Car Accident Injury Claims
Car accidents can alter your life and the lives of your loved ones. We’re here to help you handle the fallout from sudden stop crashes, head-on collisions, jackknife accidents, brake failure, or tailgating.
Make a Horrible Situation Easier to Navigate.
No one imagines that they’ll be in a car accident until it happens, and, unfortunately, wrecks happen all too often. A trying time can become even more stressful when you have to deal with insurance providers, prove that you’re not at fault, and handle the physical and financial consequences of an accident.
Matt Uhrig is a Missouri-based personal injury attorney here to ensure you have the resources necessary to recover from a car wreck fully. Don’t take on the legal system on your own. Instead, reach out to someone who can ensure your financial and emotional health comes first.
Contact us by phone or online to schedule a free, 15-minute consultation with our team.
What to Expect After Your Car Accident
Contact an attorney before you reach out to insurance. If you’ve already contacted your insurance, it’s important to reach out to us soon after. You can make a claim for up to five years after the accident in the state of Missouri, but sooner is always better.
We begin with a consultation about the accident to see how we can help. Then, our team handles the rest but will keep you in the loop throughout the process.
Reach out today and see how we can work together.
Recommended Resources for Accident Claims
Sudden Stop Accidents
Sudden stop accidents can happen in the blink of an eye, which is why you need to stay alert on the road. Learn how we can help if you’re involved in this situation.
First Call After a Car Accident
In the moments after a car accident, it isn’t easy to have clarity on how you’re doing, what happened, and how to respond. So here are some guidelines concerning who to call after a wreck.
The Real Cost of Car Accidents
Here’s a breakdown of the true cost of a wreck (financial, emotional, and physical) and how your attorney can help you navigate this process from the time of the incident to years after.
Results from Our Car and Truck Accident Cases
Our goal, in every case, is to make something good happen for our clients.
+ $441,130 Tri-Panel Arbitration
When Johnny King suffered extensive injuries, a daunting medical bill, and the inability to work after his automobile accident, Matt Uhrig was there to help. On behalf of Mr. King, the plaintiff, Mr. Uhrig sued the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission, the defendant, for damages resulting from improper design, maintenance and signage around a sharp 90-degree turn in Audrain county. The posted speed limit for the curve is 55 mph, and the advisory speed was 25 mph. The sign warning of the sharp curve was obstructed by trees. The defendant tested the curve after Mr. King’s accident and determined the speed limit should be 15 mph. Additionally, chevrons surrounding the curve, though required, were missing. Matt Uhrig’s work on this case resulted in the plaintiff earning almost half a million dollars in damages.
+ $2.5 million settlement
CLARKE V. CAIN, CASS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
Matt Uhrig, along with Roger Nail of Goza & Honnold and John Lake of the Lake Law Firm, obtained the 11th largest settlement in the state of Missouri. A drunk driver rear-ended the vehicle Mr. Uhrig’s client, Ms. Clarke, was riding in. Ms. Clarke’s vehicle was forced off the road. She suffered a burst fracture located in the area of her spine and was paralyzed as a result. Mr. Nail represented Ms. Clarke’s daughter.
+ $1 million settlement
CONFIDENTIAL PLAINTIFF v. CONFIDENTIAL DEFENDANT
Our client, the plaintiff, worked for a local company but was sent to work at a jobsite in Ohio. A supervisor told our client that he could drive to Ohio with a coworker and that coworker would give him rides from their hotel to the job. The morning after they arrived in Ohio, the coworker drove our Client to the job. Unbeknownst to our Client, the coworker had a history of reckless driving and had been excluded from his family auto insurance plan. The coworker was speeding and lost control of his vehicle. The car hit a tree and our client was left with a traumatic brain injury. Our client had to be taken by helicopter to the nearest hospital. He received extensive medical care costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Matt Uhrig and his team successfully fought to keep the client’s claim out of the workers’ compensation system, where he would have received pennies on the dollar. Instead, with our help, he filed a civil suit against the employer, the co-employee, and the co-employee’s parents. The Law Office of Matt Uhrig team forced the co-employee and employer to pay the client the insurance policy limits of $1,000,000.
With our help, the client was able to reclaim his life post-accident. Reaching out is intimidating, but with the Law Office of Matt Uhrig, it doesn’t have to be. Connect with us today for a free consultation.
+ $280,000 settlement
SHAFFER V. CONFIDENTIAL DEFENDANT, U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
Ms. Shaffer was traveling on Interstate 44 when semi tractor trailer truck, attempting to pass her, entered her lane. Ms. Shaffer was forced off the road and lost control of her Mazda 323. Her vehicle rolled and she suffered a fractured pelvis and collarbone. There was no contact between Ms. Shaffer’s vehicle and the defendant’s vehicle.
+ $110,000 settlement
DAVIS V. COLLINS, BOONE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, CASE NO. 12BACV04707
Ms. Davis was traveling west on Conley Road, at the Highway 63 Connector, in Columbia, Missouri when the defendant ran through a red light, causing Ms. Davis to collide with the defendant. Ms. Davis suffered an injury to her back, prompting her doctors to recommend back surgery. This case settled after the parties were deposed.
+ 66,245.38 judgment/verdict
IZOKPU V. PERKINS, BOONE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, 05BACV00543
Mr. Izokpu suffered a back injury following a low impact, rear-end car crash. After receiving an offer of only $2,000.00 from Allstate Insurance, the defendant’s insurance carrier, Matt Uhrig tried this case to verdict and obtained a final judgment of over $66,000.00.