Common Injuries in California Motorcycle Accident Cases

Motorcycle accidents can cause serious injuries because riders have far less physical protection than people inside passenger vehicles. A motorcyclist may experience the initial impact with another vehicle and then suffer additional trauma when striking the roadway, another vehicle, a barrier, or another object.

The type and severity of the injury depend on many factors, including the direction of impact, speed, protective equipment, roadway conditions, and how the rider lands after the collision. Some injuries are immediately obvious, while others become more noticeable during the hours or days that follow.

Understanding the medical consequences of a motorcycle crash is important not only for treatment but also for documenting how the accident affects the rider’s work, mobility, independence, and future needs.

DAG Law Firm, APC represents riders injured in motorcycle accidents throughout California.

If you or a loved one was injured in a California motorcycle accident, call DAG Law Firm at (323) 930-2020 for a free consultation. You do not pay attorney fees unless we win your case.

Why Motorcycle Accidents Can Cause Serious Injuries

Passenger vehicles provide seat belts, airbags, reinforced frames, and other structures designed to protect occupants during a collision. Motorcycle riders do not have the same protective enclosure.

A rider may therefore absorb substantial force directly through the body. Even after the initial impact, the rider can be thrown onto pavement or into another object, creating several separate mechanisms of injury during the same accident.

Injury Severity Is Not Determined by Motorcycle Damage Alone

A motorcycle that does not appear completely destroyed can still be involved in a collision that causes significant injuries.

The rider’s body may absorb force that is not reflected in the visible property damage. Conversely, extensive motorcycle damage does not automatically establish a particular medical diagnosis.

The medical evidence should determine the nature and severity of the rider’s injuries.

Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Occur in Motorcycle Accidents

A traumatic brain injury can occur when the rider’s head strikes a vehicle, roadway, or another object or when rapid movement causes the brain to move within the skull.

These injuries can range from concussions to severe brain trauma. Symptoms may include headaches, dizziness, memory problems, concentration difficulties, balance issues, changes in sleep, fatigue, confusion, or other neurological problems.

A Rider Does Not Need to Lose Consciousness to Have a Concussion

Loss of consciousness is not required for a concussion.

A rider may remain awake throughout the accident and still experience a traumatic brain injury. Symptoms can also develop or become more noticeable after the rider leaves the scene.

Appropriate medical evaluation is important when head-injury symptoms are present.

Helmets Reduce Risk but Cannot Prevent Every Brain Injury

California requires motorcycle operators and passengers to wear qualifying safety helmets. Helmets provide important protection, but they cannot eliminate the possibility of head or brain injury in a serious collision.

The force and direction of impact, helmet fit, collision dynamics, and other factors can all influence the medical result.

Learn more in California Helmet Laws and Motorcycle Accident Claims.

Severe Brain Injuries Can Affect Everyday Functioning

A serious traumatic brain injury may affect memory, concentration, communication, judgment, balance, emotional regulation, and other cognitive or neurological functions.

The rider may require neurological treatment, rehabilitation, occupational therapy, cognitive therapy, or assistance with everyday activities. The long-term effects can also interfere with employment and independence.

Skull and Facial Injuries Can Occur

Motorcycle crashes can cause skull fractures, facial fractures, dental injuries, eye injuries, lacerations, and other facial trauma.

Some injuries may require surgery or reconstructive treatment. Scarring and changes in appearance can also become long-term consequences of a severe collision.

Spinal Cord Injuries Can Be Catastrophic

A motorcycle rider can injure the spinal cord during direct impact, compression, twisting, or violent contact with the roadway.

Serious spinal cord injuries can cause weakness, loss of sensation, impaired mobility, or paralysis. A rider may require surgery, rehabilitation, assistive equipment, home modifications, or continuing personal care depending on the level and severity of the injury.

Not Every Spine Injury Involves the Spinal Cord

Motorcycle accidents can also injure vertebrae, discs, joints, muscles, ligaments, and nerves without directly damaging the spinal cord.

A rider may experience neck or back pain, weakness, numbness, radiating pain, restricted movement, or other symptoms. Treatment can range from conservative care to injections or surgery depending on the diagnosis.

Neck Injuries Can Develop After the Collision

A rider’s head and neck can move rapidly during impact even if the head never strikes the roadway.

