Maison Law represents families who lose loved ones in heartbreaking San Jose motorcycle accidents. When reckless drivers cause fatal collisions, close relatives of the victims can seek assistance as they pay funeral expenses and face a future without a loved one’s support. Our wrongful death lawyers offer a free, confidential case consultation to all family members. Schedule a case review to find out how much your family should receive from a car insurance company.
Should My Family Call a Lawyer After Losing Someone in a Fatal Car Accident?
If a loved one is killed in a motorcycle accident caused by someone else’s mistake, families have the legal right to seek financial restitution. Families can seek support from insurance companies, but that doesn’t mean they are guaranteed to get the assistance they need. Insurance adjusters are trained to try to limit what families receive and they can even attempt to blame an innocent victim for an accident to escape accountability.
A San Jose Motorcycle Accident Attorney safeguards the family’s rights and fights back against these unfair tactics. A skilled lawyer makes sure families are awarded all benefits available. A personal injury lawyer files a wrongful death claim and protects the family’s interests. A Maison Law representative also handles the frustrating negotiations with insurance companies with as little disruption to a grieving family as possible.
Deadly Motorcycle Accident Dangers in San Jose
Hundreds of motorcyclists travel in and around San Jose each day. Their biggest threat to a safe return home will always be the careless and reckless drivers on busy routes like the Guadalupe Parkway.
Distracted drivers who force motorcyclists into accidents often say they couldn’t see the smaller profile of a motorcycle they struck. But that’s always an excuse for not paying enough attention to their blind spots, their mirrors, and the lanes ahead.
Motorists in stop-and-go traffic on congested roads like Santa Clara Street can send off a text only to look up and see a motorcycle stopped at a red light ahead. A devastating rear-end impact may result and leave a defenseless rider with life-threatening injuries. A reckless driver trying to make a left turn may hit the gas only to miss spotting an oncoming motorcycle. The rider is left with no room or time to brake and avoid a frightening T-bone collision.
California’s Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) reports that in 2023 there were 129 motorcycle accidents in San Jose involving injury. Those accidents led to at least four tragic deaths. 2022 proved to be an even more deadly year. There were 98 serious accidents recorded, leading to at least 7 deaths.
These statistics represent terrible losses for spouses, children, other family, and friends. A skilled attorney can act on behalf of grieving family members, allowing them to mourn in peace while working to hold car insurance companies 100% accountable. A wrongful death lawyer would demand the maximum in support for families for their current bills and for their future wellbeing.
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim After a Motorcycle Accident?
California law empowers a spouse or domestic partner, children of the victim, or the grandchildren of the victim to file a wrongful death claim, representing the rest of the family.
In some cases, the parents and siblings of the deceased may also be allowed to file a wrongful death claim to seek a settlement check. A San Jose wrongful death attorney can also represent all family members and file a motorcycle accident wrongful death insurance claim on their behalf.
Car insurance companies for at-fault drivers have gotten good at pinning the blame for every motorcycle accident on riders. They even resort to this tactic when a rider has been killed, hoping that shifting blame will help them save the company money. Insurance adjusters play into stereotypes about reckless motorcyclists to try to change the facts behind a collision. Your lawyer can collect powerful evidence that forces auto insurers to do the right thing.
Seeking Support for the Families of Wrongful Death Victims
A skilled attorney assists your family in filing a wrongful death claim backed by power evidence. Your lawyer also includes a detailed list of every hardship family members have faced and expect to face in the future. This helps make sure the family isn’t left to pay for any damages caused by a driver’s mistake.
These are just a few of the factors that determine the amount on a wrongful death settlement check for the family:
- Expenses of a funeral service and burial.
- The ambulance fees and any hospital bills accumulated before the victim passed away.
- The paychecks and work benefits the victim will no longer provide in the years to come.
- Emotional trauma suffered by family members. This can include the loss of the love and guidance victims won’t be able to provide in the years to come.
- Loss of consortium. (The loss of intimacy now that a partner is gone) Cost of grief counseling and other mental health services.
Contact a San Jose Fatal Motorcycle Accident Attorney
Families should be allowed the time they need to grieve after a tragic accident, but bills and hardships stemming from a tragedy can make a wrongful death lawsuit necessary. A San Jose motorcycle accident lawyer can handle your case privately with as little disruption to close family members as possible.
Contact Maison Law for a free and confidential case evaluation for any family. Our lawyers offer compassionate care to those in mourning to ensure they don’t suffer the financial consequences of a motorist’s error in judgment.
At such a difficult time, your family doesn’t need to worry about facing the cost of hiring a lawyer. If you feel we can help earn your family more in a wrongful death claim, you won’t need any upfront money. Maison Law doesn’t get paid unless we win your case for your family. Then our fee comes out of the settlement an insurance company is forced to pay.
