Blog Posts in February, 2023

How are Lost Wages Calculated for a Personal Injury Claim?

If you get hurt in a car accident in Missouri, it would be unfair to expect you to suffer if you were not the driver who caused it. By filing a personal injury lawsuit against the at-fault driver, you can recover the compensation you deserve . That compensation includes the wages that you lost while you recovered from the accident. Calculating your wage loss can be easy in some cases, but ...

What is a Medicare Set-Aside in Workers’ Comp Cases?

If you get hurt on the job in Missouri, you are entitled to workers’ compensation . If your case settles , you will get a check for a lump sum that covers your future disability payments and your future medical care. When you reach retirement age, though, your healthcare can be covered by Medicare. This presents a problem: You would have received money to cover the ongoing medical care associated ...

Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable?

If you get hurt by someone else’s negligence, like in a car accident , you can file a personal injury lawsuit and recover financial compensation for your losses . In Missouri, most of that financial compensation is not taxable at the state or federal level. However, some of it is. The General Rule: Personal Injury Settlements or Awards are Not Taxed According to Section 61 of the Internal Revenue ...

Dubuc: The Supreme Court’s Absurd Workers’ Compensation Ruling

The Supreme Court of Missouri recently handed down a startling decision regarding the workers’ compensation process. The only good news it has for injured workers is that it is unlikely to apply to any cases but the one that it inexplicably brings to a close. Workers’ Compensation Case Makes it to the Missouri Supreme Court The case is one that we have blogged about before . Like so many others ...