Motorcycle Accidents in Waldorf, Maryland
Injured in a motorcycle accident here in Waldorf, Maryland, or other parts of Southern Maryland? If the accident and your injuries were caused by the negligence of another person, you have an insurance claim, and/or you can file a personal injury lawsuit. Under Maryland law, you are entitled to compensation from the guilty party.
If you or a loved one has been injured, call the motorcycle accident lawyers here at the Law Office of Robert Castro. Call us at (301) 870-1200. We are top-rated and seasoned Maryland motorcycle accident attorneys. Finding Waldorf, Maryland, motorcycle accident attorneys with experience is important since motorcycle accident cases require a nuanced skill set since motorcycle accidents are different from car and vehicle accident cases. Contact us as soon as possible since there are strict deadlines for filing your insurance claim and/or filing your motorcycle accident personal injury lawsuit in the Maryland State courts. We have deep experience negotiating with insurance companies and litigating in court.
Under Maryland law, injured victims are entitled to pursue reimbursement for all medical bills and costs, for any lost wages or income, for pain and suffering, for disfigurement, and for the costs to repair the damage to their motorcycle (or the cost of replacement). Your case may be worth a substantial sum, particularly if the injuries caused were severe, like a brain or spinal injury, broken bones, torn ligaments, disability, amputation, injuries caused by contact with the road surface, and more. These injuries can necessitate months or years of medical treatment and rehabilitation efforts. All of these costs can be recovered through an insurance claim and/or motorcycle accident lawsuit.
What must be proven?
In Maryland, compensation for injured victims is proven through the laws of negligence. That is, the at-fault party must be shown to have been negligent, and that negligence must be the cause of the accident and the injuries and damage to your motorcycle (and other personal property you might have been wearing or carrying).
To prove negligence, four legal elements must be proven: duty, breach of duty, causation, and injury/damages. The “duty” element is usually proof that the guilty party was not paying close enough attention to the road or was violating a traffic law. In Maryland, all drivers owe a duty of care and a duty to obey traffic laws. This duty is owed to other persons using the roads. A failure to pay close enough attention and/or to obey traffic laws is a breach of that duty. When the breach of duty leads to an accident and leads to injuries/property damage, then Maryland holds that person legally liable to pay compensation. Most drivers have insurance for such claims. This is why most motorcycle accident cases are settled through insurance claims. Sometimes, though, the claim must be prosecuted through a motorcycle accident lawsuit. This happens if the insurance company will not pay enough to provide FULL compensation or if the insurance is insufficient to provide full compensation.
Contact Waldorf, MD Personal Injury Attorney Robert Castro Today
This article has been provided by the Law Office of Robert Castro. For more information or questions, contact our office to speak to an experienced Maryland personal injury lawyer at (301) 870-1200. We are Waldorf, MD, Personal Injury lawyers. Our address is 2670 Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20601.
