Accident and Injury
When you need an experienced trial lawyer to represent you, look no further than the attorneys at Faerber & Anderson, P.C. We have over 40 years of experience representing clients in a range of personal injury litigation and negotiation. We support the hiring of top medical professionals and investigative experts to help you prove your case in court. Our areas of practice include:
Do not allow insurance claim representatives, employers, and other interested parties to convince you that you do not need representation. Speak to an attorney at (866) 589-9800. We can help you protect your rights and future interests.
Head Injury Cases
Our firm has the resources necessary to pursue full and fair compensation for victims of head injuries. We hire top experts to help prove our clients’ claims. While victims of coma or amnesia sustain injuries that are readily apparent, concussion victims may not show symptoms until weeks or months after the accident. Whether you are a victim of a traumatic brain injury or post-concussive syndrome, you can count on our attorneys to help you prove your case in court.
Verdicts & SettlementsHead injury — Trash collector injured in fall from garbage truck; coma and brain damage. Read article. Result: $ 2.1 million settlement |
FAQWhat are the symptoms of a head injury? >> AnswerWhat should I do after sustaining a head injury? >> Answer |
Amputation Cases
Our firm consults with medical experts, economists, and life-care planners to help you plan for and cope with the physical and emotional costs of amputation. Our attorneys work with you to arrange for lifelong compensation for pain and suffering, lost wages, prosthetics, rehabilitation, and future medical treatments.
Verdicts & SettlementsBrakeman v. Shortline Railroad — Riding end of car to protect crossing and fell under car, resulting in amputation. Result: $ 2.4 million |
FAQWhat should I do after an amputation? What rehabilitation resources are available to me? |
Auto Accidents
After a collision, you need to obtain compensation from the insurance company quickly and cost-effectively. Our attorneys have over 40 years of experience with auto accident claims and investigations. We have the trial experience, knowledge of the law, and reputation to deal effectively with insurance claims representatives and their lawyers. For legal advice related to your case, contact us today. We represent pedestrians, drivers, and other victims of accident and injury in personal injury litigation.
Verdicts & Settlements
Car Accident – passenger in car that hit telephone pole / lung and breast injuries / settlement for policy limits. Result: $ 300,000 |
Trucking Accidents
Our attorneys have the investigative skills and the trial experiences needed to attain compensation for injuries related to truck accidents. During our 40 years in practice, we have contended with truck carriers, insurance companies, and other interested parties. We strive to protect our client’s rights and future financial interests.
Verdicts & SettlementsTrucking Accident — Semi-tractor trailer rear-ended client’s semi tractor trailer at low speed, resulting in knee and shoulder injuries Result: $ 225,000 FAQWhat should I do after a truck accident? |
Motorcycle Accidents
Even if you operate a motorcycle safely, an untimely collision with a car or truck can result in severe personal injury or death. At Faerber and Anderson, our attorneys combat the stereotype that motorcyclists are reckless hell-raisers. We work with key investigative support specialists, mechanics, and other specialists to uncover the root cause of your accident and injury. We then pursue full and fair compensation on your behalf.
Case study: Mother of Six Killed in Motorcycle Crash
When a young mother climbed on the back of a friend’s motorcycle for a warm Sunday afternoon ride in Jersey County, she had no way of knowing it would be her last. A young man, test-driving a pickup truck, impatiently passed a horse trailer in a no-passing zone. The motorcycle coming the other direction never stood a chance. In a head-on collision, the mother, whose youngest son was 2 years old, was thrown beneath the horse trailer.
At trial, Faerber & Anderson, P.C. obtained a $1.6 million dollar verdict for the benefit of the six children. Even though the young man admitted fault, the insurance company still refuses to pay. In on-going litigation, Faerber & Anderson, P.C. seeks to double the verdict as a punishment for the insurance company’s bad faith.
Products Liability
Our attorneys have obtained numerous victories for workers and individuals seriously hurt by unsafe and defective products, including electrical power lines, airport tow trucks, printing presses, conveyor belt systems, cranes, elevators, chairs, medical devices, and blood products.
