Motorcycle Accident

Motorcycle Accident

We at Ali Law Group represent people injured in motorcycle accidents as a result of individuals who fall below the standards of care expected from a reasonable prudent driver. This is defined in the Texas legal system as Negligence. While driving on the public roads in Texas, drivers are expected to follow a reasonable driver standard, and when that driver falls below such standard, the driver has breached their duty owed to you. When operating a vehicle next to a motorcycle, the standard of care will increase for both the at-fault vehicle driver and the motorcycle driver. Collisions with motorcycles can occur as a result of lower visibility.

Most commonly, crashes can range from the at-fault driver driving while distracted, following too closely, failing to abide by traffic control signs, devices or road markings, failing to brake timely, failing to keep a proper lookout, driving while intoxicated or under the influence of a substance that impairs one’s ability to safely drive a vehicle, and the list goes on. Distractions can be anything that averts the attention of a driver from the road and other drivers, which include, but are not limited to the use of a cellular phone, use of the radio, eating/drinking, applying makeup, etc. Some gross ways accidents occur are when a driver who has a duty to you drives while under the influence of alcohol or some mind-altering substance, speeds, drives while fatigued, texts and drives, etc. When we mention gross, we mean the driver who owed you a duty of reasonable care, did not care, and continued with his or her actions with a conscious disregard to your livelihood or well-being. Our firm prioritizes holding people responsible for their negligence and gross negligence on the public roadways of Texas in hopes to give back what was taken from them.

Types of Damages

  • Economic damages
  • Pain and suffering
  • Lost wages as a result of the injury
  • Loss of future earning capacity
  • Emotional distress / Mental anguish
  • Permanent disfigurement
  • Loss of consortium
  • Wrongful death

Types of Damages

The types of damages that can be claimed in a personal injury suit vary widely depending on the individual case. Here is a run down of some common types of damages:

  • Compensation for medical bills accrued due to the injury
  • Pain and suffering
  • Lost wages as a result of the injury
  • Emotional distress
  • Wrongful death

Economic Damages are considered objective damages that can be calculated based on what has been incurred as a result of an accident. Some examples are below:

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Medical Expenses

Individuals who have been injured by the negligence of others accrue substantial medical expenses by no fault of their own. We aid in the return of the outstanding medical expenses and out-of-pocket medical expenses.
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Lost Wages

When you lose income as a result of an auto accident, either to attend treatment or because of your inability to physically or mentally work, these lost amounts are recoverable in your injury claim.
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Loss of Earning Capacity

Sometimes after an injury, a person may be unable to perform certain job duties that they had no problem doing until the accident. Loss of earning capacity are also damages you are able to claim in your injury claim.
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Property Loss

The damage done to your vehicle or property as a result of the auto accident are recoverable in your accident claim up to the amount your property was valued the moment before the property was damaged.
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Future Damages

Future damages are the un-incurred costs for treatment you need in order to get back to a position you would have been had the accident not occurred. The goal of every case we fight is to put our client back to their status quo. The status quo for a particular client is the pinpointed physical, emotional, and sometimes financial position they were in the moment before being involved in the auto accident. Sadly, an auto accident can forever alter a person’s life. Sleeping positions are forever changed, the way a person showers, the way they eat, the way they brush their teeth, the ability to pick up a child or to spend quality time with a loved one can be drastically altered by such an event. Many times, to get a person back to their status quo will never be met. Other times, a person will be fully recovered from the treatment they undergo. To some, the treatment process is perpetual. Thus, future damages are an essential damage claim to account for what has not been incurred as of yet, but what will eventually need to be incurred to get you back to your status quo. Future pain and suffering, future lost wages and loss of earning capacity also fall within the future damage category.

Non-Economic Damages

Non-Economic Damages are damages that are subjective in nature and can be calculated differently depending on the county your case is situated in. Some examples of non-economic damages are listed below.

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Mental Anguish / Emotional Distress

The negative emotional reaction to an event which resulted from an accident caused as a result of another’s negligence. If you were involved in an auto accident or a catastrophic event, such event could cause mental trauma which could last a life time. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, panic attacks, insomnia and depression are just some examples of emotional distress which are recoverable in your injury claim.
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Pain and Suffering

Pain and suffering damages are the painful experience that injured persons have to endure following physical pain or emotional distress received from a motorcycle accident. Because there is no clear way to resolve pain and suffering damages, some courts have calculated pain and suffering damages by the daily suffering evaluation from the injures one receives from an accident. Most courts, however, calculate pain and suffering based on a severity number (1, which is the least severe pain one endures through 5, the most severe pain one endures) and multiplies the claimant’s total economic losses by the severity number. Oftentimes, these systems that are put in place prejudice a claimant from recovery from the pain they endure.

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