Athens Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
If you’ve been hurt in a motorcycle accident in Athens, you deserve justice for others’ careless behavior. Contact Farah & Farah today to get the experienced legal help you need.
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A motorcycle accident can have serious, long-term consequences. Motorcycle riders often suffer severe injuries from crashes because they have minimal protection from an impact. If you’ve been hurt in a motorcycle accident in Athens caused by someone else, you may be entitled to substantial compensation for your losses.
The experienced Athens motorcycle accident lawyers at Farah & Farah can help you protect your rights and hold reckless drivers accountable for the injuries they cause. Contact us online or call 762-356-8755 today for a free consultation.
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Why Work With an Athens Motorcycle Accident Lawyer From Farah & Farah?
Our Team Will Fight To Maximize Your Compensation
How is Fault Determined in an Athens Motorcycle Accident Case?
What Georgia Laws Can Impact My Athens Motorcycle Accident Case?
Common Types of Motorcycle Accidents We Handle in Athens
Athens Motorcycle Accident FAQs
Contact Us Today To Get Help With Your Motorcycle Accident Claim
Why Work With an Athens Motorcycle Accident Lawyer From Farah & Farah?
For more than 45 years, Farah & Farah has been protecting you and your family. Our family-centered law firm is dedicated to making a positive impact in our communities by helping those who need it most. Our client-first, team-oriented, and collaborative approach enables us to work together and combine our strengths to get the best possible results for our clients. We know that caring, understanding, and hard work are how you win.
Our Athens auto accident attorneys put our client’s needs first throughout the legal process. When you work with us, we’ll treat you like family, with the honesty, dignity, and respect you deserve. Meanwhile, we prioritize open communication every step of the way.
At Farah & Farah, experience makes all the difference. Our Athens team is led by trusted attorneys like James Farson, who has helped personal injury victims get the justice they deserve for over 30 years, including in motorcycle accident cases in Georgia.
Our Team Will Fight To Maximize Your Compensation
Our team has recovered over $2 billion in verdicts and settlements. Our results are no accident—we have the knowledge, resources, and experience to fight and win against large corporations and insurance companies that refuse to pay you your fair share.
You pursue a variety of damages after a motorcycle accident in Athens, including medical bills, pain and suffering, emotional distress, property damage, lost income, and more.
Our significant case results for motorcycle accident victims include the following:
Can I File a Claim if a Loved One Has Died From an Athens Motorcycle Accident?
If your loved one has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, we can help you and your family pursue a wrongful death claim.
For example, our team represented the family of a man who collided with a jaywalking pedestrian on his motorcycle in 2023. Both the victim and the pedestrian died from their injuries.
Producing evidence that showed the pedestrian had entered the road illegally and unsafely, our team made a time-sensitive demand to the liable party. We successfully secured a $345,000 settlement for the victim’s family.
How is Fault Determined in an Athens Motorcycle Accident Case?
Motorcycle accident attorneys can use evidence like police reports, security camera footage, accident reconstruction, and medical records to demonstrate fault by proving that the other party acted negligently.
The state’s modified comparative negligence rule, as outlined in Georgia Code § 51-12-33, allows injury victims to recover some compensation if they are less than 50% responsible for the accident. However, any percentage of blame you do share will reduce your available damages, so insurance companies will do whatever they can to push blame onto you. By proving that the other party was fully at fault for your motorcycle accident, we can fight back and maximize your compensation.
What Georgia Laws Can Impact My Athens Motorcycle Accident Case?
Under Georgia Code § 40-6-312 through § 40-6-316, motorcycle riders must take the following safety precautions:
- Riders are required to wear a helmet that complies with state safety standards. They also must wear some type of footwear other than socks.
- If the motorcycle doesn’t have a windshield, the rider must wear some type of eye protection.
- It’s illegal to ride a motorcycle while carrying another person or a large item in a way that interferes with the rider’s ability to steer. If a passenger isn’t riding in a sidecar or cab, the bike must include footrests for them.
- Riding between two lanes of traffic or rows of stopped vehicles, known as “lane splitting,” is banned in Georgia. However, two motorcycles can be side by side in the same lane.
Failing to comply with these safety requirements could make you partially liable for an accident, reducing the amount of compensation you can recover. Our knowledgeable motorcycle accident lawyers can help you reduce your liability and secure the maximum compensation available to you.
$2+ BILLION IN RESULTS
Common Types of Motorcycle Accidents We Handle in Athens
Motorcycle riders are generally more vulnerable to serious or fatal injuries than those in typical automobile accidents. Georgia saw 221 fatal crashes involving motorcycles in 2022, with riders making up 18% of all driver fatalities despite only being 6% of all licensed drivers in the state.
Riders are often thrown from their motorcycle after a collision, leading to severe scrapes, bone fractures, traumatic brain injuries, burns, and other significant injuries. Common causes of motorcycle accidents include:
- Failing to yield when a motorcycle has the right of way, especially in an intersection
- Merging lanes into a rider
- Speeding
- Ignoring traffic signals
- Opening a car door into the path of a rider, commonly known as “dooring”
- Driving under the influence
- Poor road maintenance
If you’re dealing with serious injuries from a motorcycle crash, you shouldn’t have to worry about anything other than getting better. No matter the nature or severity of your injuries, our trusted motorcycle accident team will handle every aspect of your case and fight back against insurance company tactics to secure you the compensation you deserve.
"In a motorcycle accident, the details make all the difference. Was the driver who hit you not paying attention? Were there hazardous road conditions? Were there eyewitnesses? We don't depend on the accident report because it's not admissible in court. We conduct our own investigation. And we know doctors who can testify to how the injuries will affect you for the rest of your life to try and get you the money that you'll need to take care of yourself."
Athens Motorcycle Accident FAQs
What Types of Evidence Are Needed in a Motorcycle Accident Case?
Here are some examples of the types of evidence our Athens accident lawyers can use to support your case:
- Police reports
- Witness statements
- Traffic, security, or dash camera footage
- Testimony from accident reconstruction experts
- Medical records
- Medical bills
- Paystubs and other proof of lost income
Should I Keep My Helmet After a Motorcycle Accident?
You should keep your helmet after a motorcycle accident. Damage to your helmet can serve as direct evidence that you were wearing it at the time of the crash, preventing insurance companies from blaming you for your own injuries. A damaged helmet can also help you prove that you suffered a head or brain injury.
Can I Still Win Compensation if I Wasn’t Wearing a Helmet?
Yes, you can still recover compensation if you weren’t wearing a helmet during a motorcycle accident in Athens. However, insurers will likely argue that not wearing a helmet makes you partially at fault for your injuries, reducing the amount they’ll owe you under Georgia’s comparative negligence law. Our experienced attorneys can counter these arguments and maximize your damages.
How Much Does a Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Cost?
It costs nothing to hire our experienced Athens motorcycle accident lawyers. We use a contingency fee structure, which means that we don’t charge any fees upfront. You won’t owe us anything at all unless we win your case.
Contact Us Today To Get Help With Your Motorcycle Accident Claim
Our Athens motorcycle accident lawyers are ready to put our experience to work for you. You won’t pay us anything unless you win. If you’ve been injured in a motorcycle crash, contact us online or call 762-356-8755 today for a free consultation.
1865 W Broad St Suite C
Athens, GA 30606
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