Whiplash Injury Lawyers in St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois

How Much Is My Whiplash Injury Worth in St. Louis?

Your compensation depends on a variety of factors, the first of which being the severity of your injuries. Generally, your compensation falls into two different categories, economic damages and non-economic damages:

1. Economic Damages — These compensate you for the financial losses you sustained as a result of your whiplash injury. They include:
   • Medical bills, such as an emergency room visit or doctors' appointment, physical therapy, medications or a neck brace
   • Lost wages for the time spent off work recovering
   • Lost earning capacity if your accident resulted in permanent disability
   • Out-of-pocket expenses, such as transportation expenses to and from medical appointments, or needing to hire someone for help with household chores

   In order to be fully compensated for your economic damages, be sure to keep detailed records of medical bills, receipts, your W2s or pay stubs and how much time you missed off work.

2. Non-Economic Damages — These are harder to quantify, and are meant to compensate you for the less tangible way your injuries affected your life. They include:
   • Pain and suffering
   • Mental anguish
   • Inconvenience
   • Physical impairment
   • Disfigurement
   • Loss of capacity to enjoy life
   • Loss of consortium

Was it harder to sleep because of your injuries? Did you have to wear a neck brace for weeks or months? Did it hurt every time you turned your head? Were you unable to participate in some of your favorite activities because of your whiplash injuries? Did you sustain permanent scarring? All of these factors go into how much your non-economic damages will be. Typically, these damages are quantified by multiplying your economic damages by a number between 1.5 and 5 to calculate your total compensation. The more the injury impacted your life, the higher the number will be.

If you have more questions about how much your claim may be worth, speak to a St. Louis whiplash accident attorney today at (314) 500-HURT. We have over 30 years of experience calculating our clients' full damages, and never settle for anything less than full compensation.

How a St. Louis Whiplash Injury Lawyer Can Help

While your damages may be obvious to you, too often irresponsible drivers try to deny responsibility for an accident, and insurance adjusters are dishonest and try to devalue your claim. Experienced and aggressive car accident lawyers like those at Burger Law can step in, stand by your side and be your advocate. We know how to hold rule breakers accountable and how to combat an insurance adjuster's tricks.

With our dedication and expertise, we will:

• Fully investigate your claim and find the evidence needed to determine who is liable for your injuries and prove negligence
• Connect you with trusted healthcare providers to get you the best possible physical recovery
• Work with you to develop a legal strategy
• Determine the full extent of your damages
• Keep you up-to-date on your case, always be available to answer questions and provide legal advice that is sound and compassionate, while leaving the ultimate decision about your claim up to you
• Do everything possible to get a fair settlement in negotiation and mediation
• Take the fight to trial if we have to

You only have one chance to get full compensation for your injuries. When the other side is refusing to take responsibility for their actions and the insurance company will not be fair, trust in the whiplash accident lawyers of Burger Law to fight on your behalf for the full recovery you are owed.