• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Whiplash & Whiplash Injury St. Louis

Whiplash & Whiplash Injury St. Louis

  • Whiplash
    • What is Whiplash?
    • How Long Does Whiplash Last?
  • Symptoms
  • Treatment
    • Exercises
    • Physiotherapy
    • Surgery
  • Compensation
  • Car Accident
    • What to Do When You Get in a Car Accident
    • The Most Common Causes of Car Accidents
    • Wrong Way Car Crash
    • Why Hire a St. Louis Car Accident Lawyer?
    • Injuries
      • Brain Injury
      • Delayed Injuries
      • Head Injury
      • Leg Injury
    • T-Bone Accident
    • Uninsured Motorist
    • Who Pays My Medical Bills?
  • Blog

Disfigurement After a St. Louis Car Accident – What Are Your Rights?

February 9, 2021 by Christopher

An experienced attorney can help ensure your rights are protected after a St. Louis car accident involving disfigurement.

Car accidents are a common cause of permanent scarring, disfigurement, and amputations. Long-term injuries usually lead to lengthy car accident claim processes because the MMI (maximum medical improvement) point might be somewhere in the victim’s distant future. 

disfigured st. louis woman

Filing a claim for disfigurement is a very specific case amongst car accident claims. It presents some unique nuances, like emotional distress, limitation of professional advancement (depending on the job,) and so on.

Let’s see what can be considered disfigurement in a legal case and what the victim should do to ensure the best outcome. 

Mental Distress Caused by Disfigurement

“Pain and suffering” is a legal phrase that defines the non-economic damages an injured person sustains. It can refer to mental distress, emotional damage, increased susceptibility to or aggravation of mental disorders. 

Disfigurement is one of the injuries that impact personal injury victims profoundly, especially if their scars are easily noticeable. Face disfigurement is one of the most serious types of disfigurements for a victim, but arms, legs, and scalp affected by scars and deformities may also inflict a lot of distress on them. 

Here are some of the most common disfigurements caused by car accidents:

  • Burn scars
  • Scarring 
  • Amputations, whether partial or total 
  • Limping, other changes in mobility
  • Modified bone structure

What Are You Entitled To?

Putting a monetary value on the distress caused by disfigurement can be a difficult task. When it comes to pain and suffering, the compensation value is usually calculated by applying a multiplying factor (x2, x3, etc.) to the total economic damages the victim has suffered. Sometimes, the compensation’s value is exponentially greater and expressed by a round, impactful sum when the case is so bad that the victim’s life is impacted severely by the disfigurement. 

While it may be difficult to say exactly how much compensation you are truly entitled, a good place to start is by speaking with an experienced attorney who can evaluate the specifics of your claim.

Some of the most important factors that will influence this amount are:

  • Where the scar or disfigurement is located (how visible it is)
  • Whether the scar is permanent or not, treatable or not
  • The age of the victim, as young and very young persons can be more affected by such injuries
  • The victim’s career, formation, profession: a model, for instance, will be greatly affected by a disfigurement that won’t let them work in that industry anymore. 

As you can see, there are many factors to take into account in a disfigurement case. Let an experienced St. Louis auto accident attorney represent you in this difficult process and fight for the full and fair amount of compensation you are entitled to.

FREE Consultation

Speak with an experienced attorney 24/7

Click to Call: (314) 361-4242

Related Posts:

  • St. Louis Car Accident Attorney
    St. Louis Car Accident Attorney
  • Suing for Emotional Distress After Car Accident
    Suing for Emotional Distress After Car Accident
  • How to Prove Mental and Emotional Distress After a St. Louis Uber Accident
    How to Prove Mental and Emotional Distress After a St. Louis…
  • What If I Am Unable to Return to Work After a Car Accident injury?
    What If I Am Unable to Return to Work After a Car Accident…
  • When Is It Too Late to Hire a St. Louis Car Accident Attorney?
    When Is It Too Late to Hire a St. Louis Car Accident…
  • How Much Money Will I Receive from a Car Accident Settlement?
    How Much Money Will I Receive from a Car Accident…

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: compensation, Injured in a Car Accident

Footer

The Hoffmann Law Firm, L.L.C.
7751 Carondelet Ave UNIT 601
St. Louis, MO 63105
(314) 361-4242

Free Consultation Request

    RSS Car Accident Lawyer & Auto Accident Attorney St. Louis

    • 5 Safety Precautions to Take When Using a Rideshare Service
    • Memory Loss After Car Accident
    • 5 Ways Light Rain Increases the Risk of Fatal Car Wrecks
    • How Returning to Work Too Soon Can Affect Your Auto Injury Claim
    • 7 Reasons Insurers Offer Low Car Injury Settlements
    • How to Describe Your Pain Accurately to a Doctor after a Car Accident
    • Tips to Avoid an Auto Accident in Low-Visibility Conditions
    • 4 Tips for Recovering Financially After a Car Crash
    • What Is the Timeline for a Car Accident Settlement?
    • What’s the Difference Between Compensatory and Punitive Damages in a Car Accident Case?

    Copyright © 2022 The Hoffmann Law Firm L.L.C.
    The images included on this site are not actual attorneys, events, or clients. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely on advertisements. The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for advice regarding your individual situation. We invite you to contact us and welcome your calls, letters and electronic mail. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send any confidential information to us until such time as an attorney-client relationship has been established. Attorney Chris Hoffmann handles car and truck accident claims throughout Eastern Missouri and Western Illinois. He represents injured clients in St. Louis, St. Charles, St. Peters, Clayton, East St. Louis, Alton, Hillsboro and Belleville, and other cities in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and Jefferson Country, MO, and St. Clair County and Madison County, IL.