Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle accidents typically follow certain trends. More likely than not, the operator has no training, is inexperienced (with less than 5 months experience), take place in intersections and most involve a crash with a passenger vehicle.

Most motorcycles are covered by the same insurance that covers cars. That means that if you've been hurt in a motorcycle accident, you have certain rights, even if you're at fault. These are called "Personal Injury Protection" ("PIP" for short) benefits. These benefits, in Massachusetts, pay the first $2,000 in medical expenses (and maybe more), as well as a portion of lost wages.

You may have more legal rights, namely the right to make a claim against the other driver or drivers who are at fault for the accident. You may even be able to make a claim if you're partly at fault, so long as your fault is not more than 50%. Click here to read more about personal injury and the elements of damages that may be claimed.

You should understand that there is a time limit (a statute of limitations) to make such additional claims. In Massachusetts, that time limit is three years; in other states, it is two years, or even less.

Determining who is at fault in a motorcycle accident is particularly fact dependent. You should review the details with an attorney as soon as possible. This is even more true if you are the loved one of someone killed in a motorcyle accident; the factual investigation needs to be done as quickly as possible.

Contact us today for a free evaluation. You don't have to hire us to have your circumstances evaluated. Above all, talk to an attorney before you sign anything an insurance company asks you to sign.

The Law Offices of Hans R. Hailey are located in Boston and Westwood, Massachusetts. Personal injury lawyers from the Law Offices of Hans R. Hailey frequently represent clients in motorcycle accident claims in Boston and throughout Massachusetts.