What can you do in the wake of a Tucson motorcycle accident? How can you respond to the deliberate recklessness or negligence that leaves you with injuries, property damage, and long-term emotional distress? When in doubt, you can turn to a Tucson motorcycle accident attorney.
Zinda Law Group can help you address the severity of your accident in civil court. You have the right, under Arizona law, to pursue compensation in private negotiations or to request a civil trial overseen by a judge and jury. In either case, you can count on the Arizona personal injury lawyers with Zinda Law Group to defend your best interests.
Reacting to Arizona’s Motorcycle Accidents
How can you get your life back on track after a motorcycle accident? Your priority should be your health and overall well-being. It’s in your best interest to work with first responders and emergency services to get the care you need. Only after you or your passengers feel stable should you begin considering post-accident recourse.
Once you’re back on your feet, you can reach out to your insurance provider and secure representation from an experienced motorcycle crash attorney in Tucson. Your attorney can then interface with all of the parties who might have played a role in your accident as well as those contributing to your recovery.
This way, you can’t complicate your case by saying the wrong thing when interacting with the parties who might hold sway over your right to compensation. In turn, you can focus on getting the medical care you need to address your injuries without compromising your right to pursue legal action against a liable party.
How to Interact With Your Insurance Provider After an Accident
Most insurance providers expect that motorcycle accident survivors like you will reach out to them within one or two business days of a crash. If you have Arizona’s minimum liability coverage, you may have the right to file a claim with your provider and, subsequently, to protect yourself from the most immediate of your post-accident expenses.
That said, an insurance provider may not be on your side after a motorcycle accident. Some providers have inherent biases against motorcyclists, and all providers operate as businesses first and aid providers second.
Should your insurance provider deny your motorcycle accident claim or try to offer you an insufficient settlement, you can move against them. An attorney can help you appeal a denied claim or even take an insurance provider to civil court on bad faith charges. You can discuss your right to these courses of action during your first case consultation.
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Founder / CEO
Over 100 years of combined experience representing injured victims across the country.
Available 24 / 7|Free ConsultationTaking Legal Action After a Motorcycle Crash
If you decide that you want to file a personal injury claim against an insurance provider or the liable party involved in your motorcycle accident, you need to do so within the deadline established in Arizona Revised Statutes section 12-542. This represents the state’s personal injury statute of limitations.
Arizona’s personal injury statute of limitations strives to keep the cases that come before the state’s civil judges temporally relevant. It’s believed that the older a case gets, the less accurate the evidence assigning liability for a person’s losses becomes. As such, Arizona requires all personal injury claims to appear before judges within two years of the accident they address.
If you fail to bring a motorcycle crash accident claim forward within that two-year period, Arizona courts may refuse to hear your arguments regarding liability and your right to accident damages.
Evidence Outlines Your Right to Legal Action
You can’t bring a claim against another party after a motorcycle accident unless you have evidence indicating that the named party’s negligence actively contributed to your losses. With that in mind, many attorneys recommend that you take extensive note of the condition of the accident scene, provided that you’re safely able to do so.
The more at-the-scene evidence you can compile depicting another party’s negligence, the easier it can be to hold a particular party accountable for your losses. That said, our Tucson motorcycle accident attorneys recognize that motorcycle crashes can leave you in need of immediate medical attention. We can always return to an accident scene on your behalf.
You can count on our team to bring forward the witness statements, accident footage, and physical debris needed to help argue for your right to legal action in the wake of a negligence-based motorcycle crash.
Neil Solomon
Partner
Real results matter. We do not get paid unless we win your case.
Available 24 / 7|Free ConsultationCalculating the Average Motorcycle Accident Settlement
What about your right to damages after a motorcycle accident? Can you base your demand for damages on the settlements that other accident survivors have received? In general, there isn’t such a thing as an average motorcycle accident settlement, but you can look to previously-filed civil cases to determine what damages your accident may entitle you to.
Most motorcycle accident cases see survivors like you break the losses they may deserve down into two categories: economic and non-economic. Your motorcycle accident’s economic losses generate a paper trail. These can include expenses like your medical bills and property damage.
Your motorcycle accident’s non-economic damages can include financial compensation for your emotional distress, stress, and pain and suffering. You can work out the exact dollar value of these losses with our personal injury attorneys.
Jason Aldridge
Attorney
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Available 24 / 7|Free ConsultationZinda Law Group’s Attorneys Can Represent Your Best Interests in Court
Arizona law gives you the right to take legal action against the party or parties responsible for a Tucson motorcycle accident. Zinda Law Group knows how to apply several decades’ worth of combined experience to your case in an effort to win you the compensation you deserve. You can meet with our team after a collision to discuss your best path forward.
Contact our motorcycle accident lawyers in Tucson, AZ, to schedule an initial case evaluation ASAP. We’re ready to help you fight for justice in the face of roadway negligence.
Jason Aldridge
Attorney
We have successfully represented clients in a wide variety of cases across the country.
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