Hillcrest Teen Kimmy Armstrong Accident - Fund Set Up
This past Tuesday, September 22, 2009, Hillcrest High Junior Kimmy Armstrong was seriously injured after being hit by a car. By all accounts, Kimmy appears to be a wonderful, bright, young teenager and this is an extreme tragedy. The accident happened about 6:30 am while Kimmy was walking to school to meet with her study group when she was struck in a crosswalk while crossing the street. Reports are that she was almost completely through the crosswalk.
Kimmy is currently in critical condition. Her injuries are so severe that the doctors are keeping her in a medically induced coma. She has suffered serious brain injuries as well as a broken pelvis and shoulder.
A special webpage has been setup at www.careforkimmie.com. The page gives details on a fund set up by her family to help cover her medical expenses. Additionally, donations may be made through paypal.
Our Missouri Personal Injury Lawyers routinely handle catastrophic injury cases such as this. One of the ways we maximize our recoveries is to try and set up the defendant's insurance company for a bad faith lawsuit. Most insurance policies insure drivers for $25,000, $50,000, or $100,000. In catastrophic cases, this is far from necessary to cover the medical expenses. So what we do is send a specialized demand package that expires in a short amount of time. If the insurance company waits just one minute past the expiration date, we rescind our offer to settle for those insurance policy limits. We will then proceed to trial and obtain as large as verdict as possible. Many times, the insurance company will pay the full amount of that verdict. If they do not, we will then file a separate lawsuit against the defendant's insurance company for the full amount of the verdict. The reason we do that is because they failed to settle the case for the dismal policy limits when they had the chance.
Joshua P. Myers is a Missouri Personal Injury Lawyer handling motor vehicle cases across all of Missouri and Illinois. If you have been seriously injured and would like a free consultation, feel free to call at 888-956-2487
Kimmy is currently in critical condition. Her injuries are so severe that the doctors are keeping her in a medically induced coma. She has suffered serious brain injuries as well as a broken pelvis and shoulder.
A special webpage has been setup at www.careforkimmie.com. The page gives details on a fund set up by her family to help cover her medical expenses. Additionally, donations may be made through paypal.
Our Missouri Personal Injury Lawyers routinely handle catastrophic injury cases such as this. One of the ways we maximize our recoveries is to try and set up the defendant's insurance company for a bad faith lawsuit. Most insurance policies insure drivers for $25,000, $50,000, or $100,000. In catastrophic cases, this is far from necessary to cover the medical expenses. So what we do is send a specialized demand package that expires in a short amount of time. If the insurance company waits just one minute past the expiration date, we rescind our offer to settle for those insurance policy limits. We will then proceed to trial and obtain as large as verdict as possible. Many times, the insurance company will pay the full amount of that verdict. If they do not, we will then file a separate lawsuit against the defendant's insurance company for the full amount of the verdict. The reason we do that is because they failed to settle the case for the dismal policy limits when they had the chance.
Joshua P. Myers is a Missouri Personal Injury Lawyer handling motor vehicle cases across all of Missouri and Illinois. If you have been seriously injured and would like a free consultation, feel free to call at 888-956-2487
