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After a car accident, not all injuries are immediately apparent. If you begin to experience numbness in your hands or feet, seek medical treatment as soon as possible. It could be a sign of something much more severe.
If you are suffering from numbness in your hands or feet, the steps you take after can have a drastic impact on your health and ability to recover compensation.
If you are experiencing back or shoulder pain after a car accident, it is important to get checked out by a physician right away before it gets worse. Although these are common symptoms, you could be suffering from a severe injury that requires treatment.
The seatbelt is one of the most critical pieces of safety gear when it comes to driving. Seatbelts saved close to 15,000 lives in 2017, and more than 2,500 lives could have been saved if they had buckled up. That is why most states, including Missouri, have seatbelt laws in place to promote safety.
When an accident involves a taxi cab, liability can be more complex. Missouri is a pure negligence state, which means who is liable for a taxi cab accident will come down to who caused it. Depending on the circumstances, there may be multiple parties responsible.
Before a party can be held legally liable for an injury or accident, the court must decide whether a “reasonable person” would have behaved similarly under the same circumstances. If the party failed to act with the degree of care that a reasonable person would have, their negligence would make them responsible for any resulting damages.
In every criminal and civil case in Missouri, both the burden of proof and evidentiary standards are applied to the legal proceedings. These rules stipulate which party is responsible for proving fault and to what extent they must justify their claim.