Severe Motorcycle Accidents
THE FIRST-PARTY CLAIM
An individual claimant, seriously injured in a motorcycle-related accident is eligible to bring his/her claim against a no-fault insurer (insurance company) who, by contract or law, is required to pay no-fault benefits to the claimant. Here, no-fault first-party benefits are payable to anyone who suffers an injury “arising out of the ownership, operation, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle.” Injured persons are able to request payment of benefits associated with all reasonable and necessary medical and rehabilitative expenses, past, present, and future…..; wage loss only for actual loss of earnings……; and replacement services…..
THE THIRD-PARTY CLAIM
An individual claimant, seriously injured in a motorcycle-related accident, may be eligible to bring forth a formal suit against the driver or owner of a motor vehicle which breached a duty of care, and thus caused an individual to sustain a serious injury.