Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation

Rotts & Gibbs, L.L.C.

Missouri Personal Injury Lawyers

At Rotts & Gibbs, L.L.C., in Columbia, Missouri, our firm represents clients who have been seriously injured by the negligence, carelessness, or recklessness of others. We also help clients that have lost a loved one in an accident (wrongful death). Insurance companies want to limit their liability, and will work hard to do so.  We will work just as hard to see that they give you the compensation you deserve. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you. 

We have established an exceptional record of success and reputation in personal injury matters. 

Our practice includes advice and representation for clients in matters involving:

Serious injuries cause not only physical pain, but also emotional pain and financial hardship.  We will work hard to earn your trust and help you obtain the compensation you need and deserve for lost wages, medical expenses, property damage, disability, disfigurement, and pain and suffering. 

All personal injury claims are taken on a contingency fee basis - if we fail to recover compensation, you pay no attorneys’ fees.  Whether you need an auto accident lawyer, a products liability lawyer, an employment rights litigator, or any other type of personal injury lawyer, we can help. 

Representative Cases:

• Our client was working on an electrical panel near a roadway. An employee of a business was towing a homemade trailer to a jobsite, when the trailer broke free and struck our client from behind. We found a double recovery for our client by advancing his claims for workers' compensation and, then, through negotiation and aggressive representation, found recovery again through a responsible third party. We convinced the workers' compensation carrier to substantially reduce its interest in the second recovery.
                                 
• Our client was a passenger in a pickup truck operated by an intoxicated individual who lost control of the truck at high speed. The truck rolled over repeatedly, ejecting our client who sustained serious personal injuries when he struck a concrete barrier. He sustained multiple fractures, internal and head injuries. Initially, the insurance company refused any coverage whatsoever. Our client was struggling in an unfair incarceration that arose out of the incident. We successfully obtained his release from prison. After dealing with difficult comparative fault issues, we settled his case for the insurance policy limits.
       
• Our client was a young woman who had been in a collision with another vehicle. She received soft tissue injuries to her neck and shoulders. Less than a year later, she was a passenger in another vehicle when it was involved in a collision. She received more soft tissue injuries to her neck and shoulders from the second collision. Usually insurance companies pay very little in this circumstance because Missouri law allows one to blame the other. We settled both cases for the insurance policy limits of both drivers who were at fault.
       
• Our client was an elderly business owner who was rear-ended by a young person who had stolen a car. We successfully collected his workers' compensation case and, because of the complexities, the insurance carrier agreed to release its interest on further recoveries. Our client was then the victim of medical malpractice, and we successfully resolved those issues through further settlements. We collected the maximum amount of uninsured motor vehicle coverage from his own policy and convinced that insurance carrier to release its claim on further recoveries. Finally, we pursued the car thief and found additional insurance through him and obtained almost all of his available policy limits. Throughout all of this, each insurance company blamed most of our client's injuries on previous injuries he had sustained as a professional football player. We overcame these issues in our representation.
      
• Our client was an elderly woman who was shopping at a Mega Market. She was forced to reach through a rolling ladder to select her grocery item, became off-balance and fell injuring her back and shoulder. Despite the insurance company's defense that the danger was open and obvious, we overcame their arguments by demonstrating her need and elderly condition combined such that the store's negligence could not be removed under this classic Missouri defense. We obtained a six-figure settlement for our client.

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Rotts & Gibbs, L.L.C.
Missouri Personal Injury and Auto Accident Lawyers

1001 East Walnut, Suite 301
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: (573) 443-3463
Fax: (573) 443-7099

Located in Columbia, Missouri, the attorneys of Rotts & Gibbs serve clients throughout central Missouri, the nation, and the world, including the communities of Jefferson City, Fulton, Mexico, Boonville, Moberly, Kirksville and Macon.