Wildwood is part of St Louis County, so personal injury cases from Wildwood residents are filed in the St Louis County Circuit Court in Clayton. If your case involves a city of Wildwood entity — a city vehicle, a city-maintained road, or a municipal property — there are specific notice requirements that must be met within a much shorter timeframe than the standard five-year limit.

Route 109 through Wildwood is the main north-south corridor in the area and sees frequent accidents, particularly where it intersects with Manchester Road and Pond Road. The combination of increasing residential development and through traffic on Route 109 has produced steadily rising accident rates as the city has grown. Wild Horse Creek Road and Melrose Road also see regular incidents. If your accident happened on any of these roads, call us for a free case review.

Wildwood incorporated in 1995 and has its own municipal structure, which means claims involving city property or city employees are governed by Missouri's government liability rules. Road maintenance claims in Wildwood would typically involve either the city or St Louis County depending on which entity is responsible for that specific road. We identify the correct defendant and filing requirements as the first step in evaluating any premises liability or road defect case from Wildwood.

Nothing upfront. We handle personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. Our fee is a percentage of the compensation we recover for you, and it is only paid if we win. If we do not recover anything for you, you owe us nothing. There are no consultation fees, no retainer fees, and no hourly billing. The contingency arrangement means our interests are aligned with yours — we are motivated to recover as much as possible because our fee depends on it.

Missouri follows pure comparative fault, which means your compensation is reduced by your percentage of fault but not eliminated entirely. If you were 40 percent at fault for an accident and your total damages are $100,000, you recover $60,000. Even a plaintiff found to be 99 percent at fault can theoretically recover one percent of their damages. Insurance companies understand this rule and routinely try to inflate your fault percentage during settlement negotiations. Having an attorney who can document the other party's fault accurately and completely makes a direct financial difference in what you recover.

Five years for most personal injury claims under RSMo 516.120. Medical malpractice is two years under RSMo 516.105. Wrongful death is three years under RSMo 537.100. Claims against government entities have separate notice requirements that are often as short as 90 days, which is completely separate from and in addition to the lawsuit filing deadline. Missing any of these deadlines almost always permanently bars your claim, regardless of how clear the negligence was.