Motorists often do a poor job of safely sharing the roads with motorcyclists, leading to dangerous situations and accidents. If another driver caused your motorcycle accident, you may be able to pursue legal action to hold the at-fault driver accountable and recover compensation.

Our Montgomery motorcycle accident lawyer can sit down with you and tell you what the next steps are after your accident. Our lawyers have years of experience helping motorcycle accident victims.

Motorcycle Accidents Can Cause Serious Physical and Financial Damages

Motorcyclists are at an increased risk for injury in an accident because motorcycles lack many of the safety features of cars. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency publishes a motorcycle operator manual that covers safe driving and crash avoidance techniques.

Sometimes, though, it is impossible to avoid an accident. A motorist does not see you or breaks a traffic law, and you are immediately injured through no fault of your own. The injuries a motorcyclist can sustain vary from relatively mild or moderate to severe and even life-altering. Some types of motorcycle injuries our Montgomery personal injury lawyer has seen include:

Head and facial injuries
Spinal cord injuries
Neck and back injuries
Broken bones
Internal injuries
Soft tissue injuries
Burns and road rash

Medical care costs alone can drain a family’s savings and cause financial stress. This is especially true when the accident victim cannot earn a living to help support their family. In some cases, motorcycle accident victims might miss months of work or cannot ever return to their previous job.

For a free legal consultation with a Motorcycle Accident lawyer serving Montgomery, call 800-537-8185

Can I File a Motorcycle Accident Lawsuit?

In Alabama, if you were in an accident caused by another driver’s negligence, you may be able to sue them for financial compensation. A driver is negligent when they are not upholding their duty of care while operating their vehicle, meaning they aren’t following laws and regulations.

If a driver is speeding, driving while distracted or under the influence, or breaking any other traffic law, they are being negligent. Since a motorcyclist is harder to see than the average driver, any amount of negligent driving has a higher chance of injury. A Montgomery County lawyer can help you prove that your motorcycle crash was caused by a reckless driver.

How a Montgomery County Accident Attorney Can Help

A Montgomery personal injury lawyer can take on the legal aspects of your case while you focus on undergoing treatment and healing from your injuries. We will represent your best interests by seeking to secure a fair settlement or taking your case to trial. Some of the tasks that we can handle on your behalf include:

Communicating with all other parties in your case for you
Determining your legal options
Explaining which state laws apply to your case in Montgomery
Determining which damages you could recover, such as medical expenses and pain and suffering
Fighting your case while you heal from severe injuries
Calculating the total value of your case to ensure you do not accept a settlement offer that is too low
Completing all case paperwork on your behalf

When you work with our personal injury attorneys, you will not need to face any part of the legal process by yourself.

Our Firm Aims to Make Legal Guidance Accessible to Motorcycle Accident Victims

If you suffered a motorcycle accident injury, you are likely dealing with expensive medical treatment or even permanent disabilities. We know how overwhelming it is to deal with a motorcycle accident case. To make the legal process stress-free, we work on a contingency fee basis.

With this payment structure, you owe us nothing until your case is won or settled. We take a percentage of your compensation as our attorney’s fee. We will discuss your case and agree upon a percentage before we settle your case.

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Evidence Your Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Can Collect

Our lawyers know how to build a strong case and pursue damages based on your accident and injuries. We will gather evidence to support your claim, which may include:

The police report about the accident
Eyewitness statements
Physical evidence
Video of the accident
Photographs or a survey of the scene
Accident reconstruction data
Expert witnesses as needed
Documentation of your related damages

When possible, we will prove the at-fault driver caused your accident and injuries and is legally responsible for your expenses and losses. You can count on a Montgomery motorcycle accident lawyer to fight for the compensation you deserve based on the facts of your case.

Damages Available in a Montgomery Motorcycle Accident Settlement

In motorcycle accident cases, we can sometimes reach a fair settlement agreement with the at-fault driver’s auto liability insurance provider, avoiding filing a lawsuit and going to court. However, our trial attorneys will not hesitate to go to court and represent you if necessary.

Whether we reach a settlement or receive a court award on your behalf, if we recover compensation in your Montgomery motorcycle accident case, it may cover damages that include:

Current and future medical care and any further treatment related to the accident
Ongoing care costs if permanent injuries occur
Current and future lost wages related to the accident
Reduced earning capacity if you cannot return to your previous job
Replacement of your motorcycle or repairs when possible
Property damages that occurred in addition to your motorcycle
Pain and suffering
Other non-economic damages

Our team can also pursue wrongful death damages on behalf of surviving family members who lost a loved one in a Montgomery motorcycle accident.

Alabama Laws That May Affect Your Compensation

Even if you’re the victim of an accident, there are certain rules in place in Alabama that may reduce or negate your compensation. You should talk to an experienced motorcycle accident attorney to learn more about what factors may affect your settlement.

Alabama’s Contributory Negligence Law

In Alabama, motor vehicle accident cases are decided based on the contributory negligence rule. Under contributory negligence, if a jury finds that you are even partially responsible for your crash, you stand to lose all of your compensation.

The factors that determine your contributory negligence are very similar to the ones that decide the at-fault party’s negligence. If, at the time of the accident, you were not observing the laws and regulations of the road, then you were contributorily negligent.

Motorcycle Riders Should Follow These Laws to Get Compensation

If you are on the road in Montgomery County, you should obey traffic laws to avoid a potentially tragic accident. Traffic laws for motorcyclists include:

Wearing a helmet
Not passing a vehicle in the same lane
Not riding between lanes of traffic or rows of vehicles (i.e., lane splitting)
Not riding more than two abreast in a single-lane

If the other driver’s lawyer or insurance company proves that you were even slightly negligent during your accident because you were not following the law, you stand to have your personal injury claim denied.

Statute of Limitations for Motorcycle Accidents in Alabama

Alabama civil codes include a two-year statute of limitations on most personal injury civil lawsuits found at Ala. Code § 6-2-38. This code prevents motorcycle accident victims from waiting more than 24 months to take legal action in their case.

If you sustained injuries in a Montgomery motorcycle accident, you should discuss your case with a member of our team as soon as your injuries are stable.

Speak to a Member of the Morris Bart Montgomery Motorcycle Accident Team Today

If you suffered injuries in a Montgomery motorcycle accident and want to hold the at-fault motorist liable, Morris Bart may be able to help. In addition to our Montgomery office, we also have 15 fully staffed law offices. We serve personal injury clients in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas.

We offer free case reviews and handle motorcycle accident cases on a contingency basis. Contact the Montgomery office of Morris Bart for your free consultation.

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