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Missouri Personal Injury Overview
Personal injury law involves civil claims in which an individual is injured through the negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct of another person, a company, or property owner. A personal injury lawsuit may arise from physical or emotional injuries. Personal injury law compensates individuals injured as a result of another’s negligence or intentional misconduct. Personal injury laws vary from state to state. If you believe you have a personal injury claim, you should contact a personal injury lawyer in Missouri to evaluate your claim.
Missouri follows a pure comparative negligence system. With this system, a judge or jury assigns a percentage of fault to each responsible party and then apportions the damage award accordingly. Using this system, an injured person may recover his or her damages even if the injured person was 99% at fault in causing the injury, with those damages reduced by his or her portion of the fault. For example, in a car accident between Dave and Debbie where Debbie was found to be 99% responsible, and the jury found that Debbie suffered $10,000 in damages, that award would be reduced by Debbie’s 99% fault in causing the injury. In the end, Dave would only have to pay 1% of Debbie’s damages, or $100 in this case.
Click here to read about contributory vs. comparative negligence.
A statute of limitations is a type of law that restricts the period of time that a person may initiate legal proceedings. Time limits can vary depending on the type of case and the state where the particular cause of action occurred. To learn more about statutes of limitations, read our Statute of Limitations page. To see a state by state comparison chart for the personal injury statute of limitations for each state, read our Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Actions page.
In Missouri, the courts follow a modified joint and several liability approach in entering judgment against multiple defendants. Here, several liability is available only when the defendant is 50% or less at fault in causing the injury. If the defendant is 51% or more at fault, he or she will be subject to joint and several liability whereby the defendant will be liable for the entire judgment.
Click here for more about Joint and Several Liability.
One of the best ways to research personal injury lawyers in Missouri is to contact courts in MO and ask them for information about the personal injury attorneys who utilize their legal facilities when they bring personal injury cases to court. We have compiled a list below of some courts in Missouri to get you started:
Supreme Court
Missouri Supreme Court
Post Office Box 150
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-4144
Courts of Appeals
Missouri Court of Appeals – Eastern District
One Post Office Square
815 Olive Street, Room 304
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-539-4300
Missouri Court of Appeals – Southern District
300 Hammons Parkway
Springfield, MO 65806
417-895-6811
Missouri Court of Appeals – Western District
1300 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64106-2970
816-889-3600
Circuit Courts
Adair County
Adair County Courthouse
Kirksville, MO 63501
660-665-2552
Andrew County
Andrew County Courthouse
Main Street
Savannah, MO 64485
816-324-4221
Atchison County
Atchison County Courthouse
P.O. Box 280
Rock Port, MO 64482
660-744-2707
Audrain County
Audrain County Courthouse
101 N. Jefferson
Mexico, MO 65265
573-473-5840
Barry County
Barry County Judicial Center
102 West Street
Cassville, MO 65625
417-847-2361
Barton County
Barton County Courthouse
1007 Broadway
Lamar, MO 64759
417-682-2444
Bates County
Bates County Courthouse
1 North Delaware
Butler, MO 64730
660-679-5171
Benton County
P.O. Box 37
Warsaw, MO 65366
660-438-7712
Bollinger County
Bollinger County Courthouse
P.O. Box 949
Marble Hill, MO 63764
573-238-1900
Boone County
Boone County Courthouse
705 E. Walnut
Columbia, MO 65201
573-886-4000
Buchanan County
Buchanan County Courthouse
411 Jules Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501
816-271-1462
Butler County
Butler County Courthouse
100 North Main
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
573-686-8082
Caldwell County
Caldwell County Courthouse
49 East Main Street
Kingston, MO 64650
816-586-2581
Callaway County
Callaway County Courthouse
10 E. 5th Street
Fulton, MO 65251
