AREAS OF PRACTICE

BiCYCLE ACCIDENTS

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WHY CHOOSE US?

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It’s never easy to cope with the physical and emotional impact of a bicycle accident. In addition to the physical and emotional pain and suffering, bicycle accident victims often face overwhelming financial debt due to steep medical bills and lost income as well. The award-winning lawyers at Oakwood Legal Group, alleviate the stress by answering your claims-related questions and helping you and your family fight for the compensation you deserve. We will give you the advice and guidance you need to make it through this difficult time and we will NEVER CHARGE YOU UNLESS WE WIN. Furthermore, you will NEVER pay anything out of your pocket to our law firm, for any reason.

Since you are less protected on a bicycle than when you are inside a car, the injuries you can sustain from a collision with an automobile are often far more severe. Since riders and their bikes often go airborne during bicycle accidents, there can be multiple points of injury, including the original impact with the vehicle, damage caused to your person by the bicycle or other projectile objects, and the force of hitting the ground. This can result in numerous serious injuries, especially to the head, neck, and extremities, leading to loss of wages, physical and emotional suffering, and even permanent disability or death.

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Over the years we’ve learned more and more that police officers simply don’t understand the bicycle laws and will regularly assume that the bicycle rider is at fault without checking the pertinent city ordinances and statutes. It has become our law firm’s common practice to prove officers wrong in their findings and shows that their conclusions are simply incorrect.

Our team has handled countless bicycle cases successfully and has received several awards for the work performed on the more difficult cases. Again, even if you are deemed at fault for the accident, we can help you. We understand the laws that protect bike riders and can often use those laws to ensure our clients win their case. It is important that you hire the RIGHT law firm with the skills, knowledge and brain power to be able to assist you no matter how difficult or easy your case may be.

If you or a family member has been injured in a bicycle accident, we are here to provide guidance and support during this difficult time. Contact us at 888-804-7858 to schedule a FREE, consultation to discuss your case. We will give you our honest opinion on the choices you need to make and whether you could benefit from the services of an accident lawyer.

There are specific bicycle accident laws that determine your legal right to compensation. There are laws that govern how much you can recover on your bills that were covered by your health insurance and there are laws that govern whether or not your injuries were actually caused by the accident. Additionally, there are laws that place fault on multiple parties, which may negatively impact your outcome. It is important that your legal team understands the complexities of these laws and knows how to use them to your benefit. We’ve learned that law enforcement will often place a bicycle rider at fault for lane sharing or lane merging without having conducted a thorough investigation. We have successfully examined and deposed countless police officers and proved that their investigation was conducted improperly and our client was INDEED NOT AT FAULT!

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Types of California Bicycle Accident Cases We Handle

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We are widely recognized as California’s best bicycle accident law firm because we have successfully handled a variety of such accident claims. Each case is unique, and it takes experience and finely tuned legal strategies to overcome the hurdles standing between accident victims and a fair settlement.

We are seasoned litigators who assist clients in the following types of bicycle accident cases:

  • Bicycle Accidents Resulting in Catastrophic Injuries

  • Bicycle Versus Car

  • Bicycle Versus Truck

  • Hit and Run Bicycle Accidents

  • Bicycle Accidents Resulting in Wrongful Death

  • Bicycle Versus Motorcycle

  • Drunk Driving Bicycle Accidents

  • Failure To Yield Bicycle Accidents

Duty of Care

It must be proven that the other driver owed you a duty of care and breached that duty of care. All motorists on California roads have a duty to drive safely and avoid negligent behavior that would put other people in danger. They breach this duty of care when they:

 

  • Fail to keep their vehicles safe
  • Break the speed limit
  • Drive while distracted
  • Make illegal turns
  • Drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol
  • Engage in other illegal or reckless behavior

If any of the above occurred, you have the right to pursue compensation for your present medical bills, future medical bills, past lost wages, present lost wages, past pain and suffering, future pain and suffering and other damages you have incurred as a result of the accident. This remains true even if you were partially at fault. Unfortunately, insurance companies will not pay you what you deserve, because you don’t know these laws and they take advantage of that. We take pride in what we do and take pride in getting our clients every single penny that is owed to them by law.

 

We know the strategies used by insurance companies and defendants in bicycle accident cases to reduce their liability. Insurance adjusters might try to manipulate you into making a recorded statement that can be used against you. They might offer a low settlement before you know the full extent of your injuries. They might review your social media profiles for images that can be used to dispute the severity of your injuries. They go as far as hiring private investigators to follow you and video tape your day to day activities in an effort to minimize how much they pay you. You should never speak to the insurance adjuster, even when dealing with your own carrier, and you should not accept a settlement offer, without consulting an experienced bicycle accident attorney. Countless times our clients have contacted us and we have recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars more than the original offer.

Case Worth

There are several factors that will determine whether your claim is successful and the worth of your case. Those factors include:

 

  • The severity of your injuries
  • The extent of medical treatment presently needed and needed in the future
  • The cost of the medical bills you have incurred
  • The cost of any future medical treatment you will need
  • The amount of income you lost due to your injuries
  • Whether your injuries have affected your future earning capacity
  • Whether you required home modifications to accommodate your injury
  • The cost of fixing your vehicle
  • Whether your injury caused scarring, disability, or the loss of a bodily function

Harvard Attorney Representing YOU – Setting Records in the State of California for People JUST LIKE YOU!

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What we love most about our line of work is the fact that our clients are able to receive legal representation from the best of the best, regardless of their financial status. In other fields of law, clients are often placed at a legal disadvantage because they cannot afford a highly educated, highly trained and award-winning legal team. At Oakwood Legal Group, we work on a contingency fee basis, which means you will never pay anything out of pocket unless and until we win your case.

We have handled thousands of accident cases to successful conclusion. Many California auto accident cases are settled without going to court. But when choosing a personal injury attorney for your accident, it is important to know what kind of trial experience your lawyer can offer if your case does require litigation. Our experienced trial attorneys have set records in the entire State of California and we will work tirelessly to get you the compensation you deserve.

NOT ALL LAWYERS ARE CREATED EQUAL! GET A HARVARD ATTORNEY ON YOUR SIDE NOW! Time is of the essence, so please contact our legal team so we can allow you to focus on your health and take the burden off your shoulders by providing you with the legal support and expertise you need.  Contact us at 888-804-7858 for a FREE consultation. You are not obligated to hire us and we will provide you with an honest evaluation of your legal matter.

We will COME TO YOU, or we can meet at any of our office locations in California.

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