Some common injuries to bikers after getting hit by a vehicle are skull fracture, concussion, contusions, fractures, dislocations and sprains. If you have experienced any of these injuries after a cycling accident, contact a personal injury attorney to receive compensation. Warshafsky won a $341,000 dollar bike accident case for a cyclist that was hit by a truck.
When Alan first hobbled into the Milwaukee offices of Warshafsky Law, we were struck by just how broken he was by the accident. With compound fractures to his upper and lower right leg and internal injuries from being run over, Alan was transported to a Sheboygan hospital following the accident He would spend almost 6 months there recovering. It wasn’t just the physical injuries, it was the heartbreaking realization his dreams of a career as a cyclist were gone forever.
While we couldn’t wave a magic wand and make the nightmare go away, we could go to court for him to see he received financial compensation for all the pain and suffering he had endured. Three years after the accident, in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal, he related how after multiple surgeries to repair the broken bones, his right leg was half an inch shorter and nerve damage to his ankle left him with a limp.
In Alan’s case, Warshafsky's team of trucking accident lawyers filed suit against the trucking company whose truck hit Alan and their insurance company, as well as the United States Cycling Federation (the race organizers), the Milwaukee County Council of the Boy Scouts (which provided security for the race) and Sheboygan County (where the accident occurred).
Result: a collective $341,000 out-of-court settlement for Alan. While this may not seem like much for years of misery, when adjusted for inflation it works out to a little over $880,000 in today’s dollars. It took a few years and a lot of physical therapy, but Alan eventually got back into riding. In 1989, he made a brief return to competitive racing and finished first in the Para-Olympic games—an event for athletes living with physical impairments.
These days, Alan enjoys recreational riding and speaking to youngsters at Ohio schools about what it takes to become an Olympian. Not surprisingly, he also takes the time to talk with them about the importance of wearing a helmet and watching out for cars when they ride in the road or on the sidewalk.
You may have heard commercials in which a big personal injury law firm boasts of settling more cases than any other law firm. The way we see it, this is nothing to brag about. The thing is, when a case is settled out of court it often results in a dollar amount substantially less than what might be obtained had the case gone to court. Especially if the law firm representing you has a history of settling with insurance companies. As you can imagine, any firm boasting of how many cases they settle has a long history of settling with insurance companies.
Known in the business as “settlement mills,” these kind of law firms have little interest in going through all the work of taking a case to trial. They would much rather negotiate a settlement quickly, get their cut of the loot, and move on to the next case. Bear in mind, though: Insurance companies judge you by the attorney you have representing you. If they know your attorney is with a firm that rarely ever puts up a fight, they know can get away with a lowball settlement offer. Which is precisely what they do. Choose one of these law firms to represent you and you will forever be kicking yourself.
Of course, not all cases go to trial. We’re certainly willing to entertain discussions of settlement. Usually, the prospect of facing Warshafsky Law attorneys in court is so onerous for insurance companies as to elicit uncharacteristically generous offers of settlement. We will always run any offer by you and give our advice on what to do, of course. But know this: Our goal is to get you the maximum compensation possible. We have your back every step of the way and we don’t back down from a fight. If your case cannot be settled out of court, we’re more than willing to tell the insurance company’s attorneys: “See you in court, and have your checkbook ready.”
The first thing we do in any personal injury lawsuit is look into the details of the accident. Having an experienced investigator on staff, we are able to dig deep to find witnesses, get accident reports, physicians’ records and, when possible, take photos of the accident scene before any crucial evidence can be altered or removed. Our Milwaukee personal injury attorneys also look into everyone who had a hand in the accident. By identifying all those who can be held accountable for an accident, however small a part they may have played, we are able to maximize the financial compensation our clients receive. Often, the dollar amounts involved are so huge as to force entire industries to change the way they do business—for the betterment of all society. We call these Society Changing Judgments.
If you have been injured in a Wisconsin bicycling accident, we invite you to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with one of our attorneys. We’ll give you our opinion of the strength of your case and provide helpful information on how the personal injury lawsuit process works in Wisconsin. While collisions with motor vehicles are the most common bicycle injury accidents in Wisconsin, our personal injury attorneys also have experience with accidents caused by poorly maintained roads or trails and by faulty bicycle frames or components which cause injury. We also handle sports injury lawsuits of all types.
Should you choose to have us represent you, we will waive any payment from you until your case has been resolved and you have received compensation for your injuries—either through an adjudicated award or a settlement offer. Additionally, our No-Win, No-Fee policy ensures you owe us nothing if we do not win for you. Ultimately, you have absolutely nothing to lose by having Warshafsky Law represent you, but plenty to gain.
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