating for the rights of injury victims in the state of Missouri. Most of our clients have suffered permanently disabling injuries. These cases require a lawyer with deep knowledge of the often complex medical and legal issues involved in injury litigation.
Contact Our Missouri Car Accident Lawyers
At Truman E. Allen, P.C., you can be assured we have the knowledge and experience necessary to effectively represent your interests. Contact one of our Columbia, Missouri, personal injury lawyers for a free consultation if you have any questions about your legal rights.