If you’re wondering how to file a claim after a bicycle accident, you need to:
- Find evidence of someone else’s negligence
- Compose the narrative of negligence behind your accident
- Prove that you suffered economic losses as a result of that negligence
- Submit a claim with a relevant insurance claims adjuster
- Weigh the pros and cons of pursuing a personal injury claim against a liable party
All of this is easier to do when you have an attorney on your side.
Our Milwaukee bicycle accident lawyers have served Wisconsin residents for over 40 years, and we’re not going anywhere anytime soon. You can trust us to break down the steps you need to take to file a bicycle claim without overwhelming you or worsening your financial situation.
Connect With a Bicycle Accident Lawyer
Bicycle accidents can leave you in a complicated legal position. You have the right to take action against the party responsible for your accident, but making them acknowledge the reality of your losses isn’t always straightforward. Even insurance companies may seem like they mean well, but they’ll often offer you settlements that vastly undervalue your losses.
Working with a Milwaukee personal injury lawyer allows you to stay one step ahead of the complexities that might otherwise slow down your recovery. You can ask an attorney to step in, establish the value of your losses, and exercise your legal right to demand financial support.
Additionally, you can trust an experienced attorney to understand how today’s insurance claims work. If you decide to pursue an insurance claim, that knowledge will make it easier to identify any bad-faith tactics designed to limit your right to recover or wrongfully deny your request for support.
Our Bicycle Accident Lawyers Prioritize Your Well-Being
When you work with our team to file a claim after a bicycle accident, you won’t have to worry about legal fees or other expenses. Our firm works on a contingency fee basis.
You don’t have to pay a dime out of pocket for services rendered. We only get paid when we win your case, at which point our payment comes out of your settlement.
Our firm utilizes its contingency fee policies to make its legal services available to everyone in need. By removing the financial barriers standing between bicycle accident victims and their right to recover, we keep the civil process accessible.
You can learn more about our contingency fee policies and how they may impact your recovery during a free, no-obligation bicycle accident case consultation.
For a free legal consultation, call (414) 276-6666
Gather Evidence of Another Party’s Negligence
First and foremost, you should not try to gather evidence of someone else’s negligence if you are actively in danger. If you need immediate medical attention, get it. If the party liable for your losses runs off or threatens you, let police officers track them down. You should not put yourself in harm’s way.
If it is safe for you to remain at the scene of an accident, it’s in your best interest to start documenting that scene. Take pictures of the environmental damage and get contact information from bystanders. Work with emergency responders to assess your injuries and create an initial report of your losses.
Even if you gathered evidence of negligence from the scene of your accident, an experienced attorney can return to the scene to supplement your findings with their own data.
Filing a claim after a bicycle accident requires you to meet the court’s burden of proof, meaning you’ll need to pull from:
- Expert witness testimony
- Police reports about your accident
- Physical debris and environmental damage
- Photos and videos of your accident
- Electronic data relevant to your accident
Our professional investigators can help you determine how best to compile the evidence available to you into a comprehensive narrative of negligence.
Name the Party Responsible for Your Losses
The evidence you find and compile helps you legally name a specific party responsible for your losses. Parties commonly responsible for bicycle accidents can include:
- Private motorists
- Corporate motorists, including rideshare drivers
- Pedestrians
- Other bicyclists
- Construction crews
- Government employees, including city bus drivers
- Bike manufacturers
- Bike mechanics
- Bike rental agencies
Establish the Value of Your Losses
You can work with our team to determine whether you want to pursue an insurance claim after a bicycle accident or if you want to file a personal injury lawsuit. Either way, you must determine the value of the losses you intend to demand from the liable party and their insurance adjuster.
Our team can help account for the value of the economic and non-economic expenses associated with your collision. These may include:
- Emergency medical care
- Upcoming surgeries, pain management, physical therapy, and other medical treatments
- Lost wages and/or lost benefits
- Property damage
- Emotional distress
- Pain and suffering
- Reduced quality of life
If a bicycle accident turns out to be fatal, our Milwaukee wrongful death lawyers can investigate your case more closely and make sure you can demand fair financial support even as you take the time you need to grieve.
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You Can Get Justice for Bicycle Accident Losses
Our Milwaukee-based team of 130+ legal professionals has a constantly evolving knowledge of Wisconsin’s civil statutes. You can utilize that knowledge when fighting for your right to financially recover from a serious bicycle accident.
What’s more, you can utilize that knowledge without worrying about its impact on your financial well-being thanks to our contingency policy at Gruber Law Offices.
We are ready to break down the steps you can take to hold the right people responsible for your recent losses. Don’t let your opportunity to secure legal justice pass you by.
To book your appointment with our Milwaukee lawyers today and learn more about how we can help you file a claim after a bicycle accident, make One Call…That’s All!
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