Maison Law helps injured motorcyclists after drivers who failed to yield send them into accidents.
Our Modesto Motorcycle Accident Lawyers protect injured riders and secure money so they can cover all of their doctor bills and physical therapy costs. We provide a free, no-obligation case consultation to all injured Stanislaus County victims. We want to offer victims hope after a frightening accident and make sure they have everything they require to return to their bikes as soon as possible.
Knowing When to Contact a Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
When you suffer a serious injury, and a careless driver is to blame, you may need a lawyer’s help with your case. As recovery bills pile up, car insurance companies get more and more defensive and make it harder and harder for you to secure what you need to rebuild your life.
A skilled attorney fully investigates what happened. Then the evidence is ready to go when an insurance adjuster tries to shift blame in the accident, or tries to downplay how badly you are hurt. A Maison Law attorney has a great chance to earn you much more in a settlement when your accident involves a serious injury like a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), bone fractures, or neck and back injuries.
Support for Motorcycle Accident Victims
Motorcyclists may feel the trouble of an injury claim won’t be worth the trouble. But they stand to earn support for every hardship they endure in a crash, in recovery, and while they are off their bikes.
A skilled attorney would make sure a full list of everything the injured motorcyclist had been through was submitted to insurers. The careless drivers who slam into riders must be held responsible for these damages and others:
- Current and future hospital and physical therapy bills.
- Any permanent disfigurement.
- Any permanent disability.
- Pain and suffering. This includes the physical pain you experience and the mental trauma you endure.
- Travel costs while you are off your feet and must attend medical appointments.
- Motorcycle repair costs or the cost of a new bike.
- Loss of normal life and the loss of enjoyment of life.
- Past and future lost income.
These damages can all earn compensation, but support is never guaranteed. Insurers can use loopholes and excuses to deny claims. They can also limit settlements, so that riders without legal assistance accept deals that don’t leave them with enough to pay all of their medical bills.
Failure to Yield Motorcycle Accident Dangers
Drivers who don’t pay attention to the road ahead, or are ignorant of basic traffic laws can fail to yield the right-of-way and end up causing a major accident.
The consequences for such accidents can be devastating for motorcyclists who travel without the protection of metal walls, airbags, and seatbelts.
The dangers arise most often in the busiest parts of Modesto.
- Intersection Failure to Yield. A busy intersection like Briggsmore Avenue and Coffee Road can see many failure-to-yield violations that can harm a rider trying to pass through. Drivers can run red lights or blow through stop signs and T-bone a motorcycle already in the intersection. The California Driver’s Handbook goes over the way all drivers should behave at intersections.
- Turns: Drivers in cars, trucks, and SUVS can take too little care when making a left turn and pull out in front of an oncoming motorcyclist they didn’t see. Motorists can also pull out in front of a rider when making a right turn. They may pull out of a parking lot in the path of an approaching motorcycle.
- Failure to Yield When Merging on Highways. Drivers on on-ramps trying to merge onto the busy lanes of Highway 99 can come over when it’s not safe. In fact, they may try to join traffic, not seeing a motorcyclist already on the highway. California law puts the responsibility on merging drivers to find room and change lanes safely. The rider isn’t required to move over or make room, and merging drivers would generally be responsible for any accident.
The rider had the right-of-way in these situations, but that won’t reduce the consequences of a major collision. It’s critical that the fault stick to the careless driver so riders can ask for help with their medical bills and other damages.
In some cases, the negligence of the driver may not be readily apparent to an investigating officer. A car insurance company will try to blame the motorcyclist, no matter what really happened. It’s often up to a skilled lawyer’s investigation to prove who caused a failure to yield accident and who should be liable.
Contact a Modesto Motorcycle Accident Attorney
If you’ve suffered a serious injury after being struck by a driver who failed to follow traffic laws, you may earn more for your recovery with the help of a skilled lawyer. Contact us to set up a free consultation with a real lawyer to find out what’s possible.
We are advocates for safe rides for all local motorcyclists. And we are ready to answer questions for any injured Stanislaus County accident victim in a free, no-obligation case consultation.
And if you feel you need a lawyer’s help to earn everything you’ll need to recover and get back on a motorcycle, you don’t have to worry about how you’ll pay a lawyer. Maison Law works on a contingency basis. It means we don’t get paid unless we win your case. Then, our fee comes out of the settlement check that a car insurance company must write for you.
