Personal injury claims allow you to demand loss-based damages in the wake of an accident caused by someone else’s negligence. Laborde Earles works with a team of Monroe personal injury lawyers who have years of experience helping people like you get the support they need to get their lives back on track.
Contact us today to book a free personal injury case evaluation.
How to Recover From a Motorcycle Accident
You have every right to get back on your feet after a motorcycle accident. How you get the job done can vary, though, depending on the circumstances that led to your crash. If you want to streamline your effort to get back on your feet – financially, physically, and emotionally – our motorcycle accident attorneys in Monroe, LA, recommend that you:
Assess Your Losses
No two motorcycle accidents generate the same losses. You need to assess what economic and non-economic losses you endured while at the scene, if possible. If not, you can make note of how your quality of life decreased following your accident so attorneys may determine what damages you qualify for at a later date.
The losses you may integrate into a motorcycle accident claim can include the following:
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Property restoration and rentals
- Medical expenses and pain management
- Lost wages or opportunities to work
- Stress
These calculations allow you to assign a dollar value to your accident. If you choose to move forward with legal action against a negligent driver, you can refer to your pre-established losses as you request compensation to recover.
You can request loss-based support from insurance providers as well as a liable party, but only if you know the total value of your case.
Find Evidence Establishing Fault
While determining what losses you endured in a crash, you can also find the evidence you need to prove that someone else bears the blame for your losses. You cannot argue for accident compensation in or out of court if you don’t have evidence of another party’s negligence on hand.
The evidence most relevant to your case can include the following:
- Statements from bystanders
- Debris from the crash
- A police statement
- Emergency responder records
- Expert witness input
- Video and photo footage of the accident
Our team can help you bring together the evidence you need to meet Louisiana’s burden of proof long before your statute of limitations expires.
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ClientFiling an Insurance Claim Versus Going to Civil Court
So long as the party responsible for your accident has insurance, you may have the right to file an insurance claim with their provider following your crash. This process can get money in your hands more quickly than a trial, but that doesn’t make it easy. Insurance claims adjusters can take steps to delay your claim or even deny it.
You can challenge an insurance provider’s bad faith behavior in court alongside an experienced motorcycle accident attorney in Monroe. You can alternatively file a personal injury claim against the specific individual or institution liable for your recent losses.
Filing a personal injury claim allows you to determine how your case progresses – you can meet with a liable party out of court to negotiate a settlement, or you can go to trial. Both processes allow you to fight for comprehensive financial support on your own terms and with the evidence you need to establish fault and value.
You can work with Laborde Earles to determine which of these processes, or what combination thereof, best suits your needs today.
I thank God for Digger & David. I don’t know what we would have done if it hadn’t have been for them.
Rick Smith | ClientWhen to File a Motorcycle Accident Claim
CC Art. 3492 dictates the amount of time you have to file a motorcycle accident claim after your initial crash. You have no more than a year to gather the data you need to meet Louisiana’s burden of proof. Miss your filing deadline, though, and you may waive your right to accident compensation.
Even the state’s wrongful death statute of limitations, outlined in CC Art. 2315.2, gives you a year and no longer to act on your losses.
With that in mind, don’t wait to get in touch with a lawyer. The sooner you reach out, the more time we have to find the evidence needed to make your case.
The reassurance from Digger and his staff gave me that renewed hope that it’s going to be okay down the road.
ClientLet Experienced Lawyers Represent Your Best Interests
When it comes time to fight for your right to a fair recovery, you need the right team on your side. Laborde Earles boasts decades of combined civil experience that our motorcycle accident lawyers in Monroe can put to use for you. Our case evaluations come free of charge and let you explore the different paths toward accident compensation without forcing you to commit.
We want to make it as easy as possible for you to get back on the road again. Don’t wait to file your civil claim. Contact Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers today, and let our motorcycle accident lawyers go to work on your behalf.