Neck injuries may involve muscles, ligaments, discs, joints, or nerves. Symptoms can include stiffness, headaches, pain radiating into the shoulders or arms, numbness, or weakness.

Some symptoms may not become fully apparent until after the initial shock of the accident subsides.

Back Injuries Can Affect Work and Daily Activities

A motorcycle accident can injure the lower or upper back through direct impact, twisting, compression, or landing on the roadway.

Back pain can interfere with sitting, standing, lifting, bending, sleeping, driving, and working. The long-term effect depends on the actual diagnosis, medical treatment, and recovery.

Fractures Are Common in Serious Motorcycle Accidents

Riders can suffer fractures when struck directly by another vehicle, thrown from the motorcycle, pinned between vehicles, or when attempting to brace during a fall.

Broken bones can involve the arms, wrists, hands, shoulders, ribs, pelvis, legs, knees, ankles, feet, face, or spine. Some heal with immobilization, while others require surgical fixation and extended rehabilitation.

Leg and Lower-Extremity Injuries Can Be Particularly Serious

A rider’s legs are exposed and can be struck directly by another vehicle or trapped beneath the motorcycle.

Fractures involving the femur, tibia, fibula, ankle, or foot can substantially affect mobility. Knee ligament injuries, nerve damage, crush injuries, and severe soft-tissue trauma can also occur.

These injuries may require surgery, assistive devices, and significant time away from work.

Pelvic Fractures Can Require Extensive Treatment

A severe impact can fracture the pelvis, particularly when the rider is struck from the side or crushed between objects.

Pelvic fractures can be medically complex and may be associated with internal injuries. Recovery can involve hospitalization, limited weight bearing, surgery, rehabilitation, and extended mobility restrictions.

Arm and Wrist Injuries Can Occur During a Fall

Riders may instinctively extend their arms while falling, which can result in fractures to the wrist, forearm, elbow, or hand.

Upper-extremity injuries can also occur from direct vehicle contact or impact with the handlebars. These injuries may affect the rider’s ability to work, drive, lift, type, or perform other routine activities.

Shoulder Injuries Can Result From Direct Impact

A rider landing on the shoulder can suffer fractures, dislocations, rotator cuff injuries, labral injuries, or other trauma.

Shoulder problems can limit reaching, lifting, sleeping, dressing, and overhead movement. Some injuries improve with therapy, while others require surgery.

Rib Fractures and Chest Injuries Can Occur

Direct impact with a vehicle, motorcycle, roadway, or another object can fracture ribs and cause significant chest pain.

More serious chest trauma can involve the lungs or other internal structures. Breathing difficulty or significant chest symptoms after an accident can require urgent medical evaluation.

Internal Injuries May Not Be Immediately Visible

A motorcycle collision can cause internal bleeding or injuries to organs even when there is little visible external trauma.

Abdominal pain, dizziness, weakness, shortness of breath, or other concerning symptoms after a significant impact should be medically evaluated. Internal injuries can become dangerous if not recognized promptly.

Road Rash Can Range From Minor to Severe

Road rash occurs when skin contacts and slides across the roadway or another rough surface.

Some abrasions are relatively superficial, while more severe injuries can damage deeper layers of skin and tissue. Treatment may involve wound cleaning, dressings, pain management, infection prevention, or more extensive medical care.

Severe Road Rash Can Leave Permanent Scarring

Deep abrasions can result in visible scars, changes in skin texture, pigmentation changes, sensitivity, or discomfort.

The location and extent of scarring can affect the long-term impact. Photographs taken during recovery can help document how the injury changed over time.

Road Debris Can Become Embedded in the Skin

Gravel, dirt, glass, and other debris may become embedded in wounds when a rider slides across the road.

Medical professionals may need to clean and remove foreign material to reduce infection and scarring risks. The extent of the wound should be documented through appropriate medical records.

Burns Can Occur in Motorcycle Accidents

A rider may suffer burns from contact with hot motorcycle components, fuel, fire, or friction against pavement.

Burn injuries can range from relatively minor to severe. Significant burns can require specialized wound care and may leave permanent scarring or other limitations.

Nerve Damage Can Cause Long-Term Symptoms

Trauma can damage or compress nerves in the arms, legs, spine, or other areas.

A rider may experience numbness, tingling, weakness, burning pain, reduced sensation, or impaired movement. Nerve injuries can sometimes take significant time to evaluate and may require specialized testing or treatment.