573-642-0780
Camden County
Camden County Courthouse
1 Court Circle, Suite 8
Camdenton, MO 65020
573-346-4440
Cape Girardeau County
44 N. Lorimier
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
573-335-2802
Carroll County
Carroll County Courthouse
P.O. Box 245
Carrollton, MO 64633
660-542-1466
Carter County
Carter County Courthouse
P.O. Box 578
Van Buren, MO 63965
573-323-4513
Cass County
Cass County Justice Center
2501 West Wall
Harrisonville, MO 64701
816-380-8230
Cedar County
Cedar County Courthouse
P.O. Box 665
Stockton, MO 65785
417-276-6700 ext. 234
Chariton County
Chariton County Courthouse
605 Jackson Street
Keytesville, MO65261
660-288-3602
Christian County
P.O. Box 278
Ozark, MO 65721
417-581-6273
Clark County
Clark County Courthouse
Kahoka, MO 63445
660-727-3292
Clay County
11 South Water Street
Liberty, MO 64068
816-792-7704
Clinton County
Clinton County Courthouse
207 North Main Street
Plattsburg, MO 64477
816-539-3731
Cole County
Cole County Courthouse
301 East High Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-634-9100
Cooper County
Cooper County Courthouse
200 Main Street
Boonville, MO 65233
660-882-2232
Crawford County
Crawford County Courthouse
P.O. Box 177
Steelville, MO 65565
573-775-2866
Dade County
Dade County Courthouse
300 W. Water
Greenfield, MO 65661
417-637-2271
Dallas County
P.O. Box 373
Buffalo, MO 65622
417-345-2243
Daviess County
Daviess County Courthouse
Highway 13
Gallatin, MO 64640
660-663-2932
DeKalb County
DeKalb County Courthouse
109 W. Main
P.O. Box 248
Maysville, MO 64469
816-449-2602
Dent County
Dent County Courthouse
112 E. 5trh Street
Salem, MO 65560
573-729-3931
Douglas County
Post Office Box 249
Ava, MO 65608
417-683-4713
Dunklin County
Dunklin County Courthouse
P.O. Box 567
Kennett, MO 63857
573-888-2456
Franklin County
Franklin County Courthouse
300 East Main Street, Room 301
Union, MO 63084
636-583-6303
Gasconade County
Gasconade County Courthouse
119 E. 1st Street
Rm. 6
Hermann, MO 65041
573-486-2632
Gentry County
Gentry County Courthouse
#1 Courthouse Square
Albany, MO 64402
660-726-3618
Greene County
Greene County Courthouse
1010 Boonville
Springfield, MO 65802
417-868-4074
Grundy County
Grundy County Courthouse
700 Main
Trenton, MO 64683
660-359-6605
Harrison County
Harrison County Courthouse
P.O. Box 189
Bethany, MO 64424
660-425-6425
Henry County
100 W. Franklin
P.O. Box 487
Clinton, MO 64735
660-885-7230
Hickory County
P.O. Box 101
Hermitage, MO 65668
417-745-6421
Holt County
Holt County Courthouse
102 West Nodaway
P.O. Box 318
Oregon, MO 64473
660-446-3301
Howard County
Howard County Courthouse
#1 Courthouse Square
Fayette, MO 65248
660-248-2194
Howell County
Howell County Courthouse
P.O. Box 967
West Plains, MO 65775
417-256-3741
Iron County
Iron County Courthouse
P.O. Box 24
Ironton, MO 63650
573-546-2811
Jackson County
Jackson County Courthouse
415 East 12th Street
3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-881-3934
Jasper County
Jasper County Courthouse
302 S. Main
Carthage, MO 64836
417-358-0441
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Courthouse
P.O. Box 100
Hillsboro, MO 63050
636-797-5443
Johnson County
Johnson County Justice Center
101 West Market
Warrensburg, MO 64093
660-422-7413
Knox County
Knox County Courthouse
100 Main Street
Edina, MO 63537
660-397-3974
Laclede County
Laclede County Courthouse
Government Center
200 N. Adams
Lebanon, MO 65536
417-532-2471
Lafayette County
Post Office Box 10
Lexington, MO 64067
660-259-6101
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Courthouse
One Courthouse Square, Suite 201
Mt. Vernon, MO 65712
417-466-2471
Lewis County
Lewis County Courthouse
100 East Lafayette
P.O. Box 8
Monticello, MO 63457
573-767-5352
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Justice Center
45 Business Park Drive
Troy, MO 63379
636-528-6300
Linn County
Linn County Courthouse
108 North High, P.O. Box 84
Linneus, MO 64653
660-895-5212
Livingston County
Livingston County Courthouse
700 Webster
Chillicothe, MO 64601
660-646-8000 x305
Macon County
Macon County Courthouse
101 E. Washington Street
Macon, MO 63552
660-385-4631
Madison County
Madison County Courthouse
3rd Floor Courthouse
P.O. Box 470
Fredericktown, MO 63645
573-783-2102
Maries County
211 Fourth Street
P.O. Box 213
Vienna, MO 65582
573-422-3338
Marion County
Marion County Courthouse
100 S. Main
Palmyra, MO 63461
573-769-2318
McDonald County
McDonald County Courthouse
P.O. Box 157
