Ryan was riding his Harley eastbound on Colfax Avenue when an elderly man driving his car westbound on Colfax made a left hand turn in front of Ryan colliding into his motorcycle. Ryan was severely hu...rt and was taken to a local emergency room. Three months after hiring The O'Sullivan Law Firm the case settled for the maximum policy limits of $1,550,000.00.
Personal injury
Motorcycle Accident
Jan 16, 2013
OUTCOME: Policy Limits
Patrick was driving his motorcycle southbound on a busy, four-lane road. A northbound driver turned left in front of him and Patrick barely had time to hit the brakes. He hit the other car and sustaine...d a shattered left collarbone, broken ribs, torn ligaments in his knee, and other injuries.
The police arrived. Because Patrick had no traumatic head injury, he was able to explain the accident. However, one witness told the police that she had seen Patrick earlier driving erratically. She admitted, however, that she did not see the accident. Two other witnesses saw the accident and said Patrick was not at-fault and that he had the right-of-way.
The police officer gave Patrick the ticket.
Patrick asked the O’Sullivan Law Firm to represent him and we visited the scene of the accident. We were able to collect witness statements from people who worked in a nearby restaurant. These witnesses also said that Patrick was driving legally and had the right-of-way. We took those statements to the prosecutors who promptly dropped the case against Patrick.
And yet, the at-fault driver’s insurance company continued to deny responsibility until we filed a lawsuit and took the witnesses’ depositions. Finally, the insurance company dropped their defense and accepted full responsibility.