Crush Injuries Can Occur When a Rider Is Pinned

A motorcycle rider can become trapped beneath the motorcycle or between vehicles following impact.

Crush injuries can damage bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and other tissue. Severe cases can require emergency surgery and create significant long-term consequences.

Amputations Can Result From Catastrophic Motorcycle Trauma

Some motorcycle accidents cause injuries so severe that a limb cannot be preserved.

An amputation can create lifelong medical and practical needs involving prosthetics, rehabilitation, future procedures, equipment, home or vehicle modifications, and changes in employment or daily activities.

These cases require careful consideration of future needs rather than focusing only on immediate medical expenses.

Knee Injuries Can Affect Mobility for an Extended Period

Motorcyclists can suffer ligament tears, meniscus injuries, fractures, dislocations, or other knee trauma.

The rider may have difficulty walking, climbing stairs, kneeling, standing for long periods, or returning to physically demanding work. Some knee injuries require surgery followed by months of rehabilitation.

Ankle and Foot Injuries Can Affect Weight Bearing

A rider’s feet and ankles are vulnerable to direct impact, twisting, or being trapped beneath the motorcycle.

Even after fractures heal, some riders continue experiencing pain, stiffness, weakness, or difficulty walking. The effect can be especially significant for people whose jobs require prolonged standing or physical activity.

Hand and Finger Injuries Can Affect Work and Independence

Motorcycle riders rely on their hands for steering, braking, and controlling the motorcycle, which can expose the hands during a collision.

Fractures, tendon injuries, nerve damage, and other trauma can affect grip strength, dexterity, typing, tool use, and everyday tasks. The consequences can be particularly significant for people who work with their hands.

Dislocations Can Damage More Than the Joint

A shoulder, hip, finger, or other joint may become dislocated during a motorcycle accident.

Dislocations can also damage ligaments, tendons, nerves, cartilage, or surrounding tissue. Some riders recover relatively quickly, while others experience recurring instability or require surgery.

Soft-Tissue Injuries Can Still Cause Significant Symptoms

Not every serious symptom comes from a fracture or visible structural injury.

Motorcycle collisions can strain or tear muscles, ligaments, and tendons. These conditions can cause pain, weakness, swelling, and restricted movement even when initial X-rays do not show a broken bone.

The injury should be evaluated based on the actual medical findings rather than dismissed solely because no fracture appears.

Some Injuries Become More Noticeable Later

The stress and adrenaline associated with a motorcycle collision can temporarily affect pain perception.

A rider may initially focus on obvious injuries and later notice headaches, neck stiffness, back pain, dizziness, numbness, or other symptoms. Significant or worsening concerns should receive appropriate medical evaluation.

Delayed Symptoms Do Not Automatically Prove Accident Causation

The fact that a symptom appeared later does not by itself establish that the motorcycle crash caused it.

Medical history, timing, diagnosis, mechanism of injury, and other evidence can help determine whether the condition is related to the collision. Accurate reporting is important.

Preexisting Conditions Can Be Aggravated by a Motorcycle Accident

A rider may have arthritis, previous back pain, an old fracture, prior surgery, or another condition before the crash.

The motorcycle accident can still cause a new injury or worsen an existing one. The relevant comparison is often the rider’s health and functioning before the collision versus the condition afterward.

Prior Injuries Do Not Automatically Eliminate a Claim

Insurance companies may review earlier medical records when the same part of the body was previously injured.

That does not automatically mean the current symptoms are unrelated to the motorcycle crash. Evidence showing recovery from the earlier condition and a meaningful change after the new accident can become important.

Medical Treatment Should Be Based on Actual Healthcare Needs

Treatment should focus on diagnosing and addressing the rider’s injuries rather than attempting to increase an insurance claim.

Appropriate care may include emergency treatment, imaging, specialists, surgery, therapy, medication, rehabilitation, or other services depending on the condition.

More treatment does not automatically make a claim more valuable.

Emergency Care Can Help Identify Serious Injuries

Emergency providers may evaluate fractures, head injuries, internal trauma, neurological symptoms, or other urgent concerns.

Records from the initial evaluation can provide important information about the rider’s symptoms and condition soon after the collision.

Diagnostic Imaging Can Help Clarify Injuries

X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and other studies may be used depending on the suspected injury.

Different tests evaluate different structures. The need for imaging should be determined by healthcare professionals rather than by the insurance claim.

