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Common Misconceptions about Jury Trials and Laws of Evidence in Missouri

Common Misconceptions about Jury Trials and Laws of Evidence in [...]

Common Misconceptions about Jury Trials and Laws of Evidence in Missouri

1. Evidence of auto insurance is not admissible into evidence. In other words, the jury does not get to know or hear that an insurance company will be paying the damages awarded in the case by the jury. The jury will think it’s the person that hit you that has to pay because we’re not allowed to tell them otherwise.
2. Venue is important. And the idea that bigger is better is bull****. What is important the skill, experience, and financial wherewithal of your attorney and the venue- where the case is tried. For instance, Brian Winebright, a partner at Cantor Injury Law, just tried a case in Columbia, Missouri and won over 3x the amount offered by the insurance company prior to trial.
3. When we do win, the health insurance company demands their money back that was paid in medical. That’s called subrogation. This concept is unfair and favors insurance companies. Insurance companies have lobbied the government, and have created laws in their favor.
4. You don’t have an absolute right to a jury trial for civil matters in Missouri. The best example of that is Workers’ Compensation.
5. The evidence of the amount billed in medical is not necessarily admissible at trial- so the jury will not know the billed amount of medical unless your attorney is experienced in Missouri.
6. Even if you do win, negligent Injury cases are dischargeable in bankruptcy in Missouri. So you may never get paid without insurance.
7. Subsequent remedial measures are not admissible as a general rule. So if the person fixes whatever it was that harmed you, the jury may not hear that fact.
8. The burden of proof is a preponderous of the evidence in a civil case. It’s beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal case.
9. Missouri Law allows biased jurors if they agree to follow the law.
10. Injury money is not taxed but lost wage earnings are taxed. So, if you settle a case it’s better to call all the money for pain and suffering which is not taxed in Missouri or Federally. If your attorney calls it lost wages you will be taxed.

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