Louisiana Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

The Murphy Law Firm offers client-focused legal representation for all types of vehicle accident claims in Louisiana, including motorcycle accidents. From our office in Baton Rouge, we represent injured clients throughout the entire state. If you are unable to come to us after your accident, we can come to you to help you develop a cohesive legal strategy that aims for maximum recovery of your damages.

Our firm has years of professional experience representing victims of all types of motor vehicle accidents. We know the unique issues that motorcycle accidents can raise for injured victims and their families and how to help our clients fully recover. Your recovery from a motorcycle accident will begin with proving fault for the accident, showing how it happened and identifying the party or parties responsible.

Once we have helped our client prove fault for their motorcycle accident, we can assist them in filing an auto insurance claim against the at-fault driver. This process may seem straightforward at first, but many injured claimants encounter unexpected challenges in their interactions with insurance carriers. We know how to help you maximize your insurance claim settlement and resolve any disputes that might be raised against your claim.

If you need to file a personal injury suit to recover your losses, we can guide you through each step of this process, from gathering the evidence and witness testimony that you may need to firmly establish liability for the accident to help you reveal every type of compensation you are legally owed. You can rely on our firm for comprehensive legal support through all stages of your case.

Motorcycles lack many of the basic safety features found in enclosed passenger cars. They do not have seatbelts, airbags, or crash-absorbing frames designed to protect occupants inside of the vehicle. When a motorcycle accident happens, the bike offers the rider very little to no physical protection from crash impact forces. The rider is likely to suffer severe injuries from impact as well as the force of hitting the ground.

The first step in recovering from any motor vehicle accident is proving fault for the accident. The state enforces the fault rule for resolving all vehicle accident cases, meaning an injured driver must identify the party who caused their accident and prove how they caused it before they can recover any compensation for their losses. This will be more challenging in some cases than others based on the exact details of the incident.

Your Louisiana motorcycle accident lawyer can help you gather various forms of evidence to prove exactly how your accident happened. This evidence could include recordings from traffic cameras positioned around the scene of the crash, cell phone records from the drivers involved in the accident, vehicle computer data, and photos of the accident immediately after it happened. Witness testimony from those who saw the accident happen could also prove invaluable.

Motorcycle accidents can happen from the same causes as all other accidents, but when they do occur, they tend to have more devastating results. Driver negligence is the most commonly cited cause of vehicle accidents in the state, and this can take many forms. Distracted driving, speeding, moving violations, and failure to address vehicle maintenance issues are just a few of the most common examples of driver negligence reported throughout the state each year.

Every driver in the state is required to have auto insurance that meets the state’s minimum coverage requirements. Additionally, the state’s No Pay, No Play rule forces drivers to purchase auto insurance or else they lose the ability to claim certain amounts of compensation if they are injured in accidents. It is crucial to ensure your auto insurance policy meets applicable coverage requirements.

When a driver causes an accident in the state, their insurance policy will pay for the resulting damages to the other driver. The injured driver will need to firmly establish fault for the accident before the insurance company will be willing to pay. However, it is important for an injured claimant to anticipate the insurance company will fight back against the claim in whatever way they can. Insurance companies will also look for all the ways they can find to deny a claim if possible.

When insurance will not fully cover your damages after a motorcycle accident, a personal injury suit can enable you to recover compensation for your outstanding damages. The goal of every personal injury claim is for the injured party to prove liability for their damages and hold the responsible party or parties accountable for these losses. The compensation the plaintiff receives is meant to make them whole again after being harmed by another party.

Success with a personal injury claim will require proving that the defendant is responsible for the damages cited in the claim based on a preponderance of the evidence, meaning they are more likely than not responsible for the damages cited in the claim. In the event that more than one party is liable for the accident, fault percentages will be assigned to each liable party in proportion to their level of responsibility for causing the accident.

If the plaintiff can successfully prove liability for the accident, they can hold the defendant liable for all resulting economic and non-economic damages they sustained because of the defendant’s actions. Economic damages include direct financial losses that can be proven with the appropriate documentation. Non-economic damages are more subjective, and a plaintiff will require an attorney’s help to assess appropriate amounts to claim for these losses.

The economic damages a plaintiff may be able to recover from a successful personal injury claim can include:

• Medical expenses. The victim of a motorcycle accident could suffer severe life-changing injuries. The party responsible for causing these injuries will be liable for all of the victim’s medical expenses, including the cost of any future ongoing care they may require to fully rehabilitate from their injuries.
• Property damage. The injured rider can seek compensation for vehicle repair or replacement costs. Any property losses that cannot be recovered with an insurance claim can be sought as economic damages in a personal injury suit.
• Lost wages. The victim of a motorcycle accident may not be able to work while they recover from their injuries. In this situation, the defendant is liable for the income the victim is unable to earn during this time. Additionally, if the victim’s future earning capacity has been negatively impacted by the accident, the defendant is also responsible for their lost future income.

The Murphy Law Firm has years of professional experience representing the victims of all types of vehicle accidents, and we know all the unique legal issues that the victim of a motorcycle accident is likely to face in the aftermath of this type of incident. Our goal for every client we represent is to provide the responsive and results-driven legal counsel they need on their side to approach all of their recovery efforts with confidence and peace of mind.

Our team will work closely with you from the outset of your case to help you prove liability for your motorcycle accident, prove the extent of your claimable damages, and determine your most viable path to the fullest possible recovery. As soon as you secure our firm’s representation, we can immediately begin our investigation into your motorcycle accident, gathering the evidence you will need to firmly establish liability for your damages.