Motorcycle accident victims must often fight just to get basic help with their medical bills and reimbursement for their time lost at work.
Maison Law of Madera is ready to stand with injured riders hurt by careless drivers and make sure they can’t be unfairly blamed for collisions.
Our Motorcycle Accident Lawyers hold reckless drivers liable for all damages. Contact Maison Law to talk with a real lawyer about your options in a free, no-obligation consultation. You’ll learn what your injury is worth and how to secure the compensation you need to fully recover and get back to your rides.
Madera Motorcycle Accident Injury Claims Process
Step 1
Call Us For A Free Consultation
Call us 24/7 with No Obligations.
Step 2
Describe Your Accident Details
We will then discuss your legal options and decide whether to move your case forward.
Step 3
Retain Maison Law w/ No Upfront Fees
We work on contingency. No attorney fees unless you win your case.
Step 4
Receive Your Compensation
We will fight for you to earn the highest possible payout for your damages.
Do I Need a Lawyer for my Motorcycle Accident Case?
Your need for legal representation often depends on the level of injuries you come away with. If your injuries are very minor, you may not require a lawyer’s help. If your accident was caused by a careless driver and your injuries are serious, it’s a good sign that you’d do better with the help of a Madera Motorcycle Accident Lawyer.
Your Maison Law attorney will fully investigate what happened and back your claim with strong evidence. It’s an important protection when insurers try to shift blame away from the driver or start to question how badly you are hurt. Your attorney will file your claim and take on the insurers while you are allowed to focus on healing. Maison Law can often get injured riders much more in compensation than they could by handling their cases themselves.
Don’t Take the Fall for a Motorcycle Accident
Bias against motorcyclists can have a profound influence on motorcycle accident claims and lawsuits. Although all motorcyclists want to get to where they’re going without incident, there’s a public perception out there that riders are risk takers who take dangerous chances on the road.
Insurance adjusters and their defense attorneys will use this public perception at every opportunity in a claim or lawsuit to try and devalue a case, even when a driver was clearly at fault.
At Maison Law, when we’re representing an injured motorcyclist, we attack bias from the onset of the case. We are committed to the fair representation of our clients from every possible angle.
Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents in Madera
The area in and around Madera has much to offer motorcyclists, but when riding, they should be continually aware of the risks that drivers of other vehicles pose to them.
Drivers on Highway 99 can veer over on them without a single check of a blind spot. Motorists on Cleveland Avenue may ram motorcyclists from behind after looking at a cellphone instead of seeing a light turn to red.
There are many acts of negligence that might send riders into a powerful impact and then send them to road surface. Here are some common causes of motorcycle accidents in Madera and the San Joaquin Valley:
- Inattentive drivers who are daydreaming or simply not paying sufficient attention to who they’re sharing the roadway with.
- Distracted drivers who might be talking on a cell phone, texting, or inputting information into an electronic navigation or entertainment system.
- Drivers who fail to yield the right-of-way to motorcyclists, like those who make a left turn directly in front of them.
- Rear-end collisions when a driver fails to maintain a proper interval between his or her vehicle and a motorcycle ahead.
- Road hazards like potholes, cracks, or uneven road surfaces that can cause a motorcyclist to lose control and crash. The City of Madera can be liable for these hazards.
Common Motorcycle Accident Injuries
Injuries to the head, like fractured skulls and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) are very common types of outcomes suffered in motorcycle accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that in a single year, of the motorcyclists who had to be hospitalized in the U.S., over 15% suffered TBIs.
Here are a few other common types of injuries that can land riders in the emergency room at Madera Community Hospital:
- Traumatic neck and spine injuries, including vertebral displacement, disc herniation, and disc displacement.
- Rib fractures and damage to internal organs.
- Shoulder and arm fractures.
- Hip, leg, and ankle fractures.
- Joint damage to ankles, knees, and shoulders.
- Damage to nerves, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
- Road rash with a likelihood of infection.
There were 41 motorcycle accidents involving injury in Madera County in 2024. Those accidents resulted in at least 3 tragic fatalities. In 2023, there were 47 serious motorcycle accidents in the county, with another 3 heartbreaking deaths reported. This is according to data from the California Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS).
What Type of Things Can I Expect Help with in a Motorcycle Accident Settlement?
Motorcyclists travel in the open air without protection beyond a helmet and some thin clothing. They can come away from a collision with traumatic injuries and soon, a stack of doctor bills. The bills may go far beyond a night in the ER. These costs and others should never be the responsibility of a rider struck by a careless driver.
Your Maison Law attorney would demand support on your behalf for your financial damages and your very real non-economic damages:
- Current medical bills and those expected in the future.
- All costs anticipated if you suffer a permanent physical disability. Lifelong support from an insurance provider.
- Support for your emotional trauma, such as depression and anxiety, while you manage a difficult and painful recovery.
- Support for the pain you will experience and may continue to experience.
- Loss of enjoyment of life. You may not be able to participate in family activities or get back on a motorcycle for months.
- The anguish experienced due to constant physical pain.
- Lost wages and benefits while you are unable to work.
- Money for motorcycle repairs or a new motorcycle.
What Our Clients Say
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The fact that you weren’t wearing a helmet doesn’t affect the driver’s fault in the accident. You may be cited for not wearing a helmet while riding (it’s the law for all motorcyclists in California), but you could still earn full or partial support for the injuries you suffered.
Yes. You would file a claim on your uninsured motorist coverage. You could receive money to help pay all of your medical bills, even if a hit-and-run suspect is never found.
The statute of limitations on your motorcycle crash injury is two years. You should take action as soon as possible, though. Give your lawyer a chance to secure evidence before it disappears.
Contact a Madera Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Today
If you were injured in a motorcycle accident in or around Madera that was caused by the carelessness of somebody else, don’t give the opposing insurance company any type of statement. The insurer’s representative already knows what happened.
They are only trying to obtain admissions or other damaging material that it can use against you in the future. Rather than possibly devaluing your case, contact us at Maison Law, and you can arrange for a free consultation and case evaluation with a Madera motorcycle accident attorney.
We want to hear what happened and how it happened, and we can answer our questions too. Then, we’ll advise you on what we believe will be the most effective option for obtaining the maximum settlement or award that you deserve for your injuries and losses. Contact us right away, and let us build the strongest possible case on your behalf.
