Experienced Personal Injury Attorneys Serving Meridian and the Treasure Valley
When someone else’s negligence leaves you injured, the consequences go beyond physical pain. They include lost income, medical debt, and the stress of an uncertain recovery. Together, they can upend your life. At Johnson & Lundgreen, we represent injured clients throughout Meridian, Boise, and Nampa, handling car accidents, truck collisions, motorcycle crashes, pedestrian injuries, dog bites, and wrongful death claims. Our Meridian personal injury attorneys bring over 25 years of experience and a track record of significant settlements and jury verdicts to every case. Consultations are free, and you pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you.
Why Meridian Injury Victims Trust Johnson & Lundgreen
Johnson & Lundgreen has represented accident victims across the Treasure Valley for more than 25 years. The firm, founded in 1998, is built around one commitment: you work directly with the attorneys, not paralegals, not case managers, not junior associates. Reasons why clients choose our firm include:
- Decades of combined legal experience representing Idaho injury victims
- Millions recovered for clients statewide, including cases resolved at policy limits
- No fee unless you win, we use a contingency model for our attorneys’ fees
- Free case evaluations with no cost and no obligation
- Direct access to Scott Lundgreen and Russell L. Johnson, the attorneys who will handle your case
- Financial resources to take on large corporations, trucking companies, and insurance carriers
Scott Lundgreen brings 29 years of experience handling serious injury cases throughout Idaho. Russell L. Johnson is a certified trial lawyer and past president of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association. Together, they serve injury victims from three Treasure Valley offices.
What Counts as a Personal Injury Case in Meridian?
A personal injury claim arises when someone else’s negligence causes you physical, emotional, or financial harm. In Idaho, proving negligence requires four elements: a duty of care existed between the parties, that duty was breached, the breach directly caused your injuries, and you suffered measurable damages as a result. If all four apply to your situation, you likely have a claim worth pursuing.
Johnson & Lundgreen handles a full range of personal injury cases in Meridian, including:
- Car accident claims: A major cause of serious personal injuries in Ada County
- Truck and commercial vehicle accidents: Trucks are subject to additional federal regulations and crashes often involve catastrophic harm
- Motorcycle accident injuries: Riders face the risk of severe injuries, in addition to an unfair bias regarding fault
- Pedestrian accident cases: Especially common near Meridian’s high-traffic corridors and intersections
- Wrongful death claims: When a family loses someone to another person’s wrongdoing, the law provides an avenue for recovery
- Dog bite injuries: Attacks and bites can result in disfigurement and costly medical treatment
- Premises liability incidents: When unsafe property conditions cause injury on someone else’s land
If your situation doesn’t fit neatly into one of these categories, a free case evaluation will answer whether a claim exists.
What Evidence Can Make or Break Your Claim?
Insurance companies build their arguments around gaps in your documentation. A strong claim has a clear, connected record linking the incident to your injuries and your losses. The evidence that carries the most weight includes:
- Medical records documenting your injuries from the date of the incident forward. Gaps in treatment give adjusters grounds to minimize your claim.
- A police or incident report providing an official contemporaneous account of what happened.
- Photographs of the accident scene, your physical injuries, and any contributing conditions, such as road hazards, property defects, and vehicle damage.
- Witness names, contact information, and written or recorded statements.
- Surveillance or dashcam footage. It is critical to preserve this evidence quickly, as footage can be overwritten within 24 to 72 hours depending on the system.
- Employment records and pay stubs if you are claiming lost wages or reduced earning capacity.
After you retain an attorney, Johnson & Lundgreen can send preservation letters requiring businesses, municipalities, and other entities to hold relevant footage and records before they are destroyed.
What Damages May Be Available to You?
Idaho law recognizes three categories of compensation in personal injury cases.
Economic Damages
Economic damages cover your actual, out-of-pocket financial losses. They include past and future medical expenses, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, property damage, and related costs. Idaho places no cap on economic damages.
