North Carolina Injured Motorcycle Passenger Claims
Were you injured in a North Carolina motorcycle accident while riding as a passenger on the motorcycle or bike?
If so, the North Carolina injured motorcycle passenger lawyers at Hendren Redwine & Malone may be able to help you. A North Carolina injured motorcycle passenger may have a variety of rights that are different than the motorcycle driver. Our Raleigh, North Carolina injured motorcycle passenger claim lawyers have the experience to help you with your claim.
In some instances, the motorcycle operator may have been negligent in the operation of the motorcycle. If so, the injured North Carolina motorcycle passenger may have a claim against the operator and his/her insurance company. The injured passenger may be able to recover from his/her own insurance company under something called underinsured motorist coverage.
Passengers on a motorcycle have very little control over the operation of a motorcycle. Under North Carolina law, motorcycle passengers are almost never liable for accidents. There are very rare occasions where the passenger may have influenced the safe operation of the motorcycle. However, these cases are extremely rare. Nonetheless, in order for an injured passenger to bring a claim for a North Carolina motorcycle wreck, the passenger must still establish the liability of the motorcycle operator or of another vehicle. Our North Carolina injured motorcycle passenger claim lawyers can help determine the liability in your case.
In some rare cases, the cause of a wreck resulting in serious injuries to a North Carolina motorcycle passenger may be unrelated to any vehicle. We are currently litigating a case involving serious injuries to a motorcycle passenger due to uneven pavement arising from a highway resurfacing operation.
Many passengers injured in North Carolina motorcycle accidents are seriously injured and require long-term hospitalization and treatment. In many cases, the medical bills can be very high and can involve complicated health insurance issues. Our North Carolina injured motorcycle passenger claim lawyers can help you sort through the complicated medical bill and insurance claim issues that typically arise in a serious motorcycle accident claim.
Some insurance policies provide for medical payments coverage which covers medical bills up to a certain amount. However, our experience lately indicates that many insurance companies are excluding motorcycle accidents from coverage for medical payments which would also exclude coverage for bills incurred by an injured passenger.
If you have been involved in a North Carolina motorcycle accident as a passenger and have questions about your legal rights, call the lawyers at Hendren Redwine & Malone to discuss a possible claim. Our lawyers have experience helping injured North Carolina motorcycle passengers.
