Foster Wallace, LLC

Yes - we offer free consultations for personal injury claims. We also are only paid if we are successful in collecting damages for you. This is referred to as a "contingent fee."

Hi Eric, Thanks for reaching out. Yes, we take on civil lawsuit cases if they involve a personal injury after we investigate the facts to see if we can assist the client or not. As a personal injury law firm, the cases we concentrate on are car wrecks, dog bites, and other various personal injury cases. If you were injured, we offer free consultations. Best, the Foster Wallace, LLC team.

If the driver that caused the accident did not have insurance, you can file a personal injury lawsuit against him or her. That means that you are asking the driver personally to pay for the damages he or she caused. If you win your case and the defendant does not pay what the court orders him or her to pay you, you can go back to court to have the defendant’s paychecks garnished, so that you get a percentage of the defendant’s pay every month until you have received the full judgment amount. Hopefully, however, you have MedPay coverage that will pay your medical expenses up to a certain amount no matter who was at fault for the car accident.

The financial effects of a collision between an automobile and a bike can be severe as emergency room visits and all the hospitalization that comes with it is not cheap. You need the bicycle accident lawyers at Foster Wallace, LLC if you were in a collision with a car while riding your bike.

The purpose of the mediation is to get a deal done saving both sides money of expensive litigation. The mediator will do his or her best to try to get a deal struck between the sides.

Every case is different. Under the right circumstances, it may be smart to talk to the press (or have your personal injury attorney talk to the press). But clients need to keep in mind that the other side (and sometimes that is the insurance company) will look for anything you (or your attorney) say so that they can use it against you.

If the car wreck took place in Kansas you only have two years from the date of the car crash to file a lawsuit. This is the case even if you are a Missouri resident and the other driver was a Missouri resident. If, on the other hand, you were in a car wreck in Missouri, you would have five years to file a lawsuit against the other driver.

In Kansas, you need to file a consumer protection action (under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act) within three years from the date when the violation occurs. There is no additional period provided to discover the claim or assess the damages before the limitations period begins to run. In Missouri, rather than a three-year statute of limitations, you actually have five-years to bring a lawsuit pursuant to Mo. Rev. Stat. 516.120.

In Missouri, it is illegal to drive, maintain, or own a car without being able to prove that you have insurance that will cover a minimum level of damages resulting from a car accident, even if you are not at fault. The law that requires this in Missouri is called the “Proof of Financial Responsibility” law.

There is no up-front cost to hiring a car wreck attorney. Most car accident attorneys, like those at Foster Wallace, will work on a contingency fee basis in these matters. That means that our law firm only gets paid if we are able to obtain compensation for you for the wreck in which you were involved. If the attorney is not able to collect money for you, you owe that attorney nothing.

The first thing to do if you were injured in a wreck anywhere, including in an Uber or Lyft, is to call 911, report the wreck, and seek medical attention. You should also use your phone to take pictures (and maybe even video) of the scene; get your Uber or Lyft driver’s and the other driver’s contact and insurance information and any bystanders contact information who saw the crash. That will allow you and your lawyer to follow up with each party or witness in connection with the investigation and prosecution of your case.