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Car accidents are dangerous enough, but when a bicyclist is involved, they can suffer serious, life-threatening injuries. You can work to hold the at-fault driver, as well as any other liable party, accountable for your injuries and losses, and Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC can help you.
Our Newton bicycle accident lawyer can handle your case while you rest and recover. We can file an insurance claim or a personal injury lawsuit to seek fair compensation. This way, you can access the medical care you need and recover other accident-related losses.
Your Bicycle Accident Injuries May Warrant Various Types of Compensation
According to Traffic Injury Prevention, bicycle accidents often lead to head injuries, neck injuries, injuries to the extremities, and pelvic injuries. These types of injuries can range in severity, but even one trip to the emergency room can be costly.
You and your family shouldn’t have to struggle with medical debt due to someone else’s negligence. Our Newton bicycle accident attorneys can collect evidence of your losses, including your medical bills, to seek fair compensation. Aside from your immediate medical expenses, we can also seek compensation for:
- Any ongoing medical care your injuries will require
- Pain and suffering
- Disability
- Disfigurement
- Lost income, including missed bonuses and paid leave
- Reduced earning capacity if you can no longer earn your pre-injury income
We will make it a point to consult with your doctors and understand your prognosis so that you seek fair compensation. We can also collect your income statements and seek out expert testimony to demonstrate your losses. We leave no stone unturned because we do not want you to foot the bill later down the road.
We Can Help Your Family if a Bicycle Accident Led to the Loss of a Loved One
If you lost a family member due to a bicycle accident, our wrongful death lawyers can lead your case. Your loss may warrant compensation for:
- Funeral and burial costs
- Your loved one’s accident-related medical bills
- The loss of your loved one’s income
- Your loved one’s pain and suffering
You should be able to grieve this loss with your family members in peace without grappling with the legal process. While you honor their memory, we can get to work seeking justice for your loss.
We Can Field Settlement Offers After Your Bike Accident
Sometimes, an insurer offers an initial settlement that would not accurately reflect your losses. While it may be tempting to accept it, doing so might bar you from seeking additional damages in the future. We will field any settlement offers you receive to make sure an insurer is not undervaluing your claim.
In some cases, we may suggest filing a personal injury lawsuit immediately. Otherwise, we will negotiate with insurers and present evidence of your damages and their liability.
Our Newton Bicycle Accident Team Makes Legal Representation Affordable
Understandably, you may be worried about how you are going to afford a lawyer, especially if you are already facing mounting medical bills and lost income. You don’t have to worry about affording our legal services because we work on a contingency-fee basis. This means we will not charge you upfront to begin working on your case.
Instead, we only take a percentage of your potential settlement or verdict. This way, you can get started working on your case immediately, which will help you meet state-imposed deadlines that may apply.
Don’t Wait to Get Started on Your Bicycle Accident Lawsuit
Each state sets lawsuit filing deadlines known as the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations explains how long you have to file a lawsuit against the at-fault party or parties.
For example, G.S. § 1-52 generally gives you three years to file a personal injury lawsuit, while G.S. § 1-53 only gives you about two years to file a wrongful death lawsuit. Our lawyers can help you meet these deadlines, but the sooner you call us, the better we can protect your right to seek compensation from a liable party.
Determining Liability in Bicycle Accident Case
Another way our Newton bicycle accident team can help you is by determining who to pursue for compensation. While it may seem like the at-fault driver is always liable, other parties may have contributed to the crash.
For example, if a defective auto part caused the driver to crash, the manufacturer of the product may share liability. Similarly, if a hazardous road condition played a part in your accident, we can also pursue the government entity that oversees that road.
Even a third party, such as another driver who cut off the motorist who hit you, may bear some liability. Regardless of who caused or contributed to the accident, our legal team will work to hold all liable parties accountable.
We Can Gather Evidence of Negligence
When we investigate your accident, we can gather evidence of another party’s negligence, which includes demonstrating these four elements:
- Duty of care: Someone had a responsibility to keep you reasonably safe on the road.
- Breach of duty: They breached that duty of care through some action or inaction.
- Causation: The breach caused or contributed to your bicycle accident.
- Damages: You suffered injuries and financial losses due to the bicycle accident.
We may collect various forms of evidence, such as traffic camera footage, eyewitness statements, and expert opinions. Our team could even hire an accident reconstructionist to get to the bottom of what happened. We spare no resources when fighting for fair compensation for our clients.
Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC Is Ready to Take on Your Bicycle Accident Case
You deserve to focus on your physical recovery and well-being after an accident. When you work with our legal team, you can afford to do just that. We can investigate your case, gather evidence of negligence, and represent you in a trial if necessary.
Call us today for your free consultation. We can explain more about how to begin your Newton bicycle accident case and how we can help every step of the way.
