Birmingham Motorcycle Accident Attorney

Biker’s Arm

Biker’s arm describes nerve damage that can occur when you use an arm to brace during a fall. The arm absorbs substantial force on impact, potentially damaging nerves in your arm, shoulder, and upper body.

This injury can cause chronic pain, weakness, numbness, or reduced use of the affected limb. Medical assessment and therapy document how it affects your daily activities and ability to work.

Leg Injury

Your legs and feet are exposed to direct impact, crushing, and contact with the pavement. A collision can cause shattered or fractured bones, road rash, and severe nerve or muscle damage. These injuries can restrict your mobility and require surgery, rehabilitation, or assistive devices.

Injuries from Rear-End Collisions

A rear-end impact can throw you from your motorcycle or pin you beneath another vehicle. Depending on the force and angle of impact, you could suffer traumatic brain injuries, fractures, paralysis, or accidental amputations.

Evidence from a rear-end collision can include damage to the vehicles, debris patterns, traffic-camera footage, witness accounts, and the crash report. The circumstances must be reviewed before responsibility for the collision is determined.

Fatal Motorcycle Accidents

Your family may pursue a wrongful death claim when another party’s conduct caused a fatal motorcycle collision. Alabama wrongful death claims generally must be filed within two years of the date of death, as provided by Ala. Code § 6-5-410, although the specific facts and parties involved require prompt review.

These cases demand careful preservation of evidence showing how the collision happened and who was responsible. We can review crash reports, witness information, available recordings, vehicle evidence, and other records while guiding your family through the legal process.

Hit & Run Motorcycle Accidents

If a driver hits you and leaves the scene, report the collision and preserve every available detail about the fleeing vehicle. Useful evidence includes witness statements, photographs, video recordings, damage to your motorcycle, the direction the driver traveled, and any partial license plate information.

Coverage after hit-and-run motorcycle accidents depends on your insurance policy and the facts of the collision. We review the policy, claim records, available coverage, and evidence identifying the fleeing driver rather than assuming an insurer must accept or pay your claim.

Our Birmingham Motorcycle Accident Claim Process

After a serious collision on I-65, I-20, U.S. 280, or another Birmingham-area road, we begin by reviewing how the crash occurred, your injuries, available evidence, and insurance information. A free initial evaluation allows you to ask questions and understand the legal issues affecting your situation.

Our work on your motorcycle accident claim can include:

• Reviewing the Collision: We examine the crash report, photographs, witness information, damage evidence, and other available records.
• Documenting Injuries and Losses: We gather relevant medical records, billing information, wage records, and documentation of the collision’s effects.
• Managing Communications: We handle paperwork and communications with insurers and other involved parties while tracking applicable deadlines.
• Evaluating Coverage: We review available liability coverage and other potentially applicable policy provisions.
• Developing the Claim: We present supporting evidence and address disputes involving fault, injuries, damages, or policy terms.
• Preparing for Litigation: When filing a lawsuit is appropriate, we prepare your case for court, including possible proceedings in Jefferson County Circuit Court.

We’re available 24/7 to answer your questions about a motorcycle accident case. Remote consultations and no-cost travel for clients who can’t travel allow you or your family to begin the process without coming to us.

Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents

Determining how a motorcycle crash happened requires a detailed review of each driver’s actions, compliance with traffic laws, witness accounts, and physical evidence. The type of collision alone doesn’t establish fault.

Common motorcycle collision scenarios include:

• Left-turn accidents: A driver turns across your path after failing to see your motorcycle or misjudging its speed and distance.
• Unsafe lane changes: A vehicle moves into your occupied lane and strikes your motorcycle. Mirror use, blind spots, turn signals, and the positions of both vehicles can affect the fault analysis.
• Rear-end motorcycle accidents: A vehicle strikes your motorcycle from behind in stopped or slowing traffic. Even a low-speed impact can throw you from the motorcycle.
• Car door and “dooring” accidents: A vehicle occupant opens a door into your path. Your available reaction distance and the surrounding traffic conditions can be important evidence.
• Lane splitting accidents: Lane splitting means operating a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or adjacent rows of vehicles. Alabama prohibits it in Ala. Code § 32-5A-242(c), and it can become a central issue in a fault dispute.