Specialists May Become Necessary

A rider with significant injuries may require treatment from orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, neurosurgeons, pain specialists, plastic surgeons, physical therapists, occupational therapists, or other healthcare professionals.

Specialist records can help document the diagnosis, treatment plan, restrictions, and expected recovery.

Surgery Can Affect the Recovery Period

A motorcycle injury requiring surgery may involve hospitalization, immobilization, physical therapy, pain, and extended work restrictions.

The procedure itself is only one part of the medical story. The rider’s recovery, complications, residual symptoms, and need for future care also matter.

Rehabilitation Can Continue After the Injury Appears Healed

A fracture may be medically healed while the rider still has weakness, limited range of motion, reduced balance, or difficulty performing physical tasks.

Physical or occupational therapy may address those limitations. Functional recovery can therefore continue after the initial structural injury has healed.

Future Medical Care May Be Necessary

Some motorcycle injuries create ongoing needs for therapy, medication, injections, additional surgery, prosthetics, medical equipment, or specialist monitoring.

Future care should be supported by appropriate medical evidence rather than speculation. The anticipated cost and duration can become important in serious injury claims.

Permanent Restrictions Can Affect Employment

A rider may be unable to return to work requiring lifting, climbing, standing, driving, or other physical tasks.

Neurological or cognitive injuries can also affect jobs requiring concentration, memory, decision-making, or communication. Medical restrictions and employment evidence can help document the impact.

Time Away From Work Can Become an Important Loss

Hospitalization, surgery, rehabilitation, medical appointments, or physical restrictions can prevent a rider from working.

Pay records, employer communications, schedules, tax documents, and other information can help establish lost income. Self-employed riders may need different business records.

Returning to Work Does Not Necessarily Mean Full Recovery

Some riders return to work while continuing to experience pain, fatigue, reduced mobility, or other limitations.

The person may work fewer hours, accept modified duties, or return because additional time away is financially difficult. The actual effect on employment should be documented rather than relying only on the return-to-work date.

Serious Injuries Can Affect Future Earning Capacity

A permanent motorcycle injury may prevent someone from returning to the same occupation or performing the same level of work.

The evaluation may involve the rider’s age, education, employment history, skills, medical restrictions, and realistic future work opportunities.

Motorcycle Injuries Can Affect Everyday Activities

A serious injury can interfere with cooking, cleaning, driving, exercise, child care, shopping, home maintenance, and other ordinary responsibilities.

Family members may temporarily or permanently need to provide assistance. The practical effect on daily life can be relevant to the overall injury claim.

Some Riders May No Longer Be Able to Ride

Returning to motorcycling after a serious crash may be physically impossible for some riders because of permanent limitations.

Others may be medically capable of riding but choose not to return because of the experience. The significance depends on the person’s actual circumstances rather than a general assumption that every motorcyclist will or will not ride again.

Injuries Can Affect Quality of Life Beyond Work

The effects of a serious motorcycle injury can extend to hobbies, sports, travel, social activities, family responsibilities, sleep, and independence.

Specific examples of activities the rider could perform before the crash but can no longer perform or can only perform with difficulty can provide more useful information than broad statements.

There Is No Standard Value for a Particular Motorcycle Injury

A fractured leg does not automatically have one settlement value, and a concussion does not have a predetermined dollar amount.

Two people with the same diagnosis can require different treatment and experience very different recoveries. Case evaluation depends on the entire medical and factual record.

Learn more in How Much Is a California Motorcycle Accident Case Worth?.

Medical Bills Do Not Determine Value by Themselves

Medical expenses can document part of the financial impact, but they are not a complete measure of the injury.

Future care, lost earnings, permanent limitations, pain, and other damages can also matter. Using a simple multiplier based on medical bills can produce misleading results.

Liability Still Matters in a Serious Injury Case

Even catastrophic injuries do not eliminate the need to establish who caused the motorcycle crash.

Another driver may have made an unsafe left turn, changed lanes into the rider, followed too closely, ran a traffic signal, or otherwise acted negligently. More than one driver can also share responsibility.

Learn more in Who Is Liable in a California Motorcycle Accident?.

Comparative Fault Can Affect the Claim

An insurance company may argue that the rider was speeding, lane splitting unsafely, following too closely, or otherwise contributed to the collision.

