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Settlement Reached Where Improper Road Repair Leads to Motorcycle Mishap

Geoff Trachtenberg — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:40:50 GMT

This month the City of Phoenix approved a $250,000 settlement in a motorcycle injury case with one of our clients. The incident occurred when the City workers improperly repaired a section of the roadway that, within days after the repair, resulted in a large pothole in a through lane of travel. Unfortunately, this pothole was also all but invisible at night and caused our client's motorcycle to abruptly and unexpectedly lose control while traveling on the roadway. As a result, he was thrown to the pavement and received significant bodily and dental injuries.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Geoff Trachtenberg

Road Debris: Recipe for Motorcycle Accidents

Geoff Trachtenberg — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:37:29 GMT

Imagine riding your motorcycle down the freeway and having a tire tread or some other debris thrust into your path by an unknown vehicle. It is a prospect, in one form or another, that bikers face all the time. Often the problem for injured bikers in these types of situations is that, even if they have uninsured motorist coverage, carriers attempt to deny these claims since it is impossible to show the source of such debris.

Although the law in this area is quite complicated, varies from state to state, and often depends upon the facts, one factor that can be very important is whether the debris is an "integral part" of a vehicle (such as tire tread or hub cap) or just simple debris (such as a mattress, folding chairs, or bail of wire). Believe it or not, the type of road debris can make a huge difference in whether you are able to recover for an injury.

In Arizona, the Court of Appeals recently addressed this very issue in a motorcycle accident case that I handled and, while our law still presents some significant hurdles to these types of claims, the court found that there was sufficient evidence to allow our injured motorcycle client to pursue his claim against his uninsured motorist carrier since his collision with a tire tread gave rise to sufficient "physical contact" with another vehicle.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Geoff Trachtenberg

$800,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for Motorcycle Collision in Arizona

Geoff Trachtenberg — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:31:07 GMT

Levenbaum & Cohen ("L&C") is pleased to report that the firm recently settled a motorcycle wrongful death case for $800,000.00. L&C, which also does business as The Law Tigers -- a group of attorneys concentrating in motorcycle injury -- obtained the settlement after two riders, one in his 70s and the other in her 50s, collided with a vehicle that was trying to pass a semi-truck.

If you or a family member has been injured in a motorcycle accident, please contact an attorney by filling out the form at right.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Geoff Trachtenberg

State Helmet Laws For Each Jurisdiction

Geoff Trachtenberg — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:42:12 GMT

While helmet usage should be everyone's priority, not every state requires helmets for every type of rider. In fact, most states still only require helmets for certain age riders and the majority of states still leave helmet usage up to the individual rider.

An excellent summary of helmet law requirements can be found at the Law Tigers website, or by clicking here.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Geoff Trachtenberg

One Dead in Motorcycle vs 2-Car Accident

Christina Cole — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:29:12 GMT

One person is dead after a traffic accident involving a motorcycle and two vehicles on Monday morning on westbound Interstate 10, approximately 15 miles east of Scottsdale.

The Arizona Department of Public safety says the accident involved a motorcycle and at least two other vehicles. One of the vehicles was rear-ended during a lane change.

At this time there is no further information regarding the man that was killed in the motorcycle accident or what the caused the accident in the first place.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety is still investigating and further details will be released as they piece together the accident and what led up to it.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Christina Cole