You have been injured in a motorcycle accident and it's not your fault. You may have a legal right to recover money damages from the person responsible, whether that is another driver, road authority or bike manufacturer. But what do you have to do to protect your interests, deal the complexities of Motor Vehicle Accident Claims and assert your rights? You need an expert to help you navigate through one of the most complicated areas of the law.
Compensation from At-Fault Parties
If your accident was not your fault, you may be entitled to compensation for financial losses such as:
- Medical, rehabilitation and attendant care expenses
- Lost income and benefits
- Lost earning capacity and loss of opportunity
- Pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life
Your family members may also be entitled to compensation for providing care to you and for damage to their relationship with you.
Most compensation claims are settled after we start a lawsuit, but before trial, often through mediation. Some cases are decided at a trial. As your personal injury lawyer, my job is to do whatever it takes to get you the compensation you deserve.
No-Fault Accident Benefits
The reality is that obtaining the compensation you deserve can take a long time, which causes great hardship for victims and their families facing mounting bills for medical and rehabilitation care. If you have been injured, you may be entitled to receive accident benefits immediately from your own insurance company, regardless of whether you were at fault for the accident. These benefits include:
- Income replacement benefits
- Medical and rehabilitation benefits
- Housekeeping
- Attendant care and other benefits
The rules and procedures for recovering the benefits you deserve are complicated and technical. And while Insurance companies often pay these claims for a while, many of them stop paying before the claim for compensation is finished.
Our accident benefits specialist, Patti Kennedy, is a former Provincial Automobile Manager for an independent insurance adjusting company who now puts her 20 years' experience and knowledge of the system to work for our clients. She knows the rules and procedures and uses them to get your claim paid. If the insurance company will not pay, we can start a lawsuit or arbitration to enforce your rights.
Long-Term Disability
If your injury results in a loss of limb or other serious impairment which limits your ability to function, you could also be entitled to long-term disability benefits. In these cases you need an informative and experienced long-term disability lawyer to make sure that you get the full amount to which you are entitled to handle all your short- and long-term expenses.
Maximizing Your Recovery
If your injury has caused a permanent disability and you are unable to work, the money we get for you may be needed to support yourself in the future. In light of that, it's crucial that you invest your money wisely. We can help arrange for a tax-free annuity that will provide you with regular income until retirement age, or for life and greatly increase the total value of your settlement.
To determine exactly what you are entitled to, contact me, lawyer Tim Leigh-Bell today at 289-652-1611 or toll free at 1-800-626-7041 to discuss your case in a free consultation.
