Motorcycle Accidents Attorney In New York

A motorcycle crash is one of the most traumatic things a person’s body can go through. Unlike drivers and passengers of other vehicles on the road, a motorcycle rider is not held by a seatbelt or cushioned by an airbag in an accident. Your body is at the mercy of physics, and the injuries that result can be extensive.

At Palillo Law, our motorcycle accident lawyers help people in New York. We’ve seen how people suffer with insurance companies in the aftermath of personal injury. It’s our duty to provide you with the care, attention and representation you need to overcome insurance company challenges and get the compensation you deserve and need.

Insurance Company Obstacles In Motorcycle Accidents

When you first begin your recovery from a motorcycle accident, you will try to get the help of an insurance company. This could be your insurer or the liable driver’s, but regardless of the relationship you had with the insurer before, your experience now is someone with a claim. That will define everything that follows.

The insurance company will use any tactic at its disposal to make your claim smaller and less worth pursuing. They will:

• Imply that the accident was entirely your fault
• Imply that motorcycle accidents are less compensable because they’re more dangerous
• Use delay tactics to frustrate you
• Deny reasonable care choices without explanation

They’ll stack the deck against you. But you’re not playing by yourself in these cases. You have us. You can rely on us.

We will be the voice on the other side of the phone in all conversations with the insurance company. In New York, your motorcycle accident lawyer makes a major impact on your case, and we’ll be that for you.

Answers To Your Questions About Motorcycle Accidents

Recovering from a motorcycle accident is far from easy, even under ideal circumstances. Chances are good that your circumstances are not ideal, and chances are even better that you have important questions. Now is the time to ask them so we can give you answers that make sense. Below are answers to a few questions that our clients ask the most.

What are common motorcycle accident injuries?

Motorcycle accidents carry the full range of possible injuries that you could acquire in any accident. However, the most common injuries from a motorcycle crash are:

• Broken bones: Any bone can be broken in a motorcycle accident; the most serious simple fractures will be to the femur bone, which has painful complications.
• Concussions: Even wearing a helmet is not a full protection against a concussion, but it can moderate the seriousness of the damage.
• Spinal cord injuries: These go beyond broken bones, and include damage to your nervous system that can lead to paralysis and lifelong recovery.
• Skin injuries: Abrasions and avulsions are extremely painful injuries that cause extreme pain and are difficult to treat; risk of infection is high.

Any of these injuries are potentially ruinous financially and unbearably painful. Additionally, any motorcycle accident carries considerable risk of a fatal injury.

Who is financially responsible for motorcycle accident injuries?

In the vast majority of cases, the financial responsibility for paying for the injuries lies with the insurance company. New York’s personal injury protection law requires insurance to cover a considerable amount of the hospital bills that stem from an accident regardless of fault.

Does it matter who is at fault?

Yes. While the law does require injury protection regardless of fault, the injuries and hospital costs can quickly overwhelm the coverage that the law requires. At this point it will be time to move on to the personal injury system and pursue the at-fault driver’s insurance.

Here, fault will play a significant part in what comes next. New York’s comparative negligence law will allow you to recover if you are partially or even mostly at fault for the accident. As long as the accident was not totally your fault, you can recover some compensation; the final dollar amount is reduced by the portion of fault you share.

So, evaluating the circumstances of the accident and correctly assigning fault is a major component of your case.

Get Our Help Today

We treat all of our clients with the respect and care they deserve. We want to be your motorcycle accident attorneys and help you get the treatment and compensation you need to move forward. Call us at 917-920-6601 for a free consultation or send an email using this form.