Brooklyn Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
We have experience in handling all types of motorcycle crashes. To learn more or discuss how a Brooklyn motorcycle injury lawyer can help you, call today.
Riding motorcycles usually comes with a certain degree of risk. While New York law requires that all people who ride bikes wear a helmet, this provides minimal protection in the event of an accident. Fortunately, whenever these accidents are the fault of another driver, the injured biker could seek compensation for their medical bills, lost wages, rehabilitation, and emotional trauma.
A Brooklyn motorcycle accident lawyer could help people who suffer injuries while riding their motorcycles hold the responsible parties liable in civil court. A Brooklyn personal injury lawyer is ready to assess your situation, present the case to the defendant or in court, and negotiate for comprehensive damages.
What Rights do Motorcyclists Have After an Accident?
Many drivers fail to properly acknowledge motorcyclists. It is not uncommon for drivers to not properly yield or signal to people on motorcycles. These behaviors are unlawful since all drivers assume a duty to care for the health of all other people they may encounter on the road whenever they get behind the wheel.
Everyone traveling on the road, including other drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists, shares the same rights and responsibilities, including this duty of care. This means bikers are obligated to operate responsibly around other vehicles and have the right to demand compensation for injuries they suffer in crashes. The same legal principles that apply in car accidents also apply when a negligent driver causes a motorcycle crash, making the at-fault party legally liable for the damage they cause.
Determining Fault in Brooklyn
A collision between two motor vehicles is generally the result of at least one party’s negligence. In Brooklyn, there is no such thing as a no-fault accident. Even in collisions where no one is hurt, one driver may technically be at fault. In some cases where one driver receives a citation for speeding, failing to yield, or any other moving violation, the law assumes that they are at fault for the accident.
Other motorcycle accident cases may not be straightforward and require the plaintiff to provide more proof. An attorney could fully investigate every accident using witness statements, accident reconstructions, and site visits to determine the facts of a case and leverage them for a plaintiff’s claim.
A lawyer could also protect victims from pushy insurance companies. In motorcycle accident cases, defendants’ insurance companies may try to convince the biker that they share a large amount of responsibility for the accident since they were on a bike and, thus, are owed a smaller amount of compensation. They may also try to deny the claim entirely.
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Our Brooklyn personal injury law office is located on Bay 26th Street in the Bath Beach neighborhood, easily reachable from Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, Borough Park, and Coney Island. Consultations are free, and there is no fee unless we win your case.
Frekhtman & Associates
60 Bay 26th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11214
Phone: (718) 331-7700
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