DuBois Bicycle Accident Lawyer

If you were injured in a bicycle accident, you might be entitled to financial compensation for your losses.

A bicycle accident lawyer from Berger and Green might be able to take on your case and help you recover an award for your losses. After seeing a doctor, call a member of the team at Berger and Green at (412) 661-1400 as soon as possible for your free case evaluation.

Recoverable Compensation for a DuBois Bicycle Accident

Pennsylvania is a no-fault insurance state, which means your insurance policy pays for your losses in a car accident. However, in bicycle accidents, the at-fault party’s car insurance company would pay for damages. If no one was at-fault for the accident, you could seek damages with your own insurance company.

Damages you can seek compensation for are economic and non-economic.

Economic Damages

Economic damages have a monetary value attached to them. You can typically prove these losses with a bill or receipt. Some forms of economic damages include:

• Medical bills
• Lost wages
• Property damage

Non-Economic Damages

Non-economic damages are the ways in which the accident has affected your life.

If the car driver was at fault, their insurance company would most likely pay for the damages, even if you both have limited tort coverage. Bicycle accidents are an exception to the rule that if you have limited tort insurance, you cannot seek non-economic damages.

So, you could seek non-economic damages such as compensation for:

• Pain and suffering
• Mental anguish
• Loss of enjoyment
• Disability and disfigurement

Reasons to Hire a DuBois Bicycle Accident Lawyer

Personal injury lawyers can help in many ways after a bicycle accident. Some reasons why you should hire a bicycle accident lawyer are because they will:

Handle Every Aspect of Your Case

When your lawyer takes on your case, they will handle it completely, and you can be as involved as you want. Some of the ways your lawyer will handle your case include:

• Gathering evidence: Your lawyer will investigate your case to compile all the evidence necessary to show the extent of your accident and injuries. Some evidence might include photos and videos of the accident, witness testimony, and your medical records.
• Negotiating: Your lawyer will also negotiate with your insurance company to try to get you a settlement. If the settlement doesn’t adequately cover your losses, they will also negotiate with the at-fault party’s insurance company.
• Filing a lawsuit: If your lawyer and the at-fault party aren’t able to come to an agreement on what a fair settlement is, then your lawyer can go ahead with a lawsuit to seek compensation.

Keep You Updated

While your lawyer will handle all communications with the other parties involved in your bicycle accident claim, they will also keep you in the loop on any updates (or lack thereof).

Handling a lawsuit on your own proves difficult for many reasons—one of them being legalese. A lawyer can explain everything that is happening in your case to you in a way that a non-attorney can understand.

Take Your Case on a Contingency-Fee Basis

Bicycle accident victims might think they can’t afford an attorney, but most personal injury lawyers take cases on a contingency-fee basis. This means that you can hire a lawyer without paying them anything up front or out of pocket.

Your attorney will take on your case without any payment until they secure your financial compensation. They would then take a percentage of your settlement as payment for their services.

Attorneys work in this way to ensure victims of bicycle accidents and other personal injuries are not further harmed by financial difficulties following their accident.

Call Berger and Green today for your risk-free consultation at (412) 661-1400 to learn more about your case.

Statute of Limitations for Bicycle Accidents

Pennsylvania has a deadline for bringing legal action against an at-fault driver in a bicycle accident of two years, according to Pa. C.S.A. § 5524. This deadline is called a statute of limitations, and each state has its own time limit.

While two years may seem like a long time, gathering evidence, building a case, and communicating back and forth to reach a settlement can take a long time. Only after your lawyer reaches the conclusion that the at-fault party will not settle your case fairly will they suggest filing a lawsuit. At that point, you might have little time to decide whether to bring a lawsuit.

In order to ensure your lawyer has adequate time to go through the legal process, you should reach out to their law firm as soon as you can following your accident. If you wait too long, you generally lose your ability to recover compensation.

Hire a DuBois Bicycle Accident Lawyer from Berger and Green

If you were injured in a bicycle accident, you do not have to cover the costs of your medical bills, property damage, lost wages, and pain and suffering on your own. The at-fault party should pay for your losses.

A bicycle accident lawyer from Berger and Green can take on your case for you so you can focus on recovering from your injuries and losses. We work on a contingency-fee basis, so you don’t have to pay anything out of pocket to hire us.

Call a member of our legal team today for a free, no-obligation consultation. There’s no risk to you by reaching out to us, so call us today at (412) 661-1400.