Verdicts & SettlementsHospital Litigation — Recalled enclosed bed leads to child’s suffocation. Result: $ 1.4 million FAQWhat is products liability? What should I do when injured by a defective or unsafe product? |
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Medical Malpractice
Our attorneys have tried and settled many medical malpractice cases, including cases involving infants injured during birth, misdiagnosis, and improper surgery.
In 1997, the firm recovered a substantial settlement for a mother and child who contracted AIDS from a defective blood transfusion given in 1983. Despite the fact that most of the case was barred by Missouri's restrictive two-year statute of limitations, Faerber and Anderson engaged in pioneering legal and investigative work to help prove that the blood bank involved should have done better screening and testing, which would have helped stem the spread of AIDS in this country.
Verdicts & SettlementsHospital Litigation — leading hospital failed to monitor care leading to death Result: $ 1.4 million |
FAQWhat should I do when I suspect medical malpractice? |
Premises Liability
Faerber & Anderson have handled numerous cases involving injuries caused by dangerous conditions on someone’s property or resulting from acts of negligence that occurred while someone was in a place of business. Being hit by a forklift while in a public walkway, being knocked over by a delivery dolly or slipping on a piece of pipe left on a shop floor are all examples of the types of premises liability cases for which we have obtained very favorable results.
Verdicts & SettlementsPremises Liability — Store patron purchasing potato chips at a convenience store was knocked to the ground by delivery man pushing dolly stacked high with soda. Result: $ 1,000,000 |
FAQWhat should I do when I have been injured on private property? >> Answer |
Crossing Accidents
Many of this country’s railroad crossings are unprotected and dangerous to motorists, pedestrians and railroad employees. The crossings that do have lights or crossbucks are often poorly maintained or non-functional. A train cannot stop quickly or swerve, all it can do is sound the whistle, slow down and provide plenty of warning. We have successfully represented motorists, pedestrians and trainmen for the injuries they’ve sustained related to dangerous crossings.
Case Study: Increasing the Recovery for Engineers
An Amtrak engineer with a fully-loaded, recently fueled train had just gotten up to speed after leaving the station, when he saw a Ford Mustang drive around the crossing gates ahead. When the train inevitably hit the Mustang, somehow it snagged the front end, causing the car to repeatedly crash into the side of the train by the fuel tanks, with sparks flying everywhere. While the train slowly ground to a halt, the engineer had nightmarish visions that the train would burst into flames, burning the passengers. The post-traumatic stress disorder he developed totally disabled him from working.
Instead of pursuing recovery from the railroad, which basically was not at fault for causing the accident, Faerber & Anderson obtained the limited insurance available from the Mustang driver, and then obtained a very substantial recovery under the engineer’s underinsured motorist coverage. Faerber & Anderson creatively used insurance policy law to increase the recovery for the railroad engineer where otherwise it might have been very limited to almost nothing.
Pedestrians
Oftentimes, pedestrians don’t appreciate the dangers associated with trains that are stopped on railroad tracks - these may be “live” trains that can move suddenly, without warning. Other pedestrian crossing accidents occur when people get “caught” on or near the railroad track, with no place to escape an oncoming train. Many of these type of accidents occur near parks or on well-travelled paths, which the railroads clearly know are present. Faerber & Anderson have successfully pursued these types of cases against the railroads, pushing for stronger safety measures, warnings and education to be implemented.
Auto accidents - Improperly maintained signals or track
Many times crossing accidents involving an automobile occur at unprotected crossings, where foliage and terrain can make it difficult to see the approach of an on-coming train. Signals and crossbucks can malfunction from lack of maintenance. The track at some crossings is so deteriorated, multiple accidents have occurred when vehicles get stuck. If your loved ones have been injured in a crossing accident, it is worth contacting Faerber & Anderson, P.C. so they can investigate whether any of these negligent conditions contributed to the accident.
Verdicts & SettlementsEmotional Distress — trespasser on tracks hit Result: $ 300,000 |
FAQWhat should I do if I am injured in a crossing accident? |
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