Highway W & Main
Pineville, MO 64856
417-223-7515
Mercer County
Mercer County Courthouse
802 East Main Street
Princeton, MO 64673
660-748-4335
Miller County
Miller County Courthouse
P.O. Box 11
Tuscumbia, MO 65082
573-369-2303
Mississippi County
Mississippi County Courthouse
P.O. Box 369
200 North Main Street
Charleston, MO 63834
573-683-2146 Ext. 225
Moniteau County
Moniteau County Courthouse
200 E. Main
California, MO 65018
573-796-2071
Monroe County
Monroe County Courthouse
300 North Main Street
Paris, MO 65275
660-327-5220
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Courthouse
211 E. 3rd Street
Montgomery City, MO 63361
573-564-3341
Morgan County
Morgan County Justice Center
211 East Newton Street
Versailles, MO 65084
573-378-4413
New Madrid County
New Madrid County Courthouse
450 Main Street
New Madrid, MO 63869
573-748-2228
Newton County
Newton County Courthouse
101 South Wood
Neosho, MO 64850
417-451-8210
Nodaway County
Nodaway County Courthouse
305 N. Main, Suite 206
Maryville, MO 64468
660-582-5431
Oregon County
Oregon County Courthouse
P.O. Box 406
Alton, MO 65606
417-778-7460
Osage County
Osage County Courthouse
P.O. Box 825
Linn, MO 65051
573-897-3114
Ozark County
Post Office Box 439
101 South Madison
Mansfield, MO 65704
417-924-3246
Pemiscot County
Pemiscot County Courthouse
610 Ward Avenue
Post Office Box 34
Caruthersville, MO 63830
573-333-0187
Perry County
Perry County Courthouse
15 West Sainte Marie
Perryville, Missouri 63775
573-547-7861
Pettis County
Pettis County Courthouse
415 South Ohio
Sedalia, MO 65301
660-826-5000 ext. 926
Pike County
Pike County Courthouse
115 W. Main
Bowling Green, MO 63334
573-324-3112
Platte County
Platte County Courthouse
415 Third Street Street
Platte City, MO 64079
816-858-2232
Polk County
102 E. Broadway
Bolivar, MO 65613
417-329-4912
Putnam County
Putnam County Courthouse
1601 West Main Street
Unionville, MO 63565
660-947-2071
Ralls County
Ralls County Courthouse
311 South Main Street
Post Office Box 466
New London, MO 63459
573-985-5641
Randolph County
Randolph County Justice Center
372 Highway JJ
Huntsville, MO 65259
660-277-4601
Ray County
Ray County Courthouse
100 West Main Street
Richmond, MO 64085
816-776-3377
Reynolds County
Reynolds Courty Courthouse
P.O. Box 76
Centerville, MO 63633
573-648-2494
Ripley County
Ripley County Courthouse
100 Courthouse Square, Suite #3
Doniphan, MO 63935
573-996-2818
Saline County
Saline County Courthouse
Marshall, MO 65340
660-886-2300
Schuyler County
Schuyler County Courthouse
Lancaster, MO 63548
660-457-3784
Scotland County
Scotland County Courthouse
Memphis, MO 63555
660-465-7012
Scott County
Scott County Courthouse
P.O. Box 277
Benton, MO 63736
573-545-3596
Shannon County
Shannon County Courthouse
P.O. Box 148
Eminence, MO 65466
573-226-3315
Shelby County
Shelby County Courthouse
P.O. Box 176
Shelbyville, MO 63469
573-633-2151
St. Charles County
St. Charles County Courthouse
300 N. 2nd Street
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-949-3098
St. Clair County
St. Clair County Courthouse
655 Second Street
Osceola, MO 64776
417-646-2226
St. Francois County
St. Francois County Courthouse
1 North Washington Street
Farmington, MO 63640
573-756-4551
St. Louis County
10 North Tucker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63101-2044
314-622-4773
St. Louis County
7900 Carondelet Avenue
Clayton, MO 63105
314-615-8029
Ste. Genevieve County
Ste. Genevieve County Courthouse
55 South 3rd Street
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
573-883-2705
Stoddard County
Stoddard County Justice Center
403 South Prairie
Bloomfield, MO 63825
573-568-4640
Stone County
Stone County Courthouse
P.O. Box 18
Galena, MO 65656
417-357-6115
Sullivan County
Sullivan County Courthouse
109 North Main
Milan, MO 63556
660-265-4717
Taney County
P. O. Box 335
Forsyth, MO 65653
417-546-7230
Vernon County
Vernon County Courthouse
100 West Cherry Street
Nevada, MO 64772
417-448-2550
Warren County
Warren County Courthouse
104 West Main Street
Warrenton, MO 63383
636-456-3363
Washington County
Washington County Courthouse
102 North Missouri Street
Potosi, MO 63664
573-438-4171
Wayne County
Wayne County Courthouse
P.O. Box 47
Greenville, MO 63944
573-224-3052
Webster County
P.O. Box 529
Marshfield, MO 65706
417-859-2006
Worth County
Worth County Courthouse
P.O. Box 340
Grant City, MO 64456
660-564-2210
Wright County
Post Office Box 439
101 South Madison
Mansfield, MO 65704
417-924-3246
