Kansas Motorcycle Accident Lawyers

Serving Reno County, Sedgwick County, Saline County, Finney County, Ford County, Seward County, and Ellis County

Have you been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Kansas? We’re terribly sorry that you’ve had to go through this, and we want to be by your side every step of the way to pursue justice on behalf of you. Our Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers are here to help fight for you to get the compensation that you deserve in the fullest and fairest possible amount.

Motorcycle Accident Case Process

Everything begins with your accident. Immediately after the accident if you are capable of staying on the scene to collect evidence, we suggest that you do that. Evidence collection would be photos and videos of the entire scene.  This includes your motorcycle, the other vehicle involved, and the general scene. You should also get contact information from witnesses who saw the accident occur.

In a lot of cases, especially with motorcycle accidents, the injuries that the victim suffer are too severe and they get taken away on an ambulance. In those instances, you wouldn’t be able to collect evidence by yourself, but you can rely on the authorities to do so. You can also call our Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers to go onto the scene for you to collect the evidence on your behalf.

Evidence can also be gathered through investigation by your lawyers later on which can be very helpful in building a strong case for you.

A very important factor in the success of your case and the well-being of yourself is getting medical attention right away. We need to make sure that you are getting the treatment you need so that your condition doesn’t worsen and so you can get on the right track to healing.

Getting prompt medical attention not only affects your healing, but also the success of your case later on.

When you delay seeking medical attention, the insurance company becomes suspicious of you. They can accuse you of lying about how bad your injuries were or where you got your injury altogether. If they claim that your injuries aren’t as bad as you claim, then they can lower your compensation.

After seeking medical treatment, the next thing that needs to happen in your case is getting in contact with our Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers to set up a free consultation. From there, all of the legal matters will be handled by your lawyers and you will never have to worry about what needs to happen with your case. You can rest assured that everything is being taken care of for you in a timely manner.

Melinda Young assists people with personal injury matters in the following locations: Buhler, Burrton, Cheney, Garden Plain, Haven, Hutchinson, Inman, Kingman, Nickerson, and Sterling.

Getting Results You Deserve

Your Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers will try to come up with a settlement that is full and fair through negotiations with the insurance company. If the insurance company refuses to come to us with an offer that is full and fair, we will fight to get you the results that you deserve through trial. Most cases do not end up going to trial, but we will always be prepared for it.

You deserve to get compensation for all of your damages. The damages that we use to calculate your compensation award include your economic and non-economic damages.

Economic damages are things like lost wages and medical bills. Non-economic damages include your pain and suffering and loss of quality of life.

We fight to get you every penny‘s worth of your compensation.

In order to know exactly how much you are entitled to in economic damages, we need to know what your maximum medical recovery is going to be. Once we know what your maximum medical recovery is going to look like (meaning how healthy you are expected to get and in what timeframe, if at all), then we can determine an accurate representation of your damages. For example, if you’re expected to be better within three months and you have a set treatment plan that should work, then we know exactly what needs to happen. If you have a complicated recovery path and you aren’t expected to ever get back to the health you enjoyed before the accident, then we need to take that into account for your compensation.

Our Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers have the knowledge and skill set to thoroughly investigate every aspect of your case so that you end up with the best possible result. 

Kansas Statute of Limitations

You need to understand that you are going to be held to a statute of limitations. The term statute of limitations refers to the amount of time you have after the accident to file your claim for compensation. In Kansas, the deadline is two years. While two years sounds like a long time, understand that when you don’t prioritize something— especially something that you’ve never done before— it can be easy to forget about.

You are currently recovering from a serious injury, and if you don’t reach out to our Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers right away, two years can fly by and then you would be barred from receiving compensation.

The sooner you reach out to us the better.  We can get started working on your case right away, so we don’t ever have to worry about whether or not you are going to get the results that you deserve.

Even so much as a few months or a year going by before you reach out could mean that your witnesses forget important information about the accident or your evidence is no longer available for you to collect. It makes it harder for us to build a strong case. It also gives you too much time to make mistakes like talking to the insurance company. We don’t want you to miss out on getting the compensation you deserve, so we hope that you reach out as soon as you possibly can for a free legal consultation with our Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers.

Obstacles We May Face

The insurance company is going to present themselves as our biggest opponent and they will put many obstacles in our path to prevent you from getting the compensation that you deserve.

You are also up against a bias against motorcycle operators. In most cases, people will assume that just because you’re on a motorcycle you are driving recklessly or that whatever accident you get into is your fault. This is not the case and we want to make sure that you are protected against this narrative. If your case goes to trial, the jury likely will have a bias like this. It is up to your Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers to protect you and your rights.

Something you also need to be aware of is the underhanded practices insurance companies use to lower your compensation award.

One thing that the insurance company likes to do is reach out to you and try to get a recorded statement from you. This could happen while you’re still in the hospital on pain medicine recovering from the accident. They don’t care at all that you might be compromised by pain meds or the pain itself. They care about getting you to say something that would allow them to reduce the compensation that they give you.

Biggest piece of advice we can offer is that you do not talk to the insurance company about anything, and let our Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers handle communications between you and them. There is no legal obligation to speak to them and we don’t want you to miss out on getting compensation because you were polite and answered their questions about the accident. 

Call Our Kansas Motorcycle Accident Lawyers Today

If you’ve been seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident in Kansas, we want to help you get the compensation you deserve. We will fight to make sure that your end results are as full and as fair as they possibly can be. When you get in touch with us, you can set up a free legal consultation to get started. Our Kansas motorcycle accident lawyers can give you advice right away.