Biker and Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Attorney, California
California Motorcycle Accidents,
Motorcycle Passenger Accidents, Biker Rights, Wrongful Death, Civil
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Injuries to Motorcycle Passengers
General Information for passengers injured in motorcycle or other motor vehicle accidents the necessity of retaining an attorney as soon as possible The below information relating to injuries to passengers in motorcycle and other motor vehicle accident cases is hereby provided being by The Law Offices of Norman Gregory Fernandez & Associates as a courtesy to visitors of our webpage. The herein information is provided as educational material only, if you want legal advise on your motorcycle passenger injury manner call us for free legal consultation at 800-816-1529 ext. 1. If you have already suffered an injury while riding on a motorcycle or in a car or other type of motor vehicle in the State of California, we highly recommend that you stop reading right now, and call our law firm for a free telephone consultation at (800) 816-1529, Ext. 1. We will tell you over the telephone if we think that you have a case and whether we can help you. If we believe we can help you, and you decide to retain us, we can then send our investigator to you with all of the legal forms necessary for you to retain our law firm. If you do not have medical insurance or a medical provider, we can immediately refer you to an appropriate doctor near you for medical treatment, (Yes, even if you do not have medical insurance) usually on the same day that you call. Yes, this can all be accomplished with one phone call to our law firm. We try to make the process as simple as possible for you. Call 800-816-1529 ext. 1. For more information on how we handle your case, go to our INSTRUCTIONS TO CLIENTS SECTION BY CLICKING HERE NOW. Passengers in motorcycle accident and other types of motor vehicle accident cases usually have more rights than the actual driver of each vehicle. This is due to the fact that a passenger has a right to recover regardless of who is at fault. For instance, if you're riding on the back of a motorcycle, and the person who is operating the motorcycle is at fault, you can make a claim against that person. If a car hits the motorcycle on which you are a passenger, you can make a claim against the car that hit the motorcycle. If it is uncertain who is at fault, you can make a claim against the rider of the motorcycle and the car, and let their insurance companies fight it out! In most cases, passengers injured in motorcycle accidents or other types of motor vehicle accidents will file a claim against the drivers of all vehicles involved in the accident, and let the chips fall when they may. 99.99% of the time a passenger in a motorcycle or other motor vehicle accident is an innocent victim and has no fault whatsoever in the accident. Often times passengers injured in motorcycle and other types of motor vehicle accidents are related to, or our friends of the persons they are riding with. This sometimes presents special problems because the passenger feels guilty for filing a claim against their relative or friend. You should not feel guilty. This is what insurance is for. If you have suffered an injury while riding on the back of a motorcycle or other motor vehicle as a passenger, you have a right to recover for your injuries. It was not your fault that the accident happened. That is why the operators of the motorcycle and/or other motor vehicle purchase insurance, are required by law to have liability insurance on their vehicles. Furthermore, a true friend and/or family member would want you to be able to recover for your injuries if they were at fault in the accident. If they were not at fault in the accident, than the person or persons who are at fault in the accident will have to cover your damages. You should be concerned about yourself and recovering from your injuries if you have been injured while riding on a motorcycle or in another type of motor vehicle as a passenger. If you have suffered an injury while riding as a passenger on a motorcycle or in another type of motor vehicle call our law firm now for a free consultation at (800) 816-1529 extension 10.
TIME LIMIT TO FILE A LAWSUIT for your injuries if you were a
Passenger on a Motorcycle OR other MOTOR VEHICLE
(California STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS) The present Statute of Limitations for filing a lawsuit for personal injuries suffered while riding as a passenger on a motorcycle or other type of motor vehicle in the State of California is two (2) years from the date of the accident. If you do not file a lawsuit within two (2) years, you lose your right to sue! If any of the parties to an accident is a governmental entity such as county vans and vehicles, a claim must be filed with that governmental entity within 6 months from the date of the accident. If the entity rejects the claim, you must then file a lawsuit within 6 months from the date of the rejection. The only time that you should ever wait two years to file a lawsuit in a case where you are injured while running as a passenger on a motorcycle or other type of motor vehicle, is if you are presently treating with a medical provider for injuries sustained in the accident. In such cases your damages are not fully known (ripe).
What do you do if you are
injured while riding as a passenger in a motorcycle or other Motor Vehicle
Accident? Being in a motorcycle accident or other type of motor vehicle accident can be one of the most traumatic experiences of your life, especially if you are seriously injured. Tens of thousands of people die each year in motor vehicle accidents in the United States. If you are in any type of motorcycle or other type of motor vehicle accident, make sure you get a police report, especially if you are injured. Many passengers do not realize that they need to get information for their case just like the operators of the vehicles. We have seen many instances where passengers neglected to get information from the parties involved in the accident, and were thus stuck with their injuries and no one to recover from. Passengers need to ensure that they get the same information that the operators of the motor vehicles do so that they can recover for their cases. Many police agencies in California will not respond to what they consider to be minor motor vehicle accidents. If you are in an accident and you are injured, make sure you inform the police of this fact, and insist that someone come out to investigate the accident and take a police report. This is very important for your case. If you are able, try to get the names and addresses of any and all witnesses. Do not make any statements at the scene of the accident to anybody but the police. If you are truly injured, call the paramedics or request that someone else call the paramedics for you. It's better to error on the side of caution, than to find out later that you are seriously injured. If the paramedics give you the option of not being transported to a hospital, tell them that you want to be transported to a hospital. By law the paramedics must transport injured persons to a hospital upon request. Again, it is better to error on the side of caution. We have seen all types of accident victims, and many types of auto or motor vehicle types of injuries could result in internal bleeding or hidden damage that you might be aware of at the time of the accident. After an accident, the chemical adrenaline is produced by the body which increases your heart rate. During this process the pain you are experiencing might not seem to severe. We cannot tell you how many of our client's have been involved in accidents and went home thinking that the pain they were feeling would go away, only to end up not being able to move a few hours later. GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO GET CHECKED OUT!
The Necessity of
retaining counsel The above information is just a small part what you need to know when dealing with passenger injury accident cases. As a firm that handles personal injury cases, including all types of automobile, motorcycle, truck, bus, and other motor vehicle accidents, we must above all, highly recommend that you retain a lawyer to represent you in your accident case. Preferably within the first 24-48 hours of the time the accident occurred. We have dealt with many people who thought they could do it on their own without a lawyer, who in the end either by their own words or conduct unintentionally sabotaged their own case, or settled their case for a small fraction of what their case was actually worth. More then anything, we dislike having to tell someone who attempted to handle this complex area of the law on their own, that there is nothing we can do for them because they already settled their case, or they waited too long to file suit, etc. Our purpose as a law firm is to provide you with aggressive, competent legal representation on your case. The word competency is not just some marketing term. Competency means that you have the someone has the expertise and knowledge to handle something. The Law Offices of Norman Gregory Fernandez has the level of competency necessary to get you maximum results in your case. We have what it takes to prosecute your case. Don't be a fool, and try to represent yourself. Lawyers are here for a reason; because we know the system and how to navigate through it. We know what you are entitled too and how to get it either through settlement or litigation. You may call us now for a free consultation on your case at (800) 816-1529 Ext. 1, or you may submit your case through our online legal form for evaluation by clicking here now. You have nothing to lose except the money you may be entitled to in your case! If you want to find out more about how we handle cases and the process check out the below links.
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