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Motorcycle Accidents–How the Adjuster will Treat your Claim

ANorman — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:06:18 +0000

You are a motorcyclist who was injured in a car-to-bike collision. Immediately following the accident you learn you have serious personal injury that could leave you crippled for life. Since you know the accident wasn’t your fault, you feel relatively sure that your insurance company will handle everything. After all, you have paid faithfully into the system for years, have never had an accident and have the best coverage available.

With such a solid foundation, things can hardly go wrong when it comes to getting fair compensation from your insurance provider right?

Wrong!

The Insurance Adjuster is Not your Friend

Shortly after your debilitating motorcycle accident, you will find out how fairly your insurance company will treat you. Far from being sympathetic to your plight, you will find them combative, hard to negotiate with and unwilling to give you the respect you deserve. Even if you have gone 20 years without an accident and faithfully paid all your premiums on time, it won’t matter. Insurance companies are in the business of making money and keeping as much of it in their pockets as they can.

When the insurance adjuster comes to your home, it won’t be with the idea of providing a fair settlement, but to sniff out information they can use against you to pay you as little as possible.

Lets say for example you hurt your leg and walk with the assistance of a cane. The adjuster may note that you are mobile and use this to pay you far less than if you were wheelchair bound. They will attempt to do this even if they know that you permanently need a cane to walk due to crippling leg fracture.

Another Insurance Adjuster Trick

Some adjusters won’t come off combative at all, in fact, they w ill act as if they are doing everything they can to help. They may even produce a settlement offer that has enough zeros behind it to be tempting. Before you accept the offer, really think about what you may be losing in the long run. If the personal injury you incurred was substantial enough, you could find yourself out of work and in rehabilitative therapy for years.

You will notice that the insurance settlement does not cover lost wages, and if it does, the amount is so low ball as to be laughable.

Don’t fall for insurance adjusters tricks. If you have been severely hurt in an motorcycle accident, you need the assistance of an experienced personal injury law firm.

Call on Slaughter and Slaughter to Help

With decades of combined personal injury experience, the law firm of Slaughter and Slaughter can help accident victims recover the funds that are appropriate for the type of injury they sustained. These expert legal advisers w ill also ensure that other losses, like lost wages, are also repaid.

The money obtained via compensation can also go towards costly medical treatments as well as any money related issues that came up while recuperating.

The experienced legal team at Slaughter and Slaughter know how to make the insurance companies play fair and will try their best to ensure you get the financial reparation you and your family
deserve.

Call us today toll free at 888.222 .8286 and set up an appointment for a free case review. One of our legal representatives will be happy to assist you and go over the finer points of your case.

The insurance company only cares about one thing — the bottom line. If you really want to stave off financial ruin after a serious motorcycle accident, contact our legal office right away. We can help you
get the money you need to protect you and your loved one’s economic future.

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Motorcyclist Dies after Hitting Wall and Falling Down Embankment

ANorman — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:51:53 +0000

An unidentified motorcyclist was killed after a single vehicle accident in South Bay this morning. The victim had been traveling down the northbound 110 Freeway connector towards the westbound 105 when the incident occurred. According to the California Highway Patrol, the man lost control and hit a wall before careening down a 30 foot embankment where he was fatally injured. The accident occurred around 7 a.m. and paramedics were unable to assist the rider, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigation is ongoing as to what caused the wreck and identification of the decease is being withheld until next of kin is contacted.

Single motorcycle accidents have a number of causes and some of them are in no way related to driver error. For instance, someone could cut the bike rider off causing them to lose control and swerve. In other cases, a faulty or defective auto part could be the culprit.

If a loved one is killed due to another driver’s recklessness or an automaker’s shoddy handiwork, surviving family members can file a wrongful death and or/product liability lawsuit. Call our wrongful death attorneys for a free case assessment and learn what you can do when a motorcycle accident takes the life of a beloved family member.

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One Dead After California Motorcycle Accident

RichmondJ — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:56:03 +0000

Monday morning, a Sonora Man identified as Mark Smith was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident on Hwy 49. The accident took place when Smith approached a turning vehicle on the highway. In an effort to avoid an accident, Smith came to a sudden stop but was thrown from his motorcycle. After being ejected from his Harley Davidson, Smith skidded 135 feet. He was pronounced dead on the scene of the motorcycle accident.

Motorcycle accidents are not out of the norm. According to these sobering motorcycle accident statistics, 4935 people were killed on motorcycles during the year 2006. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, you may need to take action, which is often times legal. To receive a free consultation with a lawyer, we welcome you to contact anyone of our motorcycle accident lawyers.

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