In some states there is a requirement that a person suffer a permanent injury before he or she can recover from the person who injured them. To paraphrase Minnesota law, a permanent injury will remain throughout a person’s life. If a person has not suffered a permanent injury, they cannot recover damages from the person who injured them.

In other states there is no requirement of a permanent injury; however, as a practical matter, juries usually do not award significant damages unless there has been a significant injury.

In most collisions the people injured do not suffer significant injuries and they recover fully. Unfortunately, in some collisions, the force transferred from the striking vehicle to the vehicle that is hit is so great that the people inside the vehicle that was hit suffer significant or permanent injuries. These can be injuries such as broken bones, amputation injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord injuries. (You can find definitions for these terms in the linked websites).

For many years, I have represented the families of people who have suffered serious injuries. I have represented families in California, Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin in personal injury matters. These injuries have occurred in the states of Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. I would welcome the opportunity of meeting with you, at a place most convenient to you, for a no-obligation discussion of your legal rights.