The Economic Impact of Car Accidents in Mississippi

Injuries incurred as the result of a car accident can be devastating in both personal and financial terms. Families mourning the loss of loved ones, who were financial providers as heads of households or caregivers to children or elderly family members, face big financial concerns. Measuring the cost of injuries and deaths resulting from car accidents can be difficult for the courts. Yet, shrewd lawyers representing insurance companies generally play legal games in order to preserve insurers’ corporate bottom lines. The injured and their families or survivors deserve just compensation, but are often slighted without proper legal representation.

A report prepared by the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) using 2005 crash death data, serves as a glaring example of the economic impact of roadway accident deaths. The costs of medical care and lost income for families impacted by the highway death of a loved one in Mississippi was $881-million, compared with $41-billion nationwide.

The primary areas of financial loss in the aftermath of a car accident are:

  • Lost income – The economic impact of a car accident on your household income can be devastating. Past and future wages forfeited as the result of death or injury can be compensated through a damages claim.
  • Medical bills – In some cases, injuries suffered in a car accident are so severe that lifelong medical care is required. Past and future medical bills, care, and treatment necessitated due to an injury accident may be recovered through a damages claim.
  • Mental anguish – The mental trauma suffered as the result of a car accident can sometimes become debilitating.  Emotional scars remain, regardless of how hard you work to overcome the experience. Compensatory damages are available to accident victims suffering mental anguish.
  • Physical suffering – Anyone who has been injured in a car accident can tell you that pain and suffering are real. The courts see it that way, too. Pain and suffering are compensable damages claims.
  • Property damage – Damages to your vehicle or other property (such as a bridge or signage belonging to a third party) are compensable.

If you, or a loved one, have been injured in a car accident due to someone else’s negligence, make an appointment with one of our attorneys by calling (601) 790-1505.

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Expectations With That of Trucking Accidents In Mississippi

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In our lives we are responsible not only for getting tasks and responsibilities accomplished, and done so in a timely manner, but also that of getting from place-to-place in order to get them done. In order to do so we not only rely the majority of the time on our vehicles, but also that of the road itself. However, are you actually safe on the road in this day and age? When we think of the majority of auto accidents that occur on the road today we typically assume they occur at the hands of the individual driving the vehicle. However, that is not always the case, especially when large trucks are around.

What Purpose Do Trucks Really Serve?

Trucks are one portion of our world today that help not only transport necessary materials from one area to the next, but also transport that of the goods, and products that can be seen all throughout our homes, which are purchased from supermarkets, and other stores. While we rely on these vehicles to not only help transport supplies we depend on so much we also rely on them to do so while operating their vehicle properly, and safely. Unfortunately, this is not the case today in many instances.

The Facts of The Matter

Today, trucking accidents have not only significantly risen, not only within Mississippi, but all throughout the country as well. Why? From reasons ranging between fatigue to inexperience, or just negligence these accidents not only are continuing to occur, but also causing a large amount of damage to whatever comes within their path. In many cases, automobiles such as sedans, and SUVs can not only be destroyed to what looks like a crushed soda can, but the passengers inside not simply injured, but killed with one swift hit. Yet, those motor vehicle operators that do manage to survive do so with serious, and debilitating injuries that impact their quality of life and welfare presently, and for years to come.

If you or a loved one has been involved in a trucking accident and has been injured or killed you may be entitled to damages for your pain, suffering, and property damage. Make sure that you contact an experienced, and ultimately dedicated attorney immediately in order to fight for what we all truly want at the end of the day, which is that of peace of mind.

If you, or a loved one, have been injured in a car accident due to someone else’s negligence, make an appointment with one of our Mississippi attorneys by calling (601) 790-1505.

 

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What does “personal injury” mean?

Personal injury is a matter of assigning liability. The person who harmed you or a member of your family is the responsible party and, therefore, incurs liability. A car accident resulting in personal injury, for example, can be compensated with a damages claim to offset actual costs of lost income and medical care. There are, generally, no caps on compensatory damages in Mississippi, although punitive damage awards are capped.

Personal injury liability applies to claims of:

Negligence – The person responsible for injuries suffered by you, or a loved one, is the negligent party. The driver of car #1 runs a traffic light and t-bones car #2 at an intersection is the negligent party, for example, and the driver of car #1 incurs liability for injuries caused in the collision.

Product liability – The manufacturer, installer, and/or seller of a defective product is responsible if you, or a loved one, are injured due to a product defect. An example is a drug manufacturer that markets a drug that later results in injury or death to patients prescribed with the drug; the drug manufacturer incurs liability for ensuring injuries or death.

Strict liability – In cases of tortious intent or negligence, liability applies — although a finding of fault may not be applied. This is referred to as “strict liability.” In other words, the plaintiff (victim) has to prove a tort of dangerous or reckless actions occurred, and that the responsible party is the defendant. Strict liability frequently applies to product liability matters. Punitive damages may be additionally in order if the plaintiff can prove the defendant knowingly committed the egregious act that led to a personal injury or wrongful death.

Wrongful death – Civil liability can be assigned to the person or persons responsible for causing a death. Wrongful death and negligence coexist in a statutory sense, extending the elements of personal injury to specify fatal injury. The driver of a car that crashes, resulting in the death of a passenger, incurs liability for the wrongful death.

If you, or a loved one, have been injured in a car accident due to someone else’s negligence, make an appointment with one of our Mississippi personal injury attorneys by calling (601) 790-1505.

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