Idaho Personal Injury Claims

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The term "Personal Injury" covers numerous types of claims arising from a wide variety of circumstances.  A personal injury may occur due to automobile collisions, railroad grade crossings, airplane crashes, truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall accidents, medical malpractice, and any number of other situations where traumatic injury occurs due to the negligence or fault of others.

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There is a two years statute of limitations for personal injury claims in Idaho. You must either settle your claim or file suit within that 2 year time period.  If you were injured by someone else's negligence, you are entitled to receive compensatory damages that include:

 

• Economic losses for past and future medical expenses, including medical, chiropractic, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, hospital or surgical expenses, etc.

• Loss of wages or income and impaired earning capacity

• Non-economic damages for past and future pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement and lost enjoyment of life.

• Loss of consortium

• There is no limit on the amount of economic losses you may recover; however, non-economic losses may be limited by Idaho statute unless special circumstances exist that may result in the non-economic damage cap to be inapplicable in your case.
  
  There are several steps you must take when you are pursuing a personal injury claim, including:

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• Obtain a copy of the police or incident report if one exists

• Obtain any witness statements

• Take multiple photographs from every angle of the site of the mishap and, if possible, of the individuals involved, including their injuries

• Starting a "pain and limitation journal" to document how the injuries affect your life, work, relationships and other daily activities.

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The things you should not do include:

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• Do not give a written or recorded statement to any insurance adjuster without first consulting with an attorney;

• Do not sign any documents, especially do not sign any medical releases involving your claim.  By signing a medical release you may give the insurance company unfettered permission to check your medical history since the day you were born.  This could include access to information you may feel is highly confidential.

• Do not discuss how the mishap occurred with others.

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We have over 26 years of combined experience handling thousands of personal injury claims. We have the expertise and personnel to handle personal injury cases of all types and complexities, and we handle cases throughout the state of Idaho and in some circumstances in  surrounding areas.

Call Storer & Steen today at 208-323-0024  or email us at LawDocStorer@gmail.com to evaluate discuss your case in detail.  We provide free phone and in-person consultations.  If necessary, we can meet with you in your home.  There is never an attorney fee unless we obtain compensation for you.

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Personal Injury cases often result in complex injuries

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We have the training and experience to help you manage your injuries.  Our staff understands billing and diagnosis codes and interpreting medical and chiropractic records.  We understand the medical terminology and will intervene in your behalf with treatment providers if it appears that the treatment you are receiving is inadequate, improper, or excessive. 

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Some of the injuries we have seen after personal injury mishaps include, but are in no way limited to, the following: 

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• Spinal fractures

• Skull fractures

• Extremity fractures

• Headache

• Concussion

• Dislocations                                     

• Sprain/Strain    

• Anterolisthesis 

• Spondylolisthesis

• Neuropathology

• Kinesiopathology

• Histopathology

• Pathophysiology

• Occipital Subluxation

• Cervical Subluxation

• Thoracic  Subluxation

• Lumbar Subluxation

• Sacrum or Coccyx Subluxation    

• Pelvic (Ilia or SI) Subluxation

• Ligament laxity

• Torticollis

• Cervical or lumbar Nerve Root Lesion

• Foraminal Encroachment

• Arthralgia

• Paresthesia

• TMJ Dysfunction Syndrome

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Rotator Cuff Injuries/Syndrome

• Thoracic outlet syndrome

• PTSD

• Lumbar Disc Disorder with or without Myelopathy

• Swelling, Edema

• Sciatica; Neuralgia of Sciatic Nerve

• Spondylolysis, Spondylolisthesis 

• Disc bulge, herniation, protrusion, prolapse

• Sacroilitis

• Compression fractures

• Kyphosis, lordosis

• Scoliosis

• Reversal of the Cervical Curve

• Lumbalgia

• Tendinitis Capsulitis

• Synovitis, Tenosynovitis

• Myofascitis

• Muscle spasms

• Vertigo, Dizziness

• Adhesive Capsulitis

• Migraine

• Contusions, abrasions

• Amputations

• Traumatic brain injury (MTBI)

• RSD

• Eye injuries

• Facial injuries, disfigurement

• "Chance" fractures