San Jose Motorcycle Accident Injury Lawyer
Serious Injuries Deserve a Claim That Counts Every Cost.
A motorcycle doesn’t protect you the way a car does, so even a low-speed crash can mean broken bones, surgery, or a brain or spinal injury. Our San Jose attorneys document the full cost of your injuries and fight for compensation that covers your recovery, not just the first hospital bill.
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Motorcycle Injuries Rarely Heal on the Insurer's Schedule
When a crash throws you from the bike, your body takes the impact the car’s frame and airbags would have absorbed. The injuries that follow can keep you off work for months, and some last a lifetime. Meanwhile the at-fault driver’s insurer wants to settle quickly, before anyone knows what your recovery will really cost.
You may have a motorcycle injury claim if a careless driver caused a crash that left you with:
Broken bones or facial fractures
Road rash, scarring, or disfigurement
A skull fracture, concussion, or traumatic brain injury
A spinal cord injury or paralysis
Internal organ injuries or serious soft tissue damage
The value of your claim depends on proving how badly you were hurt and what it will cost to heal. That’s what we do.
Protect Your Health and Your Claim After a Motorcycle Injury
Get checked right away, even if you walked away.
Quick medical care helps you heal properly, and it’s the first building block of your claim.
Tell every provider about every symptom.
Headaches, dizziness, numbness, or back pain may seem minor, but they can point to injuries that surface later.
Follow your treatment plan and keep every appointment.
Gaps in care are the defense’s favorite argument that you weren’t really hurt.
Photograph your injuries as they heal.
Road rash, stitches, casts, and scars tell a story that medical records alone can’t.
Track every cost and every missed day.
Bills, prescriptions, mileage to appointments, and the shifts or jobs you’ve lost.
Don't settle before you know the full picture.
Once you accept an offer, you usually can’t reopen the claim, even if you later need surgery.
What Your Injury Claim Can Include
Medical care, now and later
Emergency treatment, surgery, hospital stays, physical therapy, medication, and the future care your doctors expect you’ll need.
Lost income and earning capacity
The wages you’ve already lost, and the reduced earnings if your injuries change the work you can do.
Pain, suffering, and disfigurement
The physical pain, emotional toll, scarring, and loss of enjoyment of life that follow a serious crash.
The costs of a catastrophic injury
For brain and spinal injuries, compensation can include ongoing care, home and vehicle modifications, and the support you need to live as independently as possible.
How We Document the True Cost of Your Injuries
Insurers value a motorcycle injury by what’s on paper. We make sure the paper tells the whole story, including the parts of your recovery that are still ahead:
- Complete medical records, imaging, and treating doctors’ opinions
- Specialists who explain brain, spinal, and orthopedic injuries in plain terms
- Projections of future care: surgery, therapy, and long-term needs
- Evidence of lost income and how the injuries affect your ability to work
- Photos, journals, and statements from family showing daily life after the crash
- Your damaged helmet and gear, which show the force of the impact
We coordinate with your providers while your case is open, so you can focus on getting better.
California Law on Motorcycle Injury Claims
The at-fault driver pays
In California, the driver who caused the crash, through their insurer, is responsible for your injuries. If their coverage is too small, your own uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage can fill the gap.
Your compensation covers two kinds of loss
Economic damages cover countable costs like medical bills and lost wages. Non-economic damages cover pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life, often the largest and most contested part of a claim.
The helmet argument has limits
California requires riders to wear DOT-compliant helmets. If you weren’t wearing one, the defense may argue you contributed to a head injury, but under pure comparative negligence that can only reduce your compensation, not eliminate it.
Deadlines
You generally have two years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit, and only six months for claims involving a government vehicle or a dangerous public road.
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San Jose Motorcycle Injury FAQs
What are the most common motorcycle accident injuries?
Broken bones, facial fractures, road rash, soft tissue injuries, internal organ injuries, skull fractures and traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord injuries including paralysis. Because riders have so little protection, many of these injuries are severe.
Should I see a doctor if I feel fine after the crash?
Yes. Adrenaline can mask pain, and brain and internal injuries aren’t always obvious at first. Prompt care protects your health, and it creates the medical record your claim depends on.
How much is my motorcycle injury claim worth?
No honest lawyer can promise a number. The value depends on your injuries, your medical costs now and in the future, your lost income, and how the injuries affect your life. We document each part so nothing is left out.
Can I be compensated for scarring from road rash?
Yes. Disfigurement and scarring are part of your non-economic damages, along with the pain and emotional impact that come with them. Photos taken as you heal help show what you went through.
What if I can't go back to my job?
Your claim can include lost wages and reduced future earning capacity. We work with medical and employment evidence to show how your injuries affect the work you can do.
The insurer says my head injury would have been less serious with a helmet. Does that end my claim?
No. The defense may argue a missing helmet contributed to a head injury, which can reduce that part of your compensation. It doesn’t excuse the driver who caused the crash, and it doesn’t erase your claim.
Who pays my medical bills while the case is open?
Options can include your health insurance, Med Pay coverage if you have it, and arrangements with providers to wait for payment until your case resolves. We help you sort out which apply and manage the liens.
What does it cost to hire you?
Nothing upfront. We work on contingency and are paid only if we recover compensation for you.
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Before you accept any offer, find out what your injuries are really worth. Call now or send the form; we respond fast, 24/7, in English, Spanish, or Korean. Your consultation is free and confidential. No fee unless we win.
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1253 Park Ave
San Jose, CA 95126
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