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A motorcycle accident lawyer at Cobb Personal Injury represents riders injured in crashes. We investigate the crash, counter the bias riders often face, and handle your claim in-house through trial. Georgia generally allows two years to file. Call (770) 627-3221 for a free case review.
Motorcycle cases are different because the injuries are usually more severe and riders face a bias that car drivers do not. A motorcyclist has no enclosure, no airbags, and no crumple zone, so the same collision that dents a car can put a rider in the hospital for months. That severity raises the stakes of the claim, and it raises what the insurance company will do to limit what it pays.
Riders also face an unfair assumption, the idea that anyone on a motorcycle was speeding, weaving, or taking risks. Insurers and even jurors carry that bias into a case, and they use it to shift blame onto the rider. Part of our job is dismantling that assumption with the actual evidence of how the crash happened, so you are judged on the facts and not on a stereotype.
Fault goes to the driver whose negligence caused the crash, and in many motorcycle cases that is the other motorist, not the rider. A common pattern is a driver who turns left across a rider’s path or changes lanes into a motorcycle, then claims they never saw it. “I didn’t see the motorcycle” is an admission of failing to look, not a defense.
Georgia follows a modified comparative negligence rule. You can recover as long as you are less than 50 percent at fault, but your recovery is reduced by your share of the blame. This is exactly where the anti-rider bias does its damage, because every bit of fault the insurer can push onto you lowers what it pays. We build the case around the physical evidence, the other driver’s account, and witness testimony to keep blame where it belongs.
Georgia requires every motorcycle rider and passenger to wear a DOT-approved helmet, so helmet use is the law, not a choice. Because of that, helmet questions can come up in a claim, but they do not work the simple way insurers often suggest.
The effect of a helmet issue on your recovery is specific to the facts. If you were wearing a required helmet, it is a non-issue. If a helmet question is raised, what matters is whether it actually relates to the injuries you suffered. An argument about a head injury is different from one about a broken leg. We address the helmet question directly and keep it from being used as a blanket excuse to discount an otherwise strong claim.
Motorcycle injuries are frequently catastrophic, and their severity drives what a claim is worth. We handle the full range, and we build the claim around the complete medical picture, including the long recovery and lasting effects these crashes often leave.
Common motorcycle accident injuries include traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and paralysis, road rash that can require skin grafts, broken bones and crush injuries, internal injuries, and amputations. Many of these require surgery and long rehabilitation, and some change a rider’s life permanently, so we account for future medical needs and lost earning capacity, not just the bills already incurred.
You can recover compensation for the financial and personal harm a motorcycle crash causes. Once fault is established, the at-fault driver and their insurer are responsible for your damages.
Recoverable damages typically include:
Where a driver’s conduct was especially reckless, such as drunk or distracted driving, Georgia law may also allow punitive damages. What a single case is worth depends on the severity of the injuries, the lasting impact, and the degree of fault, so we evaluate yours directly rather than quoting an average.
The steps you take after a motorcycle crash protect both your health and your claim. The order below puts your safety first, because motorcycle injuries are often serious, then preserves the evidence your case depends on.
The other driver’s insurer may try to use the rider stereotype against you from the first phone call. Talking to a lawyer first keeps an early statement from being turned into an admission of fault.
Cobb Personal Injury handles motorcycle accident cases in-house, from the first investigation through settlement or trial, without referring your case elsewhere. The attorney who reviews your case is the one who carries it through.
Our work starts with reconstructing how the crash actually happened, the police report, scene photographs, vehicle damage, and witness accounts, so the other driver’s “I didn’t see them” cannot quietly become your fault. We counter the anti-rider bias head-on, deal with the insurer so you are not pressured into an early lowball, and build the claim around the full cost of a serious injury, including future care. If the insurer will not offer a fair settlement, we are prepared to try the case.
Because we work on a contingency basis, there is no fee unless we recover for you.
No, and that assumption is exactly the bias riders face. In many motorcycle crashes the other driver is at fault, often for turning left across the rider’s path or changing lanes into them. Fault is decided by the evidence of what happened, not by the fact that someone was on a motorcycle.
It depends on the facts. Georgia requires a DOT-approved helmet, and whether a helmet issue affects your recovery turns on whether it actually relates to your injuries. A helmet question has no bearing on, for example, a broken leg. We address the issue directly rather than letting an insurer treat it as an automatic discount.
“I didn’t see the motorcycle” is not a defense. It is an admission that the driver failed to keep a proper lookout, which is part of their duty. Drivers are responsible for seeing what is on the road around them. We use that admission to establish the driver’s negligence.
Georgia’s statute of limitations for most motorcycle accident injury claims is two years from the date of the crash. Some situations, such as a claim involving a government vehicle, can carry shorter deadlines. Acting early also helps preserve evidence before it disappears.
You can still recover in Georgia as long as you were less than 50 percent at fault, under the state’s modified comparative negligence rule. Your compensation is reduced by your share of the blame, which is why insurers try to assign riders more of it. Pushing back on an unfair fault finding is a core part of what we do.
Cobb Personal Injury handles motorcycle accident cases on a contingency basis, which means there is no fee unless we recover compensation for you. Your initial consultation is free.
A first offer is often far lower than what a serious motorcycle injury is worth, especially before the full extent of your recovery is known. Reviewing the offer with a lawyer helps you see whether it actually covers your future medical care and lost income before you sign away the right to ask for more.
Injured in a motorcycle accident in Marietta or Cobb County? Cobb Personal Injury investigates the crash, counters the bias against riders, and handles your case in-house through trial. Call (770) 627-3221 or request a free case review.
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