While a number of different factors, like weather or driver errors, can contribute to motorcycle accidents, in some cases, fixed objects being placed within a rider’s path can also result in serious motorcycle accidents. A specific and common example of these types of motorcycle accidents are open car door collisions in which occupants of passenger vehicles swing open their vehicles’ car doors and riders have little or no time to try to avert a collision with them.
Some of the factors that can increase the likelihood that open car door motorcycle accidents will take place include (but are not limited to):
When open car door motorcycle accidents occur, riders are likely to be flung from their motorcycles and, as a result, sustain serious injuries (particularly if they are going at faster speeds immediately before the collision). In such cases, some of the specific types of injuries that riders may sustain can include (but are not limited to):
At McDermott Law, LLC, our Denver motorcycle accident lawyers have been committed to aggressively defending the rights of motorcycle accident victims and helping them build the strongest possible cases for more than 20 years. While we are effective at standing up to insurance companies and defense lawyers outside of court, we are also fierce litigators in court when it is necessary to take a case to trial. In fact, our primary goals are to provide motorcycle accident victims with the best possible representation so that they are able to:
You may have a personal injury case if you have suffered serious injuries (physical or emotional) as the result of another party’s negligence, accidental wrongdoing or strict liability. However, only a lawyer can determine if the facts of the case make it worth pursuing in court. The Denver personal injury and insurance dispute lawyers at McDermott Law, LLC, can give honest legal advice to those who may have a case. For a case review, complete our contact form or call us at 303-964-1800 today.
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