Potential Sources of Recovery
It’s no secret that a motorcycle is a far more dangerous way to travel than a passenger vehicle. There’s really no protection between you and the road, and the slightest loss of control can bring you down. Often, the accident may not involve another vehicle. What are your options when you suffer needless injury as a passenger on someone else’s motorcycle?
In any situation where you’ve been injured, your best option for financial recovery will generally be under a legal theory of negligence. To prove negligence, you need to show that someone else failed to act reasonably under the circumstances. It doesn’t need to be a driver, either. If you can show that the roadway was poorly maintained, that there was a defective part on the motorcycle, or even that a pedestrian stepped out in front of you, you may have a claim. In addition to showing a breach of the duty to act reasonably, you also have to establish a causal link between the wrongful act and the accident. You’ll also have to show that you suffered actual losses.
Results-Oriented Frederick County Personal Injury Attorney
Super Lawyer Jonathan Scott Smith has fought for the rights of personal injury victims across the state of Maryland for over three decades. Smith is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor bestowed on less than 1% of all American lawyers who have obtained million-dollar judgments, awards or settlements. A highly experienced trial attorney, Smith knows the impact a personal injury can have on every part of your life, and will fight to get full and fair compensation for all your losses. He has the skill, knowledge, experience and resources to successfully argue your claim in court.
The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has listed attorney Smith as one of the “10 Best Attorneys in the State of Maryland in Client Satisfaction.” He has been included among the top 100 lawyers in Maryland by Super Lawyers, and was a Top-Rated Lawyer by The American Lawyer Magazine in 2012.
The National Trial Lawyers Association, a “by invitation only” professional organization, has honored Smith as one of the top 100 attorneys in the state of Maryland. He has a 10.0 (Superb rating) as a litigation attorney from AVVO and has also received the Client’s Choice Award from AVVO, with an average client review of 5 stars. He has been AV-rated (the highest rating possible) by his other lawyers under Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating System every year since 1988 and has also earned Martindale-Hubbell’s Client Distinction Award, given to less than 4% of all attorneys in that directory.
Top-Rated Baltimore, MD Accidental Injury Lawyer
We offer comprehensive legal counsel to anyone who has suffered a needless injury because of the carelessness or negligence of others. Send us an e-mail or call us at (410) 441-5054 to schedule an appointment. We represent slip and fall injury victims in Howard County, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Prince George's County and Montgomery County in Maryland.