California generally allows damages to be reduced according to the injured person’s supported share of responsibility. Comparative fault does not automatically eliminate the rider’s claim.

Lane Splitting Does Not Automatically Make the Rider Responsible

California permits lane splitting.

An insurer may still examine the rider’s speed, traffic conditions, available space, and manner of riding, but the fact that the motorcycle was traveling between lanes does not automatically establish negligence.

Learn more in Lane-Splitting Motorcycle Accidents in California.

Helmet Use and Injury Causation Should Be Evaluated Separately

California requires motorcycle riders and passengers to wear qualifying helmets.

Helmet use generally does not determine whether another driver caused the crash. It may become relevant to certain head-injury arguments when an insurer can establish a meaningful connection between the alleged helmet issue and the particular injury.

Learn more in California Helmet Laws and Motorcycle Accident Claims.

Distracted Driving Can Cause Severe Motorcycle Injuries

A driver who looks at a phone, navigation system, passenger, or another distraction may fail to notice a motorcycle until it is too late.

Distraction should be supported by evidence rather than assumed. Witnesses, video, driver statements, vehicle movements, and appropriate electronic evidence can help establish what occurred.

Learn more in Motorcycle Accidents Caused by Distracted Drivers in California.

Hit-and-Run Accidents Can Complicate Injury Claims

A rider may suffer serious injuries while the responsible driver leaves the scene.

Identifying the vehicle, preserving video and witnesses, and determining whether uninsured motorist coverage applies can become especially important. California also imposes special requirements for certain unknown-driver UM claims.

Learn more in Hit-and-Run Motorcycle Accidents in California.

Insurance Coverage Can Affect the Practical Recovery

The rider’s damages may exceed the responsible driver’s available liability insurance.

Higher liability limits, commercial coverage, additional responsible parties, or the rider’s own UM/UIM coverage may require investigation depending on the circumstances.

Learn more in Insurance After a Motorcycle Accident in California: What Coverage May Apply?.

Policy Limits Do Not Determine Injury Severity

A driver may have substantial insurance even though the rider’s injuries are relatively modest. Another driver may carry minimum limits despite causing catastrophic injuries.

Insurance identifies potential sources of payment. The medical evidence establishes the actual injury.

Preserve Photographs of Visible Injuries

Bruising, swelling, road rash, surgical wounds, casts, braces, and scars can change throughout recovery.

Photographs can supplement the medical record by showing visible changes over time. They should accurately document the condition without alteration.

Preserve the Damaged Helmet and Riding Gear

The helmet, jacket, gloves, boots, pants, and other protective equipment can provide evidence of impact.

These items may help explain how the rider contacted another vehicle or the roadway. Significantly damaged equipment should be preserved when it may be relevant to the injury.

Preserve the Motorcycle Before Major Changes When Appropriate

Damage to the motorcycle can help explain the mechanism of injury.

Photograph the bike from several angles before repairs, sale, or salvage. In serious disputed cases, preservation may be important before damaged components are removed or discarded.

Medical Evidence and Collision Evidence Serve Different Purposes

Medical records establish the diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and future needs.

Police reports, video, witnesses, vehicle damage, and roadway evidence help establish how the collision happened. A strong motorcycle injury claim may require both categories of evidence.

Be Accurate With Healthcare Providers

Describe symptoms, limitations, and changes accurately.

Exaggeration can create credibility issues, while minimizing significant symptoms can make it harder for healthcare professionals to understand the condition. Medical treatment should reflect the rider’s actual experience.

Be Accurate With Insurance Companies

An adjuster may ask about injuries, prior conditions, treatment, work loss, helmet use, or how the motorcycle accident happened.

If you do not know or remember something, avoid guessing. Medical records and collision evidence may later provide more reliable information.

Understand Broad Medical Authorizations Before Signing

An insurer may request permission to obtain medical records.

Prior history can be relevant when the rider had similar symptoms before the collision, but the scope of the request should be understood. Not every unrelated medical record necessarily concerns the motorcycle injury claim.

Early Settlement Offers Should Be Considered Carefully

An insurer may offer a settlement before the rider knows whether surgery, additional rehabilitation, or future treatment will be required.

That does not automatically make the offer inappropriate. It does mean the rider should understand the medical condition and what rights will be released before accepting a final resolution.

Evidence Can Disappear While the Rider Is Recovering

A seriously injured rider may understandably focus on treatment for weeks or months after the collision.

