A supersport motorcycle is one that has been built on a racing platform, but modified for the highway and sold to the general public. Supersports motorcycles are especially popular with riders under the age of 30. They typically have more horsepower per pound than other types of vehicles on the road. Their low profile makes [...]

If and when you should hire a motorcycle accident lawyer to represent you if you have been injured in an accident depends in part on how seriously you were injured and how willing the insurance company for the person who hit you is willing to admit the fault of their insured (the careless driver who [...]

California law requires the owner or operator of a motorcycle driven on public streets to have insurance to protect persons he or she may injure by his or her careless (“negligent”) operation of the motorcycle. The minimum limits required are $15,000 per person per accident, to a total of $30,000 per accident regardless of how [...]

According to the latest figures of the Department of Transportation, in 2007 there were 7.1 million motorcycles on the road. The National Traffic Safety Administration reports that 5,154 motorcyclists were killed and 103,000 were injured in 2007. About half of the bikers killed were over the age of 40. 20 percent of crash fatalities occurred [...]

When a motorcyclist and his or her passenger get into an accident caused by a careless (“negligent”) driver, product defect in the motorcycle, dangerous road design, or otherwise due to another person’s fault or dangerous condition, the injuries to the motorcyclists are often serious. Broken feet, ankles, legs, pelvis, and hip bones frequently result from [...]

Defective equipment really relates to two separate elements: (1) a defect in the motorcycle itself which caused the operator to lose control of the bike, or (2) a defect in the protective clothing and helmet the motorcyclist was wearing at the time of the accident, resulting in death or more severe injuries than the motorcyclist [...]

When a motorcycle operator or passenger has been killed due to another person’s carelessness (“negligence”) or intentional wrongful conduct, we refer to such event in legal terms as a “wrongful death.” Losing a spouse, registered domestic partner, child, parent, or other loved one in a motorcycle accident caused by another person’s negligence is a devastating [...]