One way an insurance company may deny compensation to someone who is owed payment on a personal injury claim is to not share the uninsured and underinsured motorist laws when it comes to motorcycle accidents in Arizona.
Even if you have not purchased uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for your bike, the policy for any vehicle you own or any vehicle owned by a family member with whom you reside may be adequate to cover your motorcycle accident. This fact gains significant importance as soon as the medical bills following a motorcycle accident are too expensive for the other at-fault driver’s insurance company to pay. In this way, hiring an experienced Peoria, Arizona motorcycle accident attorney who understands Arizona insurance laws will increase the possibility of gaining a greater amount of money to resolve medical bills and compensate for wage loss and other out-of-pocket expenses.
If you want honest answers and an expert opinion on how best to pursue a motorcycle accident claim, please feel free to phone us at Breyer Law Offices, P.C. We call it as we see it. We will not tell you only what you want to hear or tell you how great your case is even if there are problems with it. For honest answers to help you decide whether or not you have a credible motorcycle accident claim, give our Arizona personal injury lawyers a call. For a realistic picture of the kind of compensation you can expect to win, give us a call.
Dealing with insurance companies can seem like trying to navigate a minefield. But when you have an experienced attorney on your side, you don’t have to worry. A skilled attorney knows how to develop a strong case on your behalf and can help you receive the compensation you deserve.
So if you do receive any paperwork after you’ve been in an auto accident, then please don’t sign it. Again, the insurance company is not looking out for you – regardless of what they might say over the phone. Therefore, if you were involved in a serious accident, then it’s important to contact a Glendale personal injury attorney. A skilled lawyer has dealt with many of the insurance companies in the past in similar situations and knows exactly which documents might hurt your case simply by signing them.
If you’ve been seriously injured in a car accident in Glendale – or somewhere else in Arizona – and you have questions about dealing with the insurance company, please contact the personal injury lawyers at Breyer Law Offices today. We offer a free, no obligation initial consultation to discuss your case, review your options, and answer any questions you may have. Please call us today at 602-978-6400 to schedule a free case review or visit our main website at www.BreyerLaw.com for more information.
In the first of two blog posts addressing whether insurance companies really try to deny a fair settlement for victims of motorcycle accidents, we begin by saying that, yes, it’s true. The at fault driver and the insurance company will most likely do anything possible in order to try and deny your fair compensation for your Glendale motorcycle accident.
Many times, insurance companies will try and play games with the victims of a motorcycle accident or an auto accident. However, there are certain things that an insurance company will try to pull strictly on motorcyclists in an attempt to deny a personal injury claim. For that reason, it’s critically important to retain a skilled Glendale motorcycle accident attorney – one who knows the law pertaining to motorcycles inside and out.
So, how exactly will an insurance company try and deny your claim? Well, there are really a number of ways – and in fact, the ways are really too long to list here. That said, there are some things we’ve seen insurance companies do time and again in order to try and deny your claim for injuries and damages.
First of all, you’re probably already aware that under Arizona law, you don’t have to wear a helmet while driving a motorcycle as long as you are over the age of 18. So for most riders, it’s completely legal to ride a motorcycle and not wear a helmet. But there’s also a law on the Arizona books giving an insurance company the right to deny fair payment to the injured victim just because the victim was not wearing a helmet. So in a way, the law tricks motorcycle drivers who don’t know any better when it comes to wearing a helmet. Motorcyclists are allowed by law to not wear a helmet, and yet if they are involved and injured in a car accident, then they can be penalized for following the law – and their personal injury claim could be denied. This argument is allowed even if all the parties involved agree that the motorcyclist was not at fault in any way.
For more information on how some insurance companies will try to deny a fair settlement for victims of motorcycle collisions, please read Part Two of our series tomorrow.