Non-Economic Damages
Non-economic damages address losses that are harder to assign a dollar value to because they represent your pain and suffering. Examples include, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, disfigurement, diminished quality of life, and mental anguish. Non-economic damages are subject to the annual cap on non-economic damages in Idaho, currently $509,013.28 (effective July 1, 2025, adjusted each July 1 based on Idaho wage data).
Punitive Damages
Punitive damages are awarded in a small number of cases involving oppressive, fraudulent, malicious, or outrageous conduct, as required by Idaho Code § 6-1604. In Idaho, punitive damages are capped at the greater of $250,000 or three times the compensatory award, and require court approval to request.
Being partly responsible for your accident does not automatically bar your recovery. Idaho’s rule on partial fault allows you to recover as long as your share of fault is below 50%. If your fault is 50% or greater, you are barred from recovering any damages at all. Insurance adjusters routinely inflate victims’ fault percentages to reduce payouts, and having an attorney negotiate on your behalf counters that.
How Does the Contingency Fee Work?
You pay nothing upfront to hire Johnson & Lundgreen. The firm works on a contingency basis. Our fee comes out of your settlement or judgment, and only when you recover. If your case does not result in a recovery, you owe nothing.
This arrangement is built for injury victims already managing medical bills and lost income. A free case evaluation has no cost and no obligation. It costs nothing to find out what your claim is worth.
What the First 30 Days After a Meridian Injury Look Like
The decisions you make in the hours and weeks following an accident shape your claim’s outcome.
First 24 Hours
Seek medical attention immediately, even if you feel fine. Adrenaline and shock can mask serious injuries, and a delay in treatment gives insurers grounds to dispute the connection between the incident and your harm. File a police or incident report, photograph the scene and your injuries, collect witness contact information, and call Johnson & Lundgreen for a free case review.
First Week
Follow your medical providers’ instructions and keep every appointment. Document your symptoms, pain levels, and how your injuries affect your daily life. Do not post about the incident on social media. Do not give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurer without an attorney present. These statements are used to build arguments against you.
First Month
Your attorney begins the investigation, including gathering medical records, requesting footage, contacting witnesses, and reviewing the accident report. Your attorney files insurance claims and formal demand letters. Keep a daily pain journal, which are written notes about your physical limitations and emotional impact to serve as evidence of non-economic damages.
Idaho’s two-year filing deadline starts on the day of your injury. If a government vehicle or government employee caused your accident, shorter deadlines apply and require a notice of claim to be filed within 180 days to preserve your right to file a lawsuit.
Ready to Find Out If You Have a Case? Start with a Free Evaluation
You took the impact. Let Johnson & Lundgreen take on the fight. Contact us online for a free case evaluation. Our Meridian office is at 2541 E Gala St, Suite 210. You pay nothing unless we win.
Your Meridian Personal Injury Questions, Answered
How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in Idaho?
Idaho’s two-year deadline to file a personal injury lawsuit starts on the date of your injury. If the deadline passes without a lawsuit filed, the court will dismiss your case regardless of its merits. Key exceptions include claims against government entities, where the 180-day notice requirement for government entity claims applies, and cases involving injured minors. Consulting an attorney early protects your evidence and your options.
What if I was partially at fault for my accident?
Shared fault does not end your right to compensation in Idaho. The state’s modified comparative negligence rule allows you to recover as long as your share of fault is below 50%, with your damages reduced by your fault percentage. For example, if you are 25% at fault, you recover 75% of your total damages. Because insurers routinely exaggerate victims’ fault to reduce payouts, having an attorney negotiate on your behalf matters.
Do I need a lawyer for a personal injury claim in Meridian?
There is no legal requirement to hire an attorney, but people with legal representation consistently recover more than those who negotiate alone. Insurance companies have full-time adjusters and defense counsel whose job is to limit their payments. Johnson & Lundgreen’s free case evaluation carries no cost or obligation. It is the fastest way to understand what your claim may be worth and what your options are. The contingency fee means you pay no attorneys’ fees until we recover money for your claim.