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When a Dangerous Condition on Public Roads Causes a Motorcycle Accident; What Do You Do?

09/10/08

When a Dangerous Condition on Public Roads Causes a Motorcycle Accident; What Do You Do?

01:25:15 am, by Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq.

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Categories: News, Articles, Personal Injury, Biker Rights, General Legal, Insurance, Regulations, California Motorcycle Accident, Motorcycle Accidents, Fatal Motorcycle Accident, Fatal Motorcycle Accident

California motorcycle accident lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez discusses claims against public entities I have handled many motorcycle accidents that were caused solely by dangerous conditions on public roads and highways. Many bikers and motorcyclists don't realize it, but when a dangerous condition on a public road causes a motorcycle accident, in many circumstances a public entity might be responsible not only for the accident, but for your damages that result therefrom.

These types of accidents are not your garden-variety rear renderer, left-hand turn, or vehicle on vehicle accidents. A motorcycle accident due to a dangerous condition on a public road is a much more complicated type of case.

I have handled cases that run the gambit of dangerous conditions on public roads such as; potholes on the road that made the road look like a moonscape; large sinkholes on public streets; stop sign hidden by brush; rock like outcroppings on what should be a smooth street; construction crews failing to warn motorists that they were doing construction ahead, etc.

The reason these types of cases are complicated is because they don't have a simple defendant or two, and their insurance company to deal with. In these types of motorcycle accident cases, 99% of the time you'll be going after a public entity such as a city, county, or even a state. If the accident occurred on federal property such as a military base, you might be going after the federal government. In this article I will only be dealing with a state claims, or public entities within states.

One thing is for certain, if you are the victim of this type of accident, whereby the accident was due to a dangerous condition on public roads, or highways, you'll need to retain a competent attorney that knows how to deal with such claims.

You are not going to want to hire a personal injury firm that is a settlement mill, or a firm that advertises that they handle motorcycle accidents, but have no attorneys that actually ride motorcycles. You are going to want to hire experienced motorcycle accident attorneys that not only ride motorcycles and are familiar with dangerous conditions on public roads, but are also experienced in doing with such claims against governmental entities, as well as lawsuits against governmental entities.

My law firm has handled many such claims against governmental entities all over the state of California. The bottom line is that not only motorcyclists, but all motorists whether they were riding in cars or trucks, deserved to have a road, highway, or freeway that is free from dangerous conditions.

These are not the type of cases that a person who is injured wants to wait to retain an attorney on. You see you only have six months under the California Government code to file a claim against the governmental entity for your personal injuries, and property damage. If you fail to file a claim within six months, you may be apply to the governmental entity for leave to file a claim, however applications for leave to file a claim are almost always denied. In other words, if you don't file the claim against the governmental entity within six months, your shit out of luck and will have lost your ability to file a lawsuit for your injuries.

In my experience, 99.99% of all claims against governmental entities are either rejected or denied. If the governmental entity formally rejects a claim for personal injuries in writing, you'll then have only six months to file a lawsuit against that government entity. Basically, all such claims eventually result in us having to sue the governmental entity.

If you have suffered a personal injury whether it be due to a car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident, or other motor vehicle accident, due to a dangerous condition in a public road, highway, or freeway in the state of California do not mess around. Call my office at 800-816-1529, extension 1. We will tell you over the phone if you have a good case.

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Comment from: Ajlouny & Associates [Member]

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Unnerving that most governmental lawsuits are most likely denied. But that shouldn't deter you from consulting with a personal injury lawyer.

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Comment from: Rick [Visitor]

Your article read after 6 months you are shit out of luck. Am I understanding this correctly? Last September 30 2007, I crashed on hwy 243 near Idyllwild. The only viable reasoning for this sole vehicle crash was that I ran over some debris and lost control. Slammed into a boulder at about 60 mph. Hospitalized for 3 weeks on life support for 10 days, away from my business for 3 months. I just answered charges for "losing control of a motor vehicle on a mountain road" The Banning judge was a dick head in his responce. he kept saying "did you or did you not lose control?" then he stated that "we all know why sport bikes crash on devils ladder and that is speed." I'm no lawyer, but it felt as though I was being convicted of this BS infraction baed on the judges assumption that I was speeding. Any way I don't want to ramble on and on. The fact is that my 1 year anniversary is coming up Tuesday. I just started thinking instead of beating my head against the wall trying to figure out how to save my business and my home. Maybe there are legal approaches to save my ass. Please let me know asap. I'm calling you Sunday afternoon anyway.

Thanks for reading

Rick

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Comment from: Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. [Member]

· http://www.motorcycleaccidentlawyer.biz/

Yes, if you want a legal consultation call my office.

I am out riding today, but I will return any messages.

Norm

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