Winchester, NV Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
Motorcycle accident victims need all the help they can get after a crash. From prompt medical attention to legal help from our attorneys, you deserve the best treatment after a crash.
Our lawyers can calculate damages in your case, collect evidence, and even take your case to trial if needed. We will zealously advocate for you and fight for full compensation for your injuries.
Call our motorcycle accident attorneys at Mitchell Rogers Injury Law at (702) 702-2622 today for a free case review.
How Much is a Motorcycle Accident Case Worth in Winchester, NV?
The value of a motorcycle accident case is calculated on a case-by-case basis. This means looking at what exact damages you faced and including them in the total damages.
Available Damages
Most accident cases involve lost wages, medical bills, and non-economic damages. Along with other incidental costs, like the cost of help around the house or additional childcare while you recover from your injury, we can total up any of the economic components by looking at bills and financial records.
Projecting Future Values
One complication is that many damages continue into the future. For this, we can consult medical experts to look at your recovery timeline and projected abilities and financial experts to calculate values. This can cover ongoing medical needs plus lost earnings for a disability.
It is important to get these damages right, as you cannot go back and get more damages later. Whether you settle or win in court, that permanently fixes your case’s final value.
Calculating Non-Economic Damages
Lastly, non-economic damages account for pain, suffering, mental anguish, emotional distress, etc. These have no bills or financial values, but we use two common calculation methods:
- The multiplier method picks a multiplier from 1.5 to 5 and applies it to the economic damages to find a total for non-economic damages. The multiplier is based on overall severity.
- The per diem method chooses a daily value for your pain and suffering and pays that value for each day of pain. This is easier to use when the injury is healed and your suffering over.
What Evidence Do I Need for a Motorcycle Case?
To win a motorcycle case, the plaintiff – i.e., the victim – needs to produce evidence to prove three major things:
What Happened
Your testimony will be the main evidence of what happened. However, we need more than just your story and the jury’s trust that you are telling the truth.
If we have security cameras, dash cams, or helmet cams that captured the accident, they can see for themselves what happened. Additional witnesses can also back up your story.
Even without that, corroborating evidence can show your story is true. For example, if your injuries and vehicle damage match the situation you described, it makes your story more likely to be true.
Fault
We also need to show the defendant was at fault to hold them responsible. Evidence of their fault usually requires a breach of duty, such as a traffic violation.
Evidence of what happened will help show the breach. However, we also need to show that was what caused the crash by ruling out other drivers and your own contributions.
If you were partially at fault, we can try to minimize this. You can still get damages as long as your fault was 50% max, but damages are reduced by your percentage of blame.
Damages
You also need evidence of the damages you faced to recover compensation. As discussed above, records, bills, and financial statements can be used, plus records and reports from doctors and financial experts.
For some damages, like pain and suffering, your testimony and statements from doctors, friends, and family will also be vital.
How Long Do I Have to File a Motorcycle Injury Claim?
In Nevada, injured motorcycle riders have 2 years to file an insurance claim. This is the same time limit for a lawsuit.
Our lawyers need substantial time to research and prepare your case, so contact us as soon as you can. Moreover, if your case is filed late, you lose the chance to recover anything, so holding to this filing deadline is vital.
How Long Until I Get Paid for a Motorcycle Injury Claim?
When you file an insurance claim, they may respond with a check within a few weeks. However, early settlements are often misleading.
Insurance companies often pay low settlement offers to end cases quickly. Accepting this check or signing anything might end your case there, with potentially thousands of dollars in damages unpaid.
Early settlements might be just enough to entice you – and slightly less than the insurance company would pay to fight the case. Insurance companies know the longer the case goes on, the more it costs them, so ending it quickly and cheaply is best for them.
However, we must see that the settlement is fair. We can negotiate for full damages and if they refuse to pay, we can go to court.
Do I Need a Lawyer for My Winchester Motorcycle Accident?
Some motorcycle accidents are not that serious. However, if you suffered any injuries, spent any time away from work recovering, or suffered pain and suffering, your case is serious enough to call a lawyer.
We can help you collect medical records, round up all bills and receipts, and calculate damages, even in mild or moderate injury cases. In more serious cases, getting the full compensation you need could be the difference between moving forward and facing bankruptcy.
It is also important to have a lawyer to stand up for you. Insurance companies – even the ones who technically work for you – are not your friends and do not have your best interests in mind. Our lawyers are ethically obligated to put your interests first and help you maximize damages, avoid being taken advantage of, and fight for your desired case outcome.
Know that if the other driver had insurance, they will have their own lawyer, so you should have one, too.
Call Our Winchester Motorcycle Accident Lawyers
Contact Mitchell Rogers Injury Law at (702) 702-2622 for a free case assessment with our motorcycle accident lawyers.