During that time, surveillance footage can be overwritten, vehicles can be repaired, and witnesses can become harder to locate. Evidence preservation should therefore begin early when possible.

Filing Deadlines Continue While Treatment Is Ongoing

Many ordinary California motorcycle injury lawsuits generally have a two-year filing period, while public-entity claims, hit-and-run insurance matters, and other circumstances can involve much shorter requirements.

Continuing medical treatment or an open insurance claim does not necessarily extend the legal deadline.

Learn more in How Long Do You Have to File a California Motorcycle Accident Claim?.

What Evidence Can Help Document Motorcycle Accident Injuries?

Medical evidence: Preserve emergency records, diagnostic imaging, specialist treatment, surgery information, therapy, rehabilitation, medications, restrictions, and future-care recommendations.

Injury photographs: Document road rash, bruising, swelling, wounds, surgical scars, casts, braces, and other visible conditions throughout recovery.

Employment evidence: Keep pay records, employer communications, schedules, disability documentation, and other information showing time away from work or reduced capacity.

Physical evidence: Preserve the motorcycle, helmet, protective gear, vehicle damage, and other items that may help explain how the injuries occurred.

Collision evidence: Keep police reports, photographs, video, witness information, insurance records, and other evidence showing who caused the crash.

Together, these materials can help document both the medical consequences of the accident and the circumstances that caused them.

When Speaking With a California Motorcycle Accident Lawyer May Help

Not every motorcycle injury requires legal representation. Speaking with an attorney may be particularly useful when the rider suffers a traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, significant fracture, surgery, permanent scarring, amputation, substantial work loss, or another condition with potential long-term consequences.

A meaningful injury claim should consider the diagnosis, treatment, future medical needs, permanent limitations, work impact, liability, comparative fault, insurance, and the evidence connecting those losses to the motorcycle accident.

For broader information, visit our California Motorcycle Accident Lawyer page.

Additional California Motorcycle Accident Resources

What to Do After a Motorcycle Accident in California: Learn about medical care, police reports, photographs, witnesses, motorcycle evidence, insurance information, and evidence preservation after a crash.

California Motorcycle Laws Every Rider Should Know: Review important California rules involving helmets, licensing, lane splitting, passengers, equipment, and roadway operation.

Who Is Liable in a California Motorcycle Accident?: Learn how responsibility may involve another driver, multiple motorists, vehicle owners, commercial parties, roadway conditions, or other causes.

How Much Is a California Motorcycle Accident Case Worth?: Learn how medical treatment, future care, lost income, permanent limitations, liability, comparative fault, evidence, and insurance may affect case evaluation.

Lane-Splitting Motorcycle Accidents in California: Learn how California lane-splitting law can affect liability without automatically determining responsibility.

California Helmet Laws and Motorcycle Accident Claims: Review California’s motorcycle helmet requirement and how helmet use can become relevant to particular injuries.

Motorcycle Accidents Caused by Distracted Drivers in California: Learn how phone use, navigation, inattention, and other distractions can contribute to motorcycle collisions.

How Long Do You Have to File a California Motorcycle Accident Claim?: Review California filing deadlines and circumstances that can create different or substantially earlier requirements.

Hit-and-Run Motorcycle Accidents in California: Learn about identifying fleeing drivers, preserving video and witnesses, and uninsured motorist issues.

Insurance After a Motorcycle Accident in California: What Coverage May Apply?: Learn how liability insurance, UM/UIM, MedPay, collision coverage, health insurance, and other potential sources may apply.

Speak With DAG Law Firm After a Serious California Motorcycle Injury

Motorcycle accidents can cause injuries ranging from road rash and fractures to traumatic brain injuries, spinal trauma, amputations, and other life-changing conditions. The severity of the claim depends on the rider’s actual diagnosis, treatment, recovery, future needs, and how the injuries affect everyday life.

Medical documentation should be considered together with the evidence showing how the collision occurred and who was responsible. Insurance and available coverage then affect the practical sources available to address those documented losses.

DAG Law Firm, APC represents riders injured in qualifying motorcycle accidents throughout California.

If you or a loved one was injured in a California motorcycle accident, call DAG Law Firm at (323) 930-2020 or contact us today for a free consultation. Qualifying motorcycle accident matters are handled on a contingency fee basis, so there are no upfront attorney fees and you do not pay attorney fees unless we win your case.