Idaho Law — What Boise Accident Victims Need to Know
- Statute of limitations: 2 years from accident date — Idaho Code § 5-219
- Comparative fault — 50% bar: Under Idaho Code § 6-801, if you are 50% or more at fault, you cannot recover damages. Adjusters will try to push your fault to this threshold — we fight back with evidence.
- No mandatory PIP: Idaho does not require PIP but most auto policies provide medical payment coverage.
- Minimum insurance: $25,000 / $50,000 bodily injury
- Local court: Ada County District Court
- Workers’ compensation: Available at this Idaho office for work injuries
The Personal Injury Claims Process
When you come for an initial consultation, the Parke Gordon team will examine your case, ensure that the statute of limitations has not expired, and review your legal options. We investigate the accident to collect evidence of negligence and identify responsible parties. When we have enough information to pursue a case, we send a letter demanding compensation to the responsible parties and their insurance companies to start negotiations. Our Boise injury attorneys are aggressive negotiators and skillful trial lawyers, so it is often in the defendant’s best interests to make a fair offer.
We do not start monetary negotiations until your injuries have medically improved or your doctors advise that you will suffer some permanent impairment or disability. Waiting for certainty about your future needs allows us to more accurately determine your actual damages and ensures that you do not settle for less than your case is worth.
What Compensation Can I Get?
When an injury is someone else’s fault, the responsible party owes you compensation for your injury-related losses, called damages. You are entitled to damages for your economic and non-economic losses.
Your economic damages are actual financial losses you have incurred already or will incur in the future. This is often medical expenses, including your future medical needs, lost income and diminished future earnings, and incidental expenses. Your non-economic damages compensate you for your physical and emotional suffering, scarring, and disability.
If you were partially responsible for the incident, Idaho Code § 6-801 says that you can collect reduced damages as long as you were less than 50 percent responsible. Once your percentage of fault is established, an equal percentage is deducted from your damages. Our Boise attorneys could advocate to limit the fault attributed to you, preserving your right to damages for your personal injuries.
