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injury motorcycle accidents are often problems for motorcycle riders and passengers. In New York State, the rules for motorcycle accident cases are different than for car accidents.

In some cases, traffic accident, your medical bills and lost wages are covered by the insurance for the car, you at the time of the accident. This comes from a portion of the insurance for the car as a "No-Fault," "this is also true for pedestrians or cyclists injured in a collision with the car. However, these rules for a car for a motorcycle rider (or motorcycle passenger), the collision with the car.

The No-Fault Law in New York of the rule does not apply to motorcycles, and the cover is not included in motorcycle insurance. An injured bikers often have substantial medical bills and lost wages. This may, however, by another form of insurance, or the motorcyclist may have to deal with them from his own pocket.

The issue of medical bills and lost affects wages Biker's injury as well as claims. In a car accident for bodily pain and suffering, these "economic losses" are usually not important, unless they are 50,000 U.S. dollars - this is rare. In some cases, motorcycle, this damage often come into play. If a health insurance company paid the bills are often assert, a "lien" against the damage from the injury case. The case can not be solved without the lien, and some of which may consist of whatever the motorcyclist gets. The same applies if the medical bills were not paid, the hospital and other medical providers could be a lien.

One consequence of the No-Fault Act for car accidents is that an injured person must prove that she sustained a "serious injury". "Many New York car accident lawyers refer to this as a serious injury. It does this, and indeed difficult to make many cases worthless. In contrast, since no-fault does not apply, in New York motorcycle accident lawyers have a simpler time money for the customers because they do not have to think about the serious injury.

Another problem in the motorcycle accident cases, there is the risk of distortion of the jury. For many people, motorcycling as inherently risky activity, and they can bike in a bad light. These jurors are more of a motorcyclist at fault. An experienced motorcycle accident attorney will examine potential jurors during the jury selection with a view to looking after people with these or other harmful distortions and remove.

New York Personal Injury Lawyer Warren Redlich handles motorcycle accident and injury cases in New York. In 2007 he received a $ 3.85 million verdict in a motorcycle accident in Albany, New York for a biker, to an under-the-knee amputation, when an SUV crossed over the midline, on the bike and ride him into another SUV.