Auto Accidents
Personal injuries and deaths resulting from auto accidents
are common. Accidents may involve negligence on the part of another driver or
trucking company, or unsafe roadways. Almost all auto accidents involve at least
one injury, making them one of the most common causes of
personal injury claims.
Many car accidents are minor incidents, but a shocking
number, including those where damage to the automobiles involved seems minimal,
cause severe injury, permanent disability and even death. With these traumas
often come long-term pain and disability, emotional distress, lost wages,
medical expenses, and property damage.
The intricacies of liability insurance, uninsured and
underinsured motorist coverage, medical payments coverage, dealing with
insurance adjusters, and handling complex litigation and negotiation are things
we do every day. When fault is disputed, witnesses are unavailable, or the cause
of an accident is in doubt, we engage sophisticated accident reconstructionists
to recreate the facts and circumstances leading up to the accident and provide
the clearest picture possible for our opposition and a jury. Our trial lawyers
can assist you with the following:
There are over two million motor vehicle accidents in the
U.S. every year that result in fatality or injury. This means that there is an
overwhelming likelihood that you or a family member will be involved in at least
one car accident and that you will probably be injured at least once in your
lifetime due to an automobile or truck accident. If you or a family member has
been injured in a car accident, contact one of the Missouri auto accident
attorneys at Gray, Ritter & Graham today. We can assist you and your family in
pursuing fair and complete compensation for your losses.
Truck Accidents
Many people think of truck accidents as simply car
collisions that involve larger motor vehicles. However, not only are the
vehicles different, but the laws governing trucks involved in commerce are quite
specific and encompass numerous subject areas. Many of these laws and
regulations are uniquely designed to protect motorists from the negligence of
trucking companies. Understanding the intricacies of commercial motor vehicle
law is essential to pursuing a truck accident claim. Our truck accident lawyers
are skilled at collecting forensic evidence and can help with accident
reconstruction and simulations in order to ensure that the responsible party is
held to account for damages caused by the accident.
Trucking company representatives know that the ideal time to
confront an accident victim is immediately following the event. In the aftermath
of a truck accident, the traumatized victim will need to make important
decisions that will impact his/her future. The truck accident attorneys of Gray,
Ritter & Graham stand ready to help if you or a family member has been injured
in an accident.
Gray, Ritter & Graham has represented numerous victims of
automobile and truck collisions. In one such case, an ice truck that had been
significantly overloaded and improperly maintained, struck a plaintiff causing
severe closed head injuries. This case was settled prior to trial for a
confidential amount.
In another case, the plaintiff was driving on a black-top,
two lane highway, south of the Missouri-Arkansas border, when a tractor-trailer
slid across the yellow line crushing the front of the plaintiff's car. This
violent collision caused the plaintiff to suffer serious orthopedic injuries and
an organic brain injury. The case, filed in federal court, proceeded to trial
where the jury returned a favorable verdict.
Representative Cases
We treat the cases handled by GRG for our clients as
confidential, both as to the identity of our clients and the settlements or
verdicts achieved on their behalf. For this reason we have omitted client and
case names in our description of representative cases successfully handled by
GRG except when the case has received widespread publicity in the media. Please
click on the case description for more news about those cases which are marked
with **.
We caution viewers that past results reported on this Web site afford no guarantee of future results. Every case is different and must be judged on its own merits.
**$5.9 million settlement for family of 42-year-old man killed in a tractor
trailer collision.
**$3.6 million settlement for wrongful death of an elderly woman whose death was
caused by complications of injuries sustained when a tractor trailer collided
with her automobile.
$2.8 million for the death of a 36-year-old wife/mother and serious injuries to
two young daughters as a result of a tragic head-on collision.
**Damages to the family of a man who was killed at a truck stop parking lot when
he was run over by an 18-wheel tractor trailer.
Jury verdict of $675,000 in favor of driver of automobile against trucking
company for personal injury.
**Jury verdict in St. Louis County for man injured when he was struck by van
while attempting to repair his stalled vehicle on the interstate.
**Jury verdict in St. Louis City for emotional injuries suffered by a
passenger involved in an automobile accident with an uninsured driver.
**An airport mechanic was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by a baggage handler at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. McCarrison's surviving spouse, mother and children sued the co-worker for failure to
keep a careful lookout and the City of St. Louis for maintaining a dangerous
